The new WSL jersey spot inspires!
World Surf League – Mick Fanning from Tristan Houghton on Vimeo.
Can I be honest with you for one moment? Can I share a burden that weighs heavily on my heart? A dark secret? I’m a fan of the World Surf League’s jersey advertisement! I am really and not ironically! Look at how the sun shines on this beautiful mise en scene. Look at the happy, ethnically diverse faces. Look at the age range, from young to very old! Look at how enthusiastically Mick embraces them all at the end, with a warm, endearing smile. He’s an actor! A natural! If I was a casting agent and looking for the next rom-com or musical star I would look no further. He is the roguish chap with a heart of gold. A prankster who knows when it is time to hug.
Of course some religious groups might be underrepresented and also females but rude of me to even bring up because the piece is basically perfect. It represents a universe where professional surfers are bright lights. Where everyday people cheer for them like they do baseball, football or rugby teams and where that adoration is humbly returned.
Of course the jersey itself looks like abomination. A thick, lycra hideously draping piece of garbage that will only serve to gum up landfills and clog back pores but rude of me to even mention because the piece is an award-winner.
But, real quick, how is it supposed to be worn exactly? In the water? With jeans? Shorts?
But rude of me. I’m sorry. It really is an almost perfect advertisement for our Internet age. Digestible, sharable, understandable and bravos must be given where bravos are due. So bravo WSL! Bravo!
And what do you think? Are you inspired like me? Would you gladly trade in your jaded worldview for the one represented here?
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Take my money!
Priceless
What a shit prize. Kids want free stickers, boards, tail grip, wax etc.
Oh thank god Beach Grit is giving me jersey updates too. Pete Mel just wasn’t filling that void in my soul quite right.
Chas, did you catch the part of the webcast at Bells where Pet Mel rewarded a local fan on the beach with a Fanning jersey for correctly answering a question? On a scale of 1-10 for enthusiasm, the fan was somewhere around -4. No amount of cajoling from the Condor could get that young man excited.
You can pick up a jersey really cheap at Salvation Army Torquay Thrift Shop – 14A Gilbert Street Torquay.
Good to see the youth giving back!
These jerseys confuse me! Why are they selling jerseys that look nothing like the ones the pros are wearing in the competitions? Isn’t that the whole point of jerseys – aside from easy identification of dickheads! When Real Madrid sell a jersey funnily enough they actually look like a fucking Real Madrid jersey!
Funny how you don’t miss a opportunity to have a crack at Mick, from made up stories to articles like this. Always think it says more about you than him.
I miss so many opportunities!
Boom Boom, Such wit in the reply. Think DR might be working you to hard time for a rest old boy.
Blame me alone! I seriously love that bit, though, however snarky this comes across…
Laird would rock one.
If you’re over 13 yrs old you should not be wearing a pro/team jersey, especially in lycra.
” I’m Mick Fanning, and your a fucking Jew”
reading the book now. bought on amazon for $3.50 used. it has the corniest note on the inside cover ending with “from one waterman to another, spread the aloha!” i laughed out loud reading it
Amazing.
I really hope the writer of this note was being ironic
i’m afraid he was being dead serious. it’s much worse than you expected if I gave you the whole excerpt
Chas wrote that in all of them.
I also applaud the fact that he openly embraced the gay community at the end.
Cool they made a jersey, but I could buy two of these warrior princess costumes for the same price.
Congrats on the awesome name Bleach’d Git!
Shucks. Thanks fella.
More like “Bleach’d Glit” if you buy and wear the warrior princess outfit. Ask for website coverage.
My girlfriend just informed me that the shoes don’t come with that costume, in case that factors into your decision.
“But, real quick, how is it supposed to be worn exactly? In the water? With jeans? Shorts?”
To answer:
-It is a garment meant to cover your torso, like a t-shirt, your head and arms to be placed through the three holes. It can be tied in the back to make a jersey crop-top (Fanning preferred for competition).
-No, that would be weird… or, yes, it could help to identify those who can’t surf.
-No, jerseys and jeans don’t mix, especially in the water.
-Yes, but only Beach Grit nut huggers…
This response, much like the advertisement, is near perfect!
“To identify those who cant surf” – that’s it. The Perfect “L” plates to go with the hybrid 5 fin board or mini mal. Identification to stay well clear , consistently burn and possibly run over
this is only the start of the WSL/Kelly OK , lust to become the biggest surfing soft and hard goods Co. in the Universe .