Birdwell x Elwood bring sexy back to surf with new collab 

How I could see myself flopping in the corner of a sexy late-night bar, coltish legs hanging out of the pink trunks, feet in white vinyl pop art boots.

A small break in transmission from the important news stories broken here on BeachGrit: the Great White attacks, fusillades fired across myriad online bows by Kelly Slater, beachfront real estate bargains and warranted attacks on the vulnerable adult learner surfer.

Today’s note to the reader concerns my recent foray into the public relations field.

The journalist’s email box rattles with PR notices offering trinkets and rags, everything from girlish dresses to Johnson’s Baby Powder, for review and publicity.

Rarely is my head turned, although the H20 John John headphones thrilled me for a while, as did a drink container company called Purist Collective did with Kelly Slater, although nothing like the collab between the heritage brand Birdwell and LA’s vintage-tweaked label Elwood.

What struck me, a soft pink pair of surf trunks, short naturally, a pair of longer camo trunks, a baby soft t-shirt and a sixties-styled beach towel, all with the, and even with my jaundiced eyes, the very desirable Birdwell label and trademark bold American flag.

Reader, how I could see myself flopping in the corner of a sexy late-night bar, my coltish legs hanging out of the pink trunks, feet in white vinyl pop art boots.

Eric Crane, an old pal became the CEO of Birdwell after steering other brands to glory, and when he heard I’d been chasing an Australian delivery, pressed the required buttons and, yessir, here I am, an overindulged child who has just helped himself to an extra piece of forbidden fudge.

And the best part? Limited stocks and the tee and pink trunks have sold out.

If you wanna get a piece and feel sexy again, camo trunks still hangin’ in there, towel, too.