Spy Optic parent Orange 21 announced that it is getting out of the manufacturing business almost entirely—something it had formerly touted as one of its advantages.
According to an announcement today Orange 21 is selling 90% of its Italy-based manufacturing facility LEM to the eyewear companies senior management.
A. Stone Douglass, Orange 21 Inc.’s CEO, commented, “We believe this is an opportunity for us to refocus our primary efforts on our sales and distribution of our multiple brands, Spy Optic, O’Neil, Margaritaville and Melodies by MJB through our remaining wholly-owned subsidiaries, Orange 21 North America Inc. and Orange 21 Europe S.r.l.”
Bad Santa brings sends it with a little “Christmas Cheer” from Onboard Magazine.
Try as we might to hold on to this until Chrismas Eve, the fact that the Onboard crew will be in transit to their various familial bosoms means we’ve decided you’ll get your Christmas present early this year. So, on behalf of all at Onboard, we wish you a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!
Kind of glad that guy is staying on the other side of the pond, if you know what we mean.
Charles DeVoe, 28, had been hospitalized since the Nov. 12 incident. He died Friday. . . FDNY divers had to cut DeVoe free after his ankle tether became snagged on a wooden pole. He was in the water for several minutes before he could be rescued. . . DeVoe’s agent, Jason Kanner, called DeVoe “a lovely kid who was respected and loved by many.” . . “This is a stunning and tragic loss for all those who loved and cared for him,” Kanner said.
DeVoe was a model who worked with Dolce Gabbana, Abercrombie & Fitch, and many others. Our thoughts are with DeVoe’s family and friends.
686, with a little help from Malakye.com and SIA Snow Show, have created a a design contest that could allow three up-and-coming outerwear designers the perfect platform they need to launch a career in the burgeoning snowboard outerwear industry (or something like that). It’s called The Reclaim Design Project and it goes something like this:
This contest will give three designers the opportunity to make an original outerwear garment from reclaimed materials, trims, and left over items from the 686 production facility. The contest will begin the opening morning of the SIA Snow Show, Thursday, January 27 but first, we have to find THREE qualified designers who can come show their stuff on the show floor.
Follow the jump for all the info on how to become one of three designers who will get the chance to sew a jacket in real time on the floor of the SIA Show. It will be just like Project Runway. . . kinda. [click to continue…]
The theft was reported Thursday but it is unknown the exact date the equipment was taken. Stearns County deputies describe the rail as being 27 feet long. . . The first 24 feet are flat and the last 3 feet slope down, Stearns County Sheriff John Sanner said. The top is constructed of 1½-inch steel tubing, rolled on the ends and painted black. It has a flat surface of clear poly plastic.
Not sure when it was taken? Are 27-foot-long flat down rails that hard to miss?
Former Billabong CEO’s Matthew Perrin’s financial travails are becoming more and more difficult to follow as of late. Commonwealth Bank says that Perrin’s wife secured $13.5 million in loans with her Gold Coast home and now that Perrin is bankrupt they want it. But Nicole has another story, according to News.com.au.
In her defence filed at the time, Mrs Perrin countered that her signature had been forged on mortgage documents. . . In the latest documents filed to the court, Mrs Perrin now alleges her husband forged her signature and was responsible for fabricating a fake power of attorney.
Tech company Sales and Marketing VP Tony Koos, 34, has been putting on a Santa suit and skateboarding around Hartford, Connecticut, a lot lately, according to the Harford Courant. It all started when he was on his way to a party.
He decided to skateboard to the party and got tremendous response on the street. For the past three weekends, Koos has been performing on his skateboard around the city handing out candy canes and wishing everyone a merry Christmas. He said this is his way to raise a little cheer in the city. “The reaction out of people is great. That’s why I do it,” he said.
Argento finished 50th out of the 51 snowboarders who qualified in the event. . . Argento is enrolled in cyber school in order to devote more time to his snowboarding career.
Looks like all that cyber schooling is finally beginning to pay off for young Ezio.
Johua Vigeant, 31 of Pembroke, New Hampshire died while snowboarding at Cannon Mountain on Sunday December 19, 2010, according to a story in the Nashua Telegraph. Cannon General Manager John DeVivo told the paper the following:
Vigeant was snowboarding with three other friends, and one reported the emergency at 1:36 p.m. to ski patrol. DeVivo said ski patrol found one friend performing CPR on Vigeant when they arrived. Vigeant was not wearing a helmet when he was found.
Local police and ski patrol are still conducting an investigation. This is reportedly the second on-snow death at Cannon in two weeks. Our thoughts are with Vigeant’s family and friends.
Spy Optic parent Orange 21 announced that it is getting out of the manufacturing business almost entirely—something it had formerly touted as one of its advantages. 
