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At first, they designed and created board shorts at their home, and then sold them to local surf shops. Surfers soon realised the durability of the shorts that was the result of Rena's triple-stitching technique. Billabong started to sponsor contests, which increased the public's awareness of its products, and the company expanded.
Quiksilver is an Australian brand of surf-inspired apparel and accessories that was founded in 1969 in Torquay, Victoria, but is now based in Huntington Beach, California. It is one of the world's largest brands of surfwear and boardsport -related equipment. [ 3 ]
In 1970 the company Quiksilver offered a highly successful boardshort design that rapidly gained a reputation among surfers as the best to be had. [19] They would later pioneer a line of boardshorts specifically designed for the female wearer. [13] Other leading boardshort manufacturers include Billabong and Rip Curl. [13]
Boardshorts are a type of swimwear and casual wear in the form of long (approximately knee length) loose-fitting shorts that are designed to be quick-drying and are generally made from strong and smooth polyester or nylon material.
Philip Andrew Irons (July 24, 1978 – November 2, 2010) was an American professional surfer.Irons began surfing with his brother Bruce on the shallow and dangerous waves of Kauai, Hawaii, before being spotted by a local surfboard brand and flown to North Shore, Oahu, Hawaii, to compete and develop his skill.
Aspects of 1960s surf culture in Southern California, where it was first popularized, include the woodie, [3] bikinis and other beach wear, such as boardshorts or baggies, and surf music. [4] Surfers developed the skateboard to be able to "surf" on land, [ 5 ] as well as developing a number of other boardsports .