Exotical Hawaiian Apparel

My daughter and I came all the way to Downey from Corona. It was worth it! Great selection, matching dresses and shirts for men and women, and great accessories. The staff was super friendly too. We shopped here for a promotion dress for my daughter… we left very, very happy with one dress, one necklace, and a flower for her hair. I highly recommend it for any Hawaiian themed events… or cute clothing to wear everyday.

I came to this store becuz I had a luau party to go to… the staff are very friendly and helpful and let me tell u this store is everything you need!!! I walked in and I found a dress and accessories within 5mins! Do call before u arrive the store doesn’t always open according to schedule

Super cute little shop! As soon as you walk in you feel like you’re in Hawaii. I went looking for a dress for my daughters Luau themed cheer banquet & the selection was great! I walked in and within 5 minutes I found 2 options. Prices were good, staff was super friendly & helpful. I will definitely go back if I ever need any coconuts or a grass skirt for myself lol.

I needed a birthday gift for my friend who’s from Hawaii. So, I drove an hour out of my way to get there and was looking forward to visiting this shop since it has some good reviews on Unilocal… What a disappointment!
Once I got there I wondered whether the reviews were for another store. As soon as I walked in, it reminded me of a thrift store or a trailer full of polyester shirts. I’ve been in a few, helping my (stylist) friend prep for her shoots. It’s stuffy, crowded, and depressing.
It boasts they’ve been in business since 1964 and they are not kidding — it looks like it (including the shirts, décor and collected dust). The shirt quality is definitely, like some other Unilocaler mentioned, «stuff found at any drugstore», cheap gift store in Hawaii or the alleys in downtown los angeles. Poor quality and OVERPRICED — suggestion: name change? because there’s nothing «exotical» to be found.
The service was not any different. The day I was there, there were two women who barely acknowledged my entrance even though you could hear crickets in the store. It seemed as though there are some unhappy employees in this place. Overall experience — disappointing — cannot fathom the idea of going back.

Have came here a few times over the years… have some aloha wear & hula needs. Our halau had a performance and I needed updated aloha wear and got a beautiful long black dress for the performance number and to enjoy the rest of the concert in. They are very friendly & helpful the aloha way I DO recommend this store. But i did notice sometimes the hours do not match so I always call in advanced.

10:00 — 8:00??? Your Google, Facebook and Unilocal page list these as your hours today. And yet as we drove from Sherman Oaks to your store and arrived at 5:15, you were closed. We won’t make the mistake of attempting to give you our business again. Poor business planning!

If you are looking for anything Hawaiian this is the place!
Exceptional customer service! Thank you.

Love this place! Friendly and helpful family run staff. Great hair accessories and jewelry. Would love more sandal selection. Cute dressing rooms. They don’t kick you out if you’re still shopping when they close. I thought that was kind n considerate.

You want anything Hawaiian come here. Great selection and not pricey at all. I bought an outfit earlier this year shirt for me and a dress for my granddaughter for a family picture. She is here on vacation and went in today for a few accessories. Can’t wait for the photo shoot!

I probably would’ve appreciated this store had the customer service not been terrible. Arguing with customers is not usually something I would expect, but I guess when you’re not looking to make a sale it doesn’t matter. I don’t foresee myself ever shopping here.

Great Hawaiian Apparel. Me and the wife and group of friends went and owners are friendly and helpful. We got our matching apparel needed for our Hawaii trip. will come here again. we recommend this place if you are looking for authentic Hawaii apparel.

Huge disappointment. I was hoping there would be great vintage Hawaiian clothing here, but most of the stuff you could find at any drugstore or crappy gift shop in Hawaii. No vintage clothing at all. Unless you desperately need something to wear to a luau party, skip this place. It’s not cheap, either.

How does this place have such good reviews? Yes, there is quite the selection of Hawaiian apparel, but it’s pretty overpriced and very polyester. I was annoyed and frankly creeped out by the family that runs the store. They have the uncanny «horror movie like» ability to keep popping up nearby.
Well, now I can say I’ve been to Downey.

I’ve been hunting down a Hawaiian novelty shop for about a month now, and I swear I heard Angel’s singing when I found this. Every other place that had items similar to Exotical were either too expensive or being shipped from Hawaii from sketchy looking websites. I live in Pomona so this was somewhat of a drive for me. I don’t regret coming this far because this place had everything I needed AND MORE! I originally came for Lei’s and Kukui Nut Lei’s, and I walked away with the ti leaf head bands and another elegant lei (not too sure what the name was). I dropped around $ 90 so I admit, it is on the pricey side. But for the quality, I think I was charged a fair price.
Great service too, the lady working when I walked in, Vera, was extremely patient and wiling to help. She set aside her work to help me pick out color combinations that would go well together. I will definitely be returning to Exotical.

HUGE selection and the service was great. He have a party coming up and wanted to get our island gear on. Needless to say we hit the right spot to find good quality island clothes.
Hit up my man John he knows all the customs and is really helpful!

