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appendix: surf wear

surf wear

1920's
Bradley - Wool Swimsuit
Shoulder Buttons
Modesty skirt

Bradley Knit Wear
USA
Slip into a Bradley and out of doors.
Reg. US Patent

circa 1930
Jantzen - Wool Swim Suit
Mens Size 42
Modesty skirt
Adjusted front tag

Jantzen Swim Wear
Made in USA
Patent Sept 1925
Mens 42

circa 1930's
Bradley - Junior Wool Swimsuit
Small
Modesty skirt

Bradley Knit Wear
USA
Slip into a Bradley and out of doors.
Reg. US Patent

circa 1940's
Boy's Wool Shorts
Belt missing

circa 1950's
Jantzen Swin Shorts
Elastic band and string tie
Button Fob pocket
Nylon lining

1960
Pendleton Shirt
USA
Wool

Favoured surfwear circa 1960, classically worn over a white tee shirt, with jeans.

The Beach Boys first suggested band tile was...The Pendletons.
Surfer Girl album cover, below, featured Pendleton shirts over white tees, bare feet and a surfboard.

1962
Beavertail Wetsuit
Zipper eyelets and clips
No tag

1962
Katin Boardshorts
Nylon
Wax Pocket (Velcro)
Elastic tie-string
1990 Re-production

Kanvas by Katin, one of the USA's first manufactures, along with Britches by Birdwell

1966
North Shore Boardriders Club
Off-set Union Jack
Re-production

A boardriding club originating on Sydney's northern beaches in response to competitive domination by the Windansea club, circa 1966.
Pop Art influence, noteably The Who.
Puns on "Brittania rules the waves".

1968
O'Neill Shortjohn
Medium
Velco shoulder
Reversed chest
Laminated decal
As worn by Wayne Lynch in Evolution, 1970.

1970
The Kream
All cotton shirt with floral embroidery.
Embossed metal press studs.
Designer: Tommy Moses, circa 1968 - 1973.

Kream, 25 Orange Grove Road, Unanderra.
- Tracks, 1970-1971.

1970
Surfwear by Tracker
Nylon zipper jacket with cotton lining.

1970
Jacket with 5th World Surfboard Riding Contest badge (chest) and International Sports Club badge (right pocket).

"The jacket was made in the USA by Jantzen – it is just a single layer nylon spray jacket with metal studs at the front and a hood concealed in the collar by a real metal zipper."

Image and notes courtesy of Llewellyn Stephens, December 2010.

1970
Embroidered badge.
5th World Surfboard Riding Contest
Victoria, Australia.
Lorne, Torquay, Bells Beach.
1970.
Image courtesy of Llewellyn Stephens, December 2010.

1974
Cyrstal Cylinders Shirt
All cotton.

1975
Platts Surfriders Boardshorts
Red / White Hibiscus on Blue
Elastic band and string tie
Leather pocket tag (below)

1975
Platts Surfriders Boardshorts
Tapa cloth print
Elastic band and string tie
Leather pocket tag (below)
Shop tag (below)

1976
Stubbies Boardshorts
MSS72
Size 32
White
Floral
Press stud and Velcro fly
Shop tag (below)

1980
Hot Tuna Boardshorts
White
Western print panels and cuffs.
Elastic waist band and string tie.

1985
Quicksilver Boardshorts
Blue
Molted band
Classic tag
Press stud and Velcro fly

Jeans -disposals shops,
boardshorts,
tee shirts (logos),
sneakers,
thongs,duffle coats,
plaid shirts-tucked in,
Canadian Jackets,
Pea Jackets,,
Hawaiian shirts
,high topped boardshorts- Platts,
White Stag Paisley wetsuit,
1967 Flower power, hats,
Asian -cotton pants/Indian shirts,
Ugg boots -Shane,
cordoroy -pants/shorts,
Cool -black versus Rad multi-colour wetsuits,
Crystal Cylinders,
Kream,
Billabong/Quicksilver,
1980's rad/colour,
Beach Comber Bill's - wedge thongs,