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...including Oroton and Calvin Klein. Mambo was no Ma and Pa store in its heyday, either: it had outlets on three continents and annual revenue of about $40 million. But right from its 1984 launch in a Sydney motel, Mambo in spirit was always the quirky interloper contending with surfwear's super-heavyweights, the all - Down Under trio of Billabong, Quik?silver and Rip Curl...
...wrong, but that's often, he says, because a designer is too cautious. "Subdued clothes are no good. You need a bit of a cutting edge," he says. For the near future, Tsutsumi is already placing bets. He is excited about a brand called Gilfy, which he describes as surfwear for older teens and young women. "Beach clothes for high schoolers have been popular for a long time," he says, "but Gilfy gives it a more mature spin...
...would ever have conceived of [riding] a 100-ft. wave," says Sam George, editor of Surfer magazine. "But the surfers that are really at the vanguard today are confident they can ride [one]." In 2001 they were further emboldened in their quest when Billabong, an Australian surfwear company, set up the Billabong Odyssey, a fund to pay for surfers to travel anywhere in the world in pursuit of a 100-ft. wave. Billabong will award $250,000 to the first surfer who conquers one. Generated by a perfect storm far out at sea, traveling faster than 40 m.p.h. and breaking...
PacSun stores are located almost exclusively in suburban malls. A good portion of customers, like Brentlinger, don't live anywhere near a large body of water. But that has not diminished the appeal of PacSun's surfwear. Thanks to MTV and movies like Blue Crush, kids from Alaska to Alabama are eager to look as if they spend the day with sand between their toes. In addition to its private label, PacSun stocks brands like Billabong, Quiksilver and Hurley, lines that pro surfers and skaters wear. Even though teens can get some of these brands at mass merchandisers such...
...wear the new look. A Dolce & Gabbana silver pant suit may not be on most women's wish lists come spring, but the silver mesh bags at Fendi and the silver shoes at Prada most certainly will be. And for those wanting to get in on the craze for surfwear spurred by the U.S. film about women surfers, Blue Crush, the sweet little neoprene skirt by Louis Vuitton may be the way to go. The spring 2003 fashion shows may not tell us much about what is going to happen in the world - or even much about what...