Hang Ten is often credited as being the world’s first surf clothing company. Hang Ten’s co-founder Duke Boyd was on San Diego’s KPBSThese Days show with the President of the California Surf MuseumJim Kempton yesterday (September 30, 2009).
Among other things Boyd talks about the founding of the company, helping to create the surf clothing industry, and how important advertising in Surfer Magazine was to the success of the brand.
Most of the surf shops at that time didn’t have the money to advertise . . . Dorris [Moore] basically took the plunge and said I’m going to buy an ad and took out a contract for one year . . . our success ran right after that.
It all seemed so simple then, but we know it wasn’t. Listen in to the complete audio interview by clicking the link.
Intrawest, the company that operates nine resorts in North America, wants everyone to protect themselves by wearing helmets when they ride on their mountains, according to a press release sent out today.
Intrawest will recommend that all skiers and snowboarders visiting its resorts wear helmets and there will be mandatory helmet requirements for all children and youth(1) participants in Ski and Snowboard School Programs as well as all students participating in freestyle terrain park programs, regardless of their age.
There’s one thing successful pro surf girls of the new millennium seem to understand: their asses are their assets.
Knowing this better than most, Claire Bevilacqua is joining Serena Williams, Dwight Howard, Christina Kim, Manny Pacquio, Laird Hamilton and other sporting stars and reportedly appearing missing most of their clothes in ESPN Magazine’s “The Body” issue, according to USA Today.
Guess this will give people at least one reason to buy the magazine.
Last night while we were hunkered down waiting for the Samoa tsunami to hit all the other glamour stars were at Grauman’s Chinese Theatre for the premiere of Drew Barrymore and Ellen Page’s new roller derby film Whip It. Even Covergirl Gretchen Bleiler. One question: where’s Hotel? He looks good on black carpet, too?
We never like to laugh at people who are ignoring the crowd and trying something new, but occasionally we can’t help ourselves. Storm Snowboards marketing video, just might be one of those times.
Keith Hufnagel and Hanni El Khatib have created a Huf version of the 80s Converse Skidgrip and they look very friendly.
We wanted to reference the skate and surf vibe of the 1980s and the Skidgrip was a great, authentic foundation,” Hufnagel said.
The shoes will cost $75 a pair, come in sizes 3.5 to 13, and help out the world on the way. A percentage of the net wholesale price of the shoe will reportedly go “to help fight AIDS in Africa.”
It appears that Quiksilver is going all out on the Tony Hawk Show in Paris’ Grand Palais on November 20-21, 2009.
For two days on November 20th and 21st, this colossal construction of glass and steel, originally built for the Universal Exhibition of 1900, will be dedicated to skateboarding, the urban art and music that are synonymous with skate culture. . . An immense street course, filling the awe-inspiring proportions of the nave of the Grand Palais, will play host to pro-skaters for a Street Contest Invitational, demos and introductory sessions with the elite from Quiksilver Team. . . [also appearing] Kelly Slater, Robby Naish, Tom Carroll, Mark Richards, Mathieu Crépel, Jérémy Florès, Christian Hosoi, Travis Rice, Lisa Andersen, Samantha Davies, Dane Reynolds, Antoine Albeau, Candide Thovex, Markku Koski.
All hands on deck, huh? Almost makes us want to fly to France to see it in person.
When Warren Miller the man appeared in a new ski movie called Refresh from Level 1 Productions, someone at Warren Miller Entertainment didn’t like it, according to a story in the Aspen Daily News.
Last week, Warren Miller Entertainment, a Delaware corporation that is a division of Bonnier Corporation, filed the lawsuit claiming trademark infringement as it owns the rights to the name “Warren Miller,” “Warren Miller Entertainment” and other terms associated with Miller.
For his part Warren, who says his non-compete expired in 1999, says the trademarks that Warren Miller Entertainment owns “do not prevent him from ‘using his fame and status to identify himself and to participate in Level 1’s Refresh ski film.’
It gets much messier and funnier, but we’re guessing this lawsuit is the best thing that could ever happened to Refresh.
The pop blog Cool Hunting has rounded up all things Where the Wild Things Are from Girl Skateboards to Urban Outfitter concept stores. Seems like this one is rolling out all around Spike Jonze. The only thing’s we’re really interested in are the 2″ tall Kurbrick figures and maybe the Lakai shoes. . . But check it all.
Hang Ten is often credited as being the world’s first surf clothing company. Hang Ten’s co-founder Duke Boyd was on San Diego’s KPBS These Days show with the President of the California Surf Museum Jim Kempton yesterday (September 30, 2009).
