And releases spooky movie starring Mikey Wright and one-time world #1 Kanoa Igarashi!
Several years ago, on a warmish fall day in San Francisco, BeachGrit arrived in the famous port city to interview and film American musical act Metallica for a collaboration with surf co Billabong.
In a back room, I asked the band’s singer James Hetfield, a considerable man whose cowboy hat and high-heeled boots elevated him well above his interlocutor, if he had a private jet.
“No! Do you?” he said, apparently unaware of our comparative net worths.
Anyway, we had a lovely time, made some movies etc and Billabong shifted their Metallica themed merch.
Now, and in a similarly eighties bent, Billabong’s stablemate at Boarders Inc, Quiksilver, is releasing a series of Stranger Things capsules.
The first launches on May 20 and is called 1986.
One week later, along with the release of the fourth season of Stranger Things, Quiksilver reveals the Cast Wardrobe, Surfer Boy Pizza, Lenora Hills Surf Club and Hellfire Surf Club collections.
Stranger Things and Quiksilver ain’t a bad fit.
Quiksilver peaked design-wise in the nineteen eighties, Echo Beach, Warpaint and so on, the company changing tack when it discovered it was bland the people actually wanted.
The Stranger Things collab revives classic old styles from the ’86 and ’87 archives.
“I hope the clothes will resonate with a younger audience who is inspired by the fashions back then and be a friendly reminder to the stylish viewers who followed fashion in the ’80s,” Stranger Things’ costume designer Amy Parris, said.
If y’haven’t watched, Stranger Things follows the travails of a bunch of kids in mid-west America in the eighties whose town has been swallowed by demonic forces, government-fuelled, of course.
Horror-lite, the sorta thing I can handle without it interrupting my important sleeping hours.
To celebrate, Mikey Wright and the, briefly, world number one Kanoa Igarashi, star in a short film along with some other people I don’t know so well.
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Lamer Things
Why does this exist?
NonJohn wants to know if this capsule is curated, and if it is also a collab.
Dragging out carcasses from the 70’s and 80’s is one of the best options these brands have but partnering with Netflix seems weird.
NO WAY! You’re that guy James talks about as to one of the many reasons he moved to Vail. OMG, I can’t wait to mention this article to him!
I imagine this idea came to light in the Monday morning Quik marketing meeting. In an effort to lighten the mood and alleviate the Monday blues the jokester in the group proposes an idea… Hey guys… What if we brought back the 80’s?!… Like the stuff we sold in 86 and 87? … The jokester expecting the room to erupt in laughter was left in silence as he watched his co workers thinking it over before moving to smiles and nods of approval. It was his first accepted idea at Quiksilver. Possibly his last…. Story to be continued.
What a pack of shit
(the whole idea of it, that is, admittedly I didn’t watch the clip and will have to do a ‘Party Pete’, but probably won’t..)
I was there, like some of you, in the eighties. Somehow I reckon that I’d look even sadder than normal should I attempt to rock these outfits around town these days.
Wasn’t there some chat about Leftists being vampires and sucking childrens’ blood / youth serum or or something? How come I’ve not been invited? I wouldn’t mind being young again.
They prefer slaughtering bubbas.
They feel strongly about it too.
Like its very important.
And you are for allowing the fed gov’t to dictated your health choices. Nothing but a bunch of gasbag hypocrites.
‘Pre-born gtg, pre-school you are fucked’ – George mutherfuckin Carlin ya cunt
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Fucken strange that Quik thinks they’re worth sponsoring.
Dumb fucks.
Edit: hahahar go diqus. Slut bots are back and they rule !
This is legitimately good.
If Callum doesn’t win it’s back to a tradies assistant.
At least had a break from Shannon.
As usual quik have missed the boat. 80s is out already and early 90s is in. Look at all the checked shirts and BIG sized jeans.
Can I chat here? Been barred from live chatter.
Hell i did not even know quiksilver still existed.
Far out. Hurluley might have to do a collab with Chuck E. Cheese or Gordon Gecko to compete.
Hes probly got 2 private jets
What a smarty pants!!
“apparently unaware of our comparative net worths.” …too funny!
One for each foot!
You following my Insta? More to come.
You on OnlyFans too?
You krazy kids.
i think we have been disqus cancelled
is this the live thread?
Hopefully is now.