We're Up All Night To Get Lei'd

Since I was going to a Tiki party on Saturday night, I needed to get myself a Hawaiian shirt. It was surprisingly hard to find tropical theme apparel in Toronto. I finally got an oversized cotton/bamboo shirt with large pastel flowers at Value Village. Combined with thin white pants and I was feeling quite beachy.

All the guests were game and came appropriately dressed. Although there is a popular image regarding the tackiness of men in flower prints but looking around the backyard with men and women in tropical colours, it was a stylish and upbeat scene compared to the dour wardrobes of everyday city life. With Tiki torches flickering, Hawaiian music playing, and a variety of food including tropical fruit salad and pulled pork sandwiches to munch on, it felt like we were much farther south than the 49th parallel. Add in some cool night breezes and an assortment of alcoholic libations including several tropical drinks, and it was a fun end to August.