Big up’s to our good buddies at Sector 9 for their recent partnership with Billabong. The big B had the good sense to buy S9 this past week, proving to the world that we should bomb hills, not countries. We just received five new Sector longboards last week, and let me tell you our knees haven’t been this bruised since our sorority days.
While the entire line is still trickling in, we finally received our first shipment of Hurley’s long awaited Ramones collection. Featuring a limited number of guys and girls tees, hoodies and accessories, the gear pays homage to the sights and sounds that surrounded the New York leather punks during their reign from 1974 - 1996. (On a side note, it may interest you to know that none of the founding members were actually related. Additionally, bassist Douglas Colvin, aka Dee Dee, was the first to use the name Ramone, after learning that Paul McCartney used the pseudonym Paul Ramon. Thanks Wiki!)
When Pinky first heard about our …Lost surfboards and clothing giveaway, he charged and created two masterpieces within a few minutes. Honest! Watch in real time as the master gives two custom boards the real treatment.
Are you ready to get …Lost? We hope so, because this is easily one of the coolest contests we’ve ever had. Our homies at …Lost have given us two custom surfboards and an s-load of clothes, all featuring the highly controversial and contemporary artwork of the infamous Pinky Taylor. The contest starts today and ends on July 31. Click on the image to enter.
Living in fear of getting caught with your pants down? We’re here to help. Act now and you can get two pairs of our best selling boxers for only $25. You know what they say: Self love is the best kind of love.
Well look who’s looking lovely in Lucky. It’s our favorite maxi dress from our chicas at Billabong. Raise your hand if for a split second you thought about shoving the model over the ledge. (Click the images for a closer look.)
Ro, Ro, Ro, Roxy has caught the eyes of the fashion editors at People Style Watch for their new June / July issue. Duh, it’s like so not summer if you don’t have the heart logo embroidered somewhere on your backside. Oooooh, they’re real geniuses over there. In their next issue they’ll probably uncover that french manicures are kinda popular. (Click the images for a closer look.)
(Written by Elizabeth Park for Foam)
Mark Whalberg is slated to play Koby Abberton in the Hollywood biopic Bra Boys, due out next summer (produced by Brian Grazer and directed by Russell Crowe). Whalberg wishes he were as cool as Koby. The upcoming film, and documentary of the same name, (released last year to film festivals, and coming out on DVD in early May), is the story of the Australian Maroubra beach gang known as the Bra Boys, led by Sunny Abberton and his brothers Koby and Jai. Since the doc’s release, their notorious tale-tragic, heroic, complicated- has been sensationalized by the media and fans alike, and repudiated by local police. Click here to read the rest of the article →
(Written by Zoe Buck for FOAM)
Instead of relying on supermodels or celebrity spokeswomen, the ever-innovative, Irvine-based clothing label Element Eden commissions so-called Advocates to both represent the brand and inspire its loyal customer base.
The newest woman to hold that distinction is Spain’s Pepa Prieto, who makes madcap sprawling drawings and exuberant bright paintings. Her energetic work recalls a child genius on a doodling binge, but Prieto herself is playful and grounded. In touch with her inner kid, but most decidedly a girl- power role model.
We had Zoe Buck try and figure out what makes Prieto tick. Click here to read the rest of the article →
Did you know the Amazon isn’t just that website that sells dvds and diapers? It’s a river. In South America. And there’s surf! Who knew? Apparently Swell team rider Jon Rose did, and he tore it a new one. Surfline goes deep while JR goes big.
The cutest little website we didn’t know about just wrote a great review on Swell (the coolest website they didn’t know about). Turns out they like us; they really, really like us. And they’re not so shabby either. With insightful product reviews and profiles, they shop the web so you won’t have to. Hmmm, wonder if they’re seeing anyone…
InDecision 2008 officially launched this morning. (Along with a lot of jokes about stuffing the box.) Log on to the Surfer Poll website to cast your vote for the biggest winners of the year. Power to the people, y’all.
It’s official. Summer has finally hit Southern California. And to celebrate we’re having a massive blow-out sale on all our surf apparel. No need to thank us, we’re just cool like that. Check out the major markdowns on Quiksilver, Rvca, Billabong, Billabong Girls, Volcom, Volcom Girls, Roxy, O’Neill, O’Neill Girls, and more.
According to those in the know, when it comes to shades bigger=BETTER! No doubt, this season has seen the most oversized and over dramatic styles on record. (So, either everyone is getting very serious about UV protection or hangovers are getting more vicious.) Check out the newest styles from Dragon, VonZipper, Roxy, Sabre, Quiksilver, Spy, Electric, Ray-Ban, and Penguin.
We’re so bitchin’, it’s scary. No wonder we’re the best online surf shop. Right now all of our regular priced girls tanks are 20% off. Ladies, let’s give the whole world VIP tickets to the gun show.
