Time to Tiki up your decor, yourself, or maybe for your very own Tiki party. Whatever it is, have fun with it and get TIKIFIED this Summer!
Updated April 2024
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SHOP TIKI! Please check out my updated collection of Tiki everything on Etsy. It is updated as monthly and you can find it all HERE.
Fun Tiki Items & Clothing
Vintage 1950s Alfred Shaheen Dress // Rare Blue Thatian Border Print Hawaiian Shelf Bust Dress (avail as of April 2024 HERE).
Source: Etsy
Matchy Matchy is very popular at tiki parties so sporting this vintage 1950s Alfred Shaheen Set // His & Hers Red White Black Floral Hawaiian Honeymoon Two Piece Shirt & Dress will 100% have you winning the best dressed contest.
Source: Etsy
A great 1950s vintage Kiilani Men’s short sleeved Hawaiian Aloha Shirt by Kiilani, Honolulu (an Alfred Shaheen label) (Avail as of April 2024 HERE)
Source: Etsy
Vintage 1960s Hawaiian dress with a Hibiscus print in a Barkcloth material.
Source: Etsy
Obviously one needs the perfect shirt for all those summer Tiki / Hawaiian parties you will be attending, so here is a couple that I really liked.
Vintage 1940s Rayon Hawaiian Shirt.
This next shirt is a pricey option but 100% worth it because it’s so different. A 1940s Vintage Hawaiian Dress shirt by Nani Co. of Hawaii. Hand painted and dyed, with real coconut buttons, with a seamless pocket. Beautiful.
A 1950’s Vintage Alfred Shaheen Hawaiian maxi dress.
A stunning Hale Hawaii label late 1940s Hawaiian dress (This is a dream dress).
Not sure if Vintage clothing is for you? Don’t worry! The Vintage Reproduction / Vintage Style world is filled with Tiki / Hawaiian style clothing in all sizes and materials for you. Here are just a handful of what is out there….
This stunning 1940s/ 1950s style tropical wiggle dress is a true classic, elegant and sassy this easy to wear style icon will have you looking & feeling Vintage glam in a flash.. With its V-neck wrap-over front & wide sash belt its gonna hug you in all the right places giving you the perfect silhouette.
NOTE: This dress is no longer available in this pattern BUT there is many other dresses to chose from at RocknRomance Vintage.
Source: RocknRomance
What a fun tropical jumpsuit! Great for any occasion! (Avail in multiple sizes as of April 2024 HERE).
Source: RocknRomance
The “Suzy Sun Dress” in Wine Honolulu Print. Easy to wear Tiki Style inspired by the 1950s.
Note: The dress is no longer available, but if you click on the image you will be taken to their website to see all the other vintage style dresses available to purchase.
Source: RocknRomance
Tropico Swing Dress will give you those tropical holiday vibes – even if youre just at home.
Source: Collectif
Green Tropical Palms Swing Dress (No longer avail – June 2023).
Source: Unique Vintage
Now normally one would not need cufflinks to wear to a Tiki party BUT maybe you want to bring your love of Tiki to the office? Then these Pineapple cufflinks would do the job.
Here is another Tiki Accessory to take with you everywhere you go, the Tiki Brooches.
A Tiki God dangling from a Bamboo-FUN! (Avail as of April 2024 HERE)
Source: Etsy
Fun Tiki Mug pin / brooch.
Another fun one (this is personal favorite), a pineapple with hibiscus flower brooch.
No Tiki closet or party is complete without the Vintage 1940s/1950s Resort Hat, pictured below. I have seen at least 1 person a year wearing this hat at the Tiki party pool parties at VIVA.
Well I am super bummed out now, I found my dream fascinator way to late. This would have been the perfect accessory for my outfit while I MC the event tomorrow night. Who does not love a flamingo on one’s head (a fake one of course lol)?
This next item is so cool, I just had to share it! It’s a Tiki Lurex Turban (AND the brooch is removable). Love it!!
Having at least one Tiki/Hawaiian purse in your collection is a must, like this cute 1950s wicker purse.
