His floral shirts are as bright and colorful as the lights he famously lined the stretch of Roxas Boulevard with, and have long been his trademark fashion. Asked how his penchant for Hawaiian shirts began, Rep. Lito Atienza happily obliged The Sunday Times Magazine.

“When I was a young boy, I was really attracted to this design. I’ve always wanted my clothes to be colorful even if others would tease me they look girly. I just never took them seriously.