Just a few years ago, the gear options available to women surfers were woefully lacking. But a new crop of brands is beginning to change this — with pieces designed specially for women surfers, by ...

Of course you can wear a surf wetsuit for triathlon. There are no rules against it--unless it happens to be thicker than 5 mm--and quite literally thousands of triathletes have done it in the ...

“It’s like the mafia,” pro-surfer Kelly Slater once said of his challenging sport. “Once you’re in — you’re in. There’s no getting out.”It seems the same goes for fashion, where designers have been ...

After wading through a rough year of slower sales, the surf wear industry is coming back, analysts say, as surfers are returning to the waves and surf wear makers benefit from a hot retro trend, ...

Dublin, Sept. 13, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The "Surfing - Global Strategic Business Report" report has been added to ResearchAndMarkets.com's offering. The global market for Surfing is estimated at ...

In the 1970s, surf wear brand Ocean Pacific’s clothing – specifically OP’s super-short corduroy shorts – was worn by just about every Southern California surfer or skater; the unofficial uniform of ...

Surf shops were once a place for people to simply buy a board. But with surf chic entering the mainstream long ago, Delaware and Ocean City shops have broadened their appeal, with many doubling in ...

Nowadays, the merchandise possibilities for bands are endless. So why not a Metallica wetsuit? The thrash legends have teamed up with Billabong LAB for a surf wear line based on five of their albums.

Even if you somehow live in a landlocked state with no access to the media, you’ll know the name Kelly Slater. The 11-time surfing world champion—who holds the dual distinction of being both the ...

The surf industry is mourning longtime designer Lian Murray, who helped build surf brands Quiksilver, Billabong and Hurley into global names in their early years. Murray died at Hoag Hospital on ...