I don’t have kids but I want this for someone’s baby that I know. An Easter Island Bib.
Having Tiki artwork on your walls is always a good way to instantly get that Tikified look and a good artist to look at for inspiration and images is the artist ‘Shag‘.
Here is a greeting card with a ‘Tiki Band’ that you could frame and put on your wall.
Tiki Bosko is another very famous artist, who has created (and still creating) everything from Tiki mugs, masks, poles and so much more.
“Atomic Tiki beach beauty amid the Gods.” This is a limited edition (200 prints) print by Linda Tillman. It is a print of an original gouache painting (avail as of April 2024 HERE).
Source: Etsy
Polynesian Pop an original illustration by Mookie Sato.
And of course you need a Tiki mug or two in your home to complete the look.
Tiki Farm is in the United States and they have a big collection of fun Tiki Mugs.
Tiki Mug Drinkware Set (avail as of April 2024 HERE).
Source: Etsy
My ‘Internet friends’ (I call them this because we have never met lol!) have some super Tiki mugs for sale on their website ‘The Greaser & the Doll’ (No longer a working website).
Mai Tai Tiki mug (I love a good Mai Tai). I bought this mug when I paid a trip to the Drifter Tiki bar in Ghent, Belgium. LOVE this mug!
And now friends, you have been TIKIFIED! Do you feel a bit more Tiki now?
REMINDER! Please check out my updated collection of Tiki everything (like you saw above) on Etsy. It is updated as monthly and you can find it all HERE.
Have a great weekend and make sure you follow me on Instagram to not miss all the adventures from tomorrows party.
Further Reading: Vintage Summer 1920s – 1960s (Archived Blog Posts)
Liz 🙂
A great selection, Liz! I’ve never been to a tiki-themed event but they definitely have fun style and I love pineapples on things. I hope you have a wonderful time!
Thanks Tanith! well I hope that one day you do get to attend a Tiki party, they are so much fun!
I love tiki stuff. I’m wearing a tiki hair flower from luxulite right now. I love your picks particulars the hat and turban. The party sounds fab
Luxulite tiki hair flower….ohhhhhhh nice! Must take a peak at what those look like.
Tiki is so fun! I just went in my son’s bedroom, and he has a big tiki mask hanging down by his door. I don’t think I could pull off wearing a flamingo on my head, but I’m glad someone can. Tomorrow we’re having a party, and I bought a pink tablecloth and pink flamingo plates and napkins. My family thinks I’m crazy, but who can’t feel better with flamingos on their plates?
I think it is totally awesome that you went the flamingo route for your party. My husband this weekend, wore pink flamingo shorts and shirt for the Tiki party 🙂 Flamingos are the best!
Hope your party was a success 🙂
Liz
Love, love, love Tiki! Hope you had a great time at the event. I’m jealous as I missed the Hukilau in Fort Lauderdale this year. That flamingo fascinator is amazing btw. Can’t wait to see your pix from the party 🙂
I did have a great time and pictures will be coming soon (hopefully for a blog post in the next week or 2).
Awesome post! I really enjoy tiki fashions and decor, too. In a lot of ways, my first (firsthand) exposure to such was a cement (I think) statue of a Tiki figure that was in the backyard of an Edwardian house that we lived in for a little while when I was a child. It didn’t go with the home or the yard one bit, but as it had clearly been there for a few decades, my family just left it and it became a bit like a Polynesian lawn gnome for us.
I hope that you had a stellar time at this year’s event.
Big hugs,
♥ Jessica
Ohhh how fun!!! That is so cool, that the tiki figure came with the house hahaha love it 🙂 The party was fantastic!
Liz 🙂
I try to comment on all your posts to tell you how much I love them, but the comments never show up on any of the posts. Anyway, I love the tiki; my son’s got some in his room. ??
hmmm I get your comments all the time. Well I’m in the processing of moving onto a new website in the next month or 2 so maybe that will be fixed.
Tiki is so much fun and it’s cool that you son has some in his room.
🙂
I hope you had a fabulous time. That flamingo fascinator is brilliant.
It was a super time! (blog post to come soon).