Chacabana

[Norma Rosa]

[quote=juancarlos;266881] I just don't know how that name "chacabana" came about. It does not even sound good. I like Guayabera. QUOTE]

While in the DR in July, I went to several stores in Santo Domingo looking for a guayabera. I was asked twice what was a guayabera. It seems to me that young people are the ones using the term chacabana, more so that older generations.

There are also guayaberas for women. I have two of them. At a store I saw one with very short sleeves (for women) - just beautiful.

[J D Sauser]

Originally Posted by dv8

ok, i see, old people's clothes.

Old people? Think again... guayaberas are quite hip in Miami, Ecuador, Colombia and Venezuela... not the tiguere stuff from around here, I hand you that... but it's not about ol' folks at all.

But as Bayx pointed out, not everyone looks good in them (and it does require the right accesories).

... J-D.

[granca]

Ihave 4 or 5 of these jacket shirts although I was introduced to them by another name. I think they are marvelous for those days just too hot for a jacket. They have been admired enviously in the UK, Romania and France. I always wear them when I go to the capital, I think they look infinitely neater that a shirt with the tails hanging out.

[sokitoumi]

probably best if you have a short body you are trying to elongate......and functioning pockets would be better

[DavidZ]

that's funny! like the latin version of the tuxedo tshirt!!

[Norma Rosa]

Originally Posted by sokitoumi

probably best if you have a short body you are trying to elongate......and functioning pockets would be better

(LOL) Sorry, but that is not what I would consider a nice guayabera.