After a flurry of Twitter messages, blog posts, and facebook messages yesterday, the sad news is official. Jonas Bevacqua, the 34-year-old co-founder of action fashion label LRG, was found dead in his Laguna Beach, California home on Monday, May 31, 2011, according to a story in the Orange County Register.
The cause of death for the well-known urban-style clothing designer has not yet been determined, Supervising Deputy Coroner Kelly Keyes said. The Laguna Beach Police Department did not provide details but said that the death does not appear to be suspicious.
Our thoughts are with his family and friends specifically his fiancé and son. Follow the jump for an official statement from LRG’s CEO Robert Wright and CFO Charlie Moothart. [click to continue…]
In an apparently move to become completely Laurent-Free Burtons Snowboards announced today that Super Rep Laurent Vrignaud is calling it quits and will be moving on “to pursue new opportunities as of June 1st.”
“Laurent has been a part of the Burton family for so long, and we all thank him for dedicating over two decades of his career to growing the brand and the sport,” said Jake Burton, Founder and CEO of Burton Snowboards. “Everyone here wishes him the best on his next chapter, and we look forward to a new era with our valued dealers in the territory.”
In other Laurent rumors it appears that former Burton CEO Laurent Potdevin (who left the company on May 3, 2010) has finally found a new home as President of Toms Shoes.
And now for some week-and-a-half old video from the ever entertaining skateboarding footwear market. It would appear that there are some at Girl who do not want to lose their Lakai footwear brand in a potential Podium sale.
Fabrizio Santos, one of the friendliest guys in skateboarding, has signed on to represent KLeN Laundry.
A fun loving, outgoing and engaging personality, the Breeze has a style of skating all his own: smooth, fluid and explosive wrapped into one. Fabrizio cruises the streets and skate parks alike with dreadlocks flying wild, but always in complete control of the board under his feet. Breeze finished last year with an 8th place ranking on the Dew Tour and most recently had a strong showing at Ryan Sheckler’s Skate For A Cause event in Lake Forest.
Fresh socks are always good. . . follow the jump for the official word. [click to continue…]
In a world where Zumiez is winning and certain teen apparel departments within department stores are winning, there has to be a loser, and Pacific Sunwear is a loser. When I look at their balance sheet, if they cannot show signs of life by the back-to-school shopping season, which I think is going to be the case, I’m wondering if they’re going to have problems getting supply for the holiday selling season.”
Eric Koston’s extremely limited edition Nike SB Kobe Bryant goes on sale on Saturday, May 21, 2011. N-SB.org has all the details.
The shoe is exectued in black, purple and yellow and features a Kobe VI like upper and Kobe’s logo on the tongue.. . . The shoe will be very limited with only 24 pairs available this Saturday at the Nike Vault in the Staples Center in LA. The proceeds of the sales will be donated to the Nike Better World and The Kobe Bryant Family Foundation.
Better get them before sundown, because as we all know, the world is ending and the Lakers are out.
It’s apparently official, not that it comes as a surprise to anyone, but Deckers Outdoor has now added Sanuk to its odd footwear collection by paying $120 million for the sidewalk surfer maker, according to a story on Reuters.
Goleta, California-based Deckers, known for its sheepskin UGG boots, expects the deal for Sanuk to be modestly accretive to earnings for 2011. . . The deal includes additional participation payments based upon performance of the brand over the next five years.
We’re guessing Jeff Kelley’s gigantic smile must be even larger than normal today.
A month and four days ago Nike placed former Dockers president Jim Calhoun in the position of CEO at Hurley. Now, it appears that Nike has decided that Calhoun would be a better fit at Converse and has named him CEO and president of the brand. They also moved former Converse CEO Michael Spillane over to their soccer brand Umbro, according to story on Sports One Source.
“We are very excited that Michael, a seasoned industry veteran, will now take the helm at Umbro. Michael has demonstrated strong success at Converse and we are confident he will bring the same passion, commitment and clarity of vision to Umbro,” said Roger Wyett. “In addition, Jim Calhoun’s brand expertise and global experience will be instrumental in driving continued growth at Converse.”
We’re not even going to speculate on the Hurley changes (or how a former Dockers CEO would fit at a surf brand) other than to say it looks like Mr. Wyett isn’t out of his Hurley responsibilities as soon as he thought he’d be.
A man needs only a few things to make his way in the world: a nice shirt, a good haircut, and a stylish pair of shades. Warren Smith seems to have that all covered now that he’s signed on with Raen.
“RAEN is fucking rad,” Warren unabashedly stated. “I’m an excited little human to have RAEN protect my eyeballs and support my creative passions outside of surfing. Everything from RAEN’s product design, elegant brand aesthetic, to their support of amazing artists and jazzy surfers has me feeling very proud. I look forward to working on a whole range of creative shit with them!”
Sounds like a perfect fit all the way around. Follow the jump for the official word. [click to continue…]
After a flurry of Twitter messages, blog posts, and facebook messages yesterday, the sad news is official. Jonas Bevacqua, the 34-year-old co-founder of action fashion label LRG, was found dead in his Laguna Beach, California home on Monday, May 31, 2011, according to a story in the Orange County Register.
