Surfing Waves

Do you, don`t you

Even though I dont surf ("yet") I work for a store that sells surf company clothing so the answer is yes, mainly because I get a huge discount on it.

I wear surf stuff a lot around the house, because I tend to slob around in comfy t-shirts and jogging pants or boardies.

I wear the 'less obvious' stuff when I'm out (ie not the names you now find on the high street) as I don't want to look like a wannabee.

On the odd occasion where 'dressing up' is called for, I tend to lower the tone as best I can by wearing a loud (ish) shirt - keeps me amused

I tend to steer clear of 'surf brand' clothing altogether on surf trips - apart from the old scruffy sweatshirts that I just like wearing, even though they're falling apart.........

I'll wear clothes I like. I've never bought an item of clothing because of the brand it is... Theres the occasional shirt I've picked up going cheap, or been given,but other than that, I tend to avoid brands.

Adrenaline Fueled wrote:I'll wear clothes I like. I've never bought an item of clothing because of the brand it is... Theres the occasional shirt I've picked up going cheap, or been given,but other than that, I tend to avoid brands.

i am the same i do not see the pouint in spending lots on clouths

Ok who esle is a naturist, we got 25% on just two votes, cool

I've put all the time because i own and run a surf shop i have to wear the clothes, no good me turning up in Nike or Reeboks.

However i do sleep naked so its not actually 100%, only 100% when clothed. Oh and my pants and socks are bought by my mum so are not "surf branded" so perhaps i could go less than 100%.

only if i can get it cheap. i do like boardies n stuff but i dont like the prices or the image really.

Milo wrote:Ok who esle is a naturist, we got 25% on just two votes, cool

it was me man why not makes lfe more fun

essex sucks wrote:

Milo wrote:Ok who esle is a naturist, we got 25% on just two votes, cool

it was me man why not makes lfe more fun

well it's nice of you to warn me AFTER we stayed in log cabins and hostels together!!!

Blue jeans, cloth shorts, surf T shirts. Usually with a board logo on the back, hate pics, etc. on the front... so east coast...
Flip flops or slaps, board shorts at the beach (Birdwell's). Won't touch the pop brand name stuff, Quicksilver, Billabong, etc. Generally pretty low key. If I'm not in flops I'm wearing my Wolverine work boots.

"leave that to the city slickers"

Hey we're not all country bumpkins from Devon you know !!

Some of us live, work and surf in the city

I'm wearing a tie just now, but have a billabong fleece on on the back of my chair, what does that make me?

Im always naked !!!

Right now, a pair of SurfersAgainstSewage shorts, some marks&sparks boxers, and a t-shirt of vague and unidentifiable heritage (but not surf).

Guess that makes me about 30 and a bit per cent.

I have 3 items of surf brand clothing plus my flip flops and one belt (all bought in sales as I wont pay silly prices!), everything else I wear is all cheap stuff/ unknown makes.

I buy what I like the look of, or, more usually the case, what I can fit into, as long as it's reasonably priced. I have a surf brand rucksack as well come to think of it, but I got that reduced from £30 to £8 in a sale too! I just wouldn't spend my hard earned cash paying full price for a label/ brand when you can get something similar for less than half the price. If I see something I really really want, I wait a few more months and most of the time it'll end up on sale.

Real surfer don't wear or need surf clothes. That stuff is for all the wanna-bes and posers. A tee-shirt, jeans or shorts and flip flops is and has been the unoffical dress attire for a looooong time.

Yep i saw kelly in his primark hoody and adidas pumps.


No but joking apart, over easter we had a big swell running east coast UK, a lot of South West surfers travelled over to try the best reefs in the England, didn't see many of them in owt but surf gear.

boco rio wrote:Real surfer don't wear or need surf clothes. That stuff is for all the wanna-bes and posers. A tee-shirt, jeans or shorts and flip flops is and has been the unoffical dress attire for a looooong time.

:roll:

the last sentence contradicts the first. i agree with the last. here in hawaii, if you wear shots, t shirt and flip flops, youre wearing whats comfortable, not being a "poser" i wear dress shirts and long pants to school, because i am a poser mod. i wear board shorts and the required t-shirt to work because its hot. neither has anything to do with surf style.

yeah well im a poor student...

im not gonna pay 120 bucks for a billabong hoodie.

id preffer to spend the cash on petrol for a trip up the coast, or on a big night... more often on the big night ha.

dont get me wrong if quicksilver gear comes my way at christmas i'll wear it for sure, but imo there are more important things to spend my hard earned on.

Reverend wrote:Im always naked !!!

Except when you're in your Power Ranger outfit...phwoooaaaarrrrrrrrrrr!