The perfect summer shirt is this Kapital short sleeve button up shirt with twirling bananas and palm trees throughout, resembling the symbol of a swastika.

The swastika symbol, with its arms bent at 90°, is an ancient religious icon originally used as a symbol for divinity and spirituality. From its earliest conception, the symbol was believed to have been positive and encouraging of life.

Used by cultures around the world for a myriad of different purposes (such as an important symbol in Hinduism, Buddhism, and Jainism or a stylized cross in Christianity) the positive connotation it once held was forever corrupted by its use in one cultural context: Nazi Germany.

In 1920 Hitler adopted the swastika as a German national symbol and as the central element in the National Socialist Party, or Nazi Party, flag. By 1945 the symbol had become heavily associated with World War II, and all the negative connotations surrounding that era. However, this didn’t stop brands like Kapital from utilizing the original symbol of the swastika, hidden in between clothes or on the cover of their look books, Kapital continues to utilize and pay dues to the once respected symbol of religion and life.

Size 3

Pit to pit: 21"

Length: 29"