Part of the surfing lifestyle legend, Birdwell Beach Britches were created by Carrie Birdwell Mann in 1961. The surfing shorts were popular with the Newport Beach lifeguards and the brand developed a loyal following - how many swim trunks have a reputation of being hand-me-downs from one generation to the next? The business was family owned until 2014 when it was purchased by … [Read more...] about Birdwell Beach Britches Style 311 Board Shorts
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Goodwear USA T-Shirt with Pocket
The classic t-shirt with a pocket doesn’t ever seem to go out of style. According to Goodwear USA Founder and CEO Stephen Liquori, “We make a really great pocket t-shirt that’s kinda the Chuck Taylor of pocket-t’s. It’s been the same shirt we’ve made for 28 years so that’s a pretty powerful product… it’s made in the US. Everything we make is made … [Read more...] about Goodwear USA T-Shirt with Pocket
Raldolph Aviator Sunglasses
What other company can you name that works with every branch of the US military, but is also cool enough to be the pick of several movie stars? Randolph USA was founded in 1972 and started producing high-quality sunglasses. They got (and have retained ever since) the contract to the be the sunglasses of the US Air Force uniform-issue. After that they were incorporated into the … [Read more...] about Raldolph Aviator Sunglasses
Big Idea, Big T-Shirt
Goodwear USA had been in business near twenty years when Founder and CEO Stephen Liquori got one of the oddest requests for a special order. “I got a phone call one morning from a guy who said, ‘I need a size 10X t-shirt.’” “I’d been in the business a long time and I thought, ‘Well this is maybe one of my friends calling me to tease me a little bit,’ but I asked him, … [Read more...] about Big Idea, Big T-Shirt