Everything you need to look your best for a Luau party is here! HUGE selection of Hawaiian clothes for men, women, and kids! HUGE as in wall to wall, floor to ceiling, front to back and I am not exaggerating! There are numbers of different leis and not the cheap kind, although they have those too if that’s what you’re looking for. They have fabrics as well if u want to design or create your own outfit. Also variety of hair flowers, accessories, and hula dance supplies.
Everything is authentic and manufactured in Hawaii. that is the reason why the price is a bit pricey. well, for me anyway. But the products are well-​tailored and the designs are bona fide!
I ended up buying an outfit, on the sale section, for my son. I’m happy with it. He’s probably only gonna wear it once since it fits him just right and we have no plan on going to Hawaii anytime soon. The $ 10 is well worth it!

«Hawaiian paradise, Hawaiian heaven, land of make believe come true. .. «
Exactly how I felt when I walked into Exotical. Took me back years ago when I used to dance hula and bought my grass skirt, uli ulis and gourd from a Hawaiian shop in Crenshaw Shopping Plaza. They’re long gone now, as is Hilo Hattie’s (formerly in Orange, CA).
I need an Aloha shirt in two weeks for my 7-​yr-​old grandson. Normally I’d shop online but I’m wary that delivery date would fall too close to my target date, so searched online for a local vendor of Hawaiian gear. Up came…
Exotical. Of course, I’ve been to Portos right across the street. And passed it numerous times Intending to stop and take a look but never found time or opportunity.
When I walked into the store it was like going back in time — Hula skirts, Aloha shirts, ukuleles, Hawaiian jewelry, straw hats and miles of Aloha shirts for little boys. I had my pick. In fact, there were so many I had to get my husband out of the car to help me narrow down our choices — something I never do. But this was for the boy and I wanted to get it right — color, texture, design.
Zeroed in on a lovely shirt. Perfect.
Then I wanted a straw hat, but they don’t carry them for kids. Makes sense. Kids probably don’t wear them. A baseball cap will suffice.
Bought a puka shell and tiki necklace. So cute. So traditional.
All he needs is a pair of rolled up jeans, a pair of slippahs and he’s ready for the islands.
Mahalo, Exotical, for being my one-​stop shop for Hawaiiana. I’ll be back again real soon to browse your shelves.
Aloooooooooooha. A hui hou!

Looks like my last review was taken down (hmmmm) so lets try again…
Its hard to find any hawaiian clothing (vintage included) in the LA and OC area, this place is great for options although they are pretty generic fabrics and styles. The prices are adverage. I was pleased they carry coconut bras in cup sizes, and great accessories for me and my fellow dancers. The lei section is great if you want quality looking ones and not the Party City kind… although they charge WAY more for the exact same party city ones in there cheaper section.
My major problem is the service, the family is overall very nice but they ALL need to tone it down. They almost hound you, where it gets annoying and you forget what youre shopping for, and just want to get out of there. If you like to chit chat and have a lot of free time its not an issue. I would return, just preparing myself.

I believe this is the ONLY Hawaiian apparel store around the 626 (San Gabriel Valley) area (there’s another Hawaiian apparel store at Torrance — too lazy to drive there). Plus I need a Hawaiian shirt within a week, so I didn’t have the time to buy one online.
The price for Hawaiian-​style swimming pant was actually $ 10 (the price mark was $ 30) and the price for most of Hawaiian shirts ranged from $ 9.99 to $ 54.99 (few shirts were $ 80). Hey, I ain’t complaining because I couldn’t even find a Hawaiian shirt at JCPenney or Nordstrom (they ran out of stocks at this time of the year — end of the summer). Great selections, I was pretty happy with my Hawaiian shirt — so I bought one =).
Most importantly, the service was VERY friendly. In fact, the staff actually helped me finding the right size of Hawaiian shirt. This is why I love family owned store.
I think it’s worth the drive to find your very own Hawaiian shirt at this store.

I used to live down the street from this place and I always meant to drop in and see what they have.
And then I move, BUT I have a wedding reception (after our official ceremony) that was going to be a luau theme. I knew exactly where to go to try on a dress… I found them online and verified that they had the dresses I wanted to try on. Yes, I found them cheaper online, but I had to try the dress on since my body shape is weird. I’m short and stalky with a wide waist. Yes, odd… I am so thankful my husband loves me as I am! haha…
The service was very sweet, and they had the largest selection of Hawaiian clothing I have ever seen. It is like a gigantic closet of clothes and they had every pattern I could think of (however, I do not peruse Hawaiian clothing but it seemed immense in my mind). The prices are not cheap, but I can say, I bought the dress I wanted from here even though I could get it online cheaper because I want to support shops like this. Mom and Pops, and customer service are what counts sometimes.
I have to go back and find more stuff but I suggest people that do hula or have a luau party to check this place out!