June 20 has been officially declared the International Go Surfing Day by your friends at Surfrider Foundation and Surfing Magazine. As the world’s premier online surf apparel shop, naturally will be taking the day off. Freaking figures 6/20 happens to fall on a Saturday. Click here to see how folks at your home break will be celebrating:
Taylor Steele’s latest and greatest, Stranger Than Fiction, is about to embark on its world tour with the first stop hitting La Paloma in Encinitas on June 20. The complete tour dates are as follows:
Friday, June 20th- La Paloma Theatre: 471 S. Coast Hwy 101, Encinitas, CA 92024
Sunday, June 22nd - Hurley Headquarters: 1945 Placentia Ave., Costa Mesa, CA 92672
Tuesday, June 24th - South Coast Cinema: 162 S. Coast Hwy, Laguna Beach, CA 92651
Saturday, June 28th - Saint Rocke: 142 Pacific Coast Hwy, Hermosa Beach, CA 90254
Friday, July 11th- Ventura High School: 2 North Catalina, Ventura, CA 93001
Wednesday, June 25th - Rio Theatre: 1205 Soquel Ave., Santa Cruz, CA 95062
Wednesday, June 25th - Balboa Theater: 3630 Balboa St at 38th Ave., San Francisco, CA
Friday, June 27th- Minor Theater: 1037 H St., Arcata, CA 95521
Thursday, July 10th- High Dive: 513 N. 36th, Seattle, WA 98103
Thursday, July 3rd- Next Door: 43 N. Hotel St., Honolulu, HI
So gladiator sandals have been hot for several months now with no signs of slowing. Well loved by starlets, models and mall rats, we’re betting this look is going to stick around and eventually become a staple. Which is kinda funny considering when they first became popular in 1987, they were mostly favored by promiscuous teens who wore them with spandex minis. True story. Now a days they can be seen on the red carpet and beach boardwalks around the world. Naturally, as the world’s premiere online surf apparel shop, we’ve been all over the trend since day one and are super stoked about this super cute and super affordable pair from Steve Madden.
It just goes to show that it pays to bitch and moan. Whether it was our hard-hitting blog post, the increasing public pressure, or the potential $$$ signs became to sexy to ignore, Billabong (finally) gave Greg Long and offer he couldn’t refuse. This past week, the Mav’s champ and two-time XXL winner inked a deal that will have him rocking the ‘Bong, Xcel Wetsuits, and VonZipper. Surfline has more.
Though formally founded in 2003 by South Bay surfer and artist Andrew Sarnecki, HippyTree more accurately began in early 2000 with a twenty-one-year-old Sarnecki who, at the time, sported waist-length dreads and a car full of spray-paint cans, surfboards and cameras. “Hippy,” the name Sarnecki’s friends fittingly called him, also marked his half-ironic graffiti moniker. Click here to read the rest of the article →
When it comes to giving back, no one makes it look as good as Billabong. Building on the success of last year’s wildly popular launch party for their new charitable division, Design For Humanity, this year’s bash was regarded as the biggest industry fundraising event of the season. Going down this past Thursday at the Avalon/Spyder Club in Hollywood, lucky attendees saw renowned DJ Steve Aoki in full force, along with the tragically hip MGMT. Guests also viewed specially commissioned art from Wolfgang Block and Chris Jordan, as well as a rare collection of surf photos from world class photographers Rob Gilley, Dustin Humphrey and Steve Sherman. But the night’s main event was the fashion show featuring one-of-a-kind pieces that were revamped from Billabong’s current spring and summer lines. This all-star party was made truly unique with the art, photos, and fashion available for auction on Ebay with 100% of the proceeds benefiting The Surfrider Foundation. Our every ready girl-about-town Elsa was their with camera and cocktail in hand. Check out her exclusive pics and videos.
While the photo is a little hazy, the love is clear and strong. Industry wordsmith, Insight honcho and all-around great guy Jesse Faen shows the world he’s down for life in our exclusive trucker hat.
Another month, another sweet contest. From here on out we’re going to launch new giveaways and contests each month. We’re particularly stoked on our current prize package: An iPod Touch and six of our favorite surf DVDs. All you have to do is enter your vitals and away you go. No bullshit videos to create, no tell-a-friend drama, no kidding. We make it easy because life is hard enough. And in case you were wondering, here are the runner-up contest names that didn’t quite pass our censors: Go Touch Yourself; Tell Everyone We Touched You; Just Touch It; Teacher, Swell’s Touching Me; and When We Think About You We Touch Ourselves.
Call us crazy, but we’re offering selected girls’ shorts at two for $60. Or you could call us horn dogs for wanting to see more skin on our neighborhood rucas. Either way it’s a win-win for everyone.
Your feets won’t fail you now, especially since we give you such an amazing collection to choose from. Nylon was quick to hit up our scene with their recent canvas kickers editorial. Numero seis, the blue gingham skimmer, is one of our simple and stunning Vans KVD summer essentials. And just becuase we’re cool like that, we put it on sale.
Red Hot Chili Peppers’ front man Flea is scheduled to host an important night of art, music and film to benefit Surfers Healing Autisim. The exhibition titled “The Environmentally Stupid” will feature works from Quiksilver’s contemporary artists Dana Louise Kirkpatrick and Isaiah Paskowitz, photographers Michael Muller and David Scharff, and filmmakers Pat R. Notaro III and Alejandro DeMetrius. The event will take place on Saturday, May 31, 2008 from 8pm - 11pm at Quiksilver’s siteLA, located at 2252 Sunset Blvd.
We took a long look at the masses yesterday and decided that most people don’t look in the mirror before heading out the door. So, in an effort to keep the male population from slipping into a slovenly Tom Arnold spiral we decided to offer our best dress and button-down shirts at a huge discount. For a limited time you can buy two of these select shirts for $50. No need to thank us.
Just in case you missed the skyscraper size message on our home page, we’re having a Memorial Day sale. Actually, it’s more like a monumental sale or monstrous. Maybe even maniacal. Whatever, it’s a big deal. And just in time because anything you wear this weekend will either have drinks thrown on it or be set on fire. At least that’s how this weekend went down for us last year. Click on the image to get things rolling.
The long awaited new digital edition of FOAM Magazine has launched, and it’s their best issue ever. Even their therapist thinks so.
