I posted before about how great Liquid Salt is. Well, I’ve been lucky enough to be able to contribute to the site, and my first interview dropped today.
I had the privilege of interviewing the super rad Thomas Bexon, a shaper/surfer that I really admire out of Australia. Take a few minutes and check out the interview here.
It’s no secret I’m a big Wes Anderson fan, so with the release of Moonrise Kingdom today I thought it would be appropriate to do a little post on camp style. At least my take on it. His story is set in 1965, mine is set in modern day.
I think this is pretty cool. From my mate Doc’s new shop in Noosa. In his words it’s a “barbers shop come retail space along with the resin and foam dust…some nice threads, warm rubber and a place to get all neat and tidy”. Sounds good to me.
If you’re down under, stop by 175 Noosa Eumundi Road, Noosaville, QLD, Australia and show some support.
I absolutely love this bag from Best Made. It looks perfect for a change of clothes, an overnight trip, or even just a towel and some wax. Made in the USA from waxed cotton (my favorite) with solid brass grommets and a solid bronze hook. This thing is only going to look better with age, and by the looks of it, it could last a lifetime.
$118, here.
These are serious. The Squire Church by Raen Optics.
I’ve got the Squires in Bengal Tortoise, and I wear them all the time. Those and the Raen Lenox Captain Fin are the only two getting rotation these days.
Pick up these limited edition Squires here for $142.
I’ve started Lost at Sea as a place to post all the surfing related images and inspiration that was finding it’s way into this blog. That’s not to say The Skull and Stripe will be devoid of any of this type of content in the future; I just wanted a place to keep it all curated.
Check it out here if you have a few.
Dustin Humphrey was my hero. D Hump was one of the best surf photographers in the 2000’s. Every surf photo good enough to make me look at the credit line said “D Hump”, usually in knocked-out type. His work with Taylor Steel on the Sipping Jetstreams project was mind blowing. In fact, the photo book “Sipping Jetstreams” won PDN’s prestigious “Book of the Year” award in 2007, over submissions by photographers such as Steve McCurry and Annie Leibowitz. So because of his incredible, inspirational photography, Dustin Humphrey was my hero.
As if I didn’t already want to move within a short drive of the ocean, these racked bikes from Deus push it into overdrive. I’d love to throw a board in the racks after work and wander out for a session. Maybe take a detour on the way home.
Anyway, always impressed with what Deus has in the works.
Nice little feature on Mikey DeTemple from JCrew’s blog. Read the great interview our friends at Liquid Salt did on Mikey a while back here.
via jcrew:
he’s a professional surfer/filmmaker, a chef in the making and a Moleskine fanatic. check out some of our favorite answers from this seriously cool Ludlow-wearing guy (who knows a thing or two about hanging ten).Mikey’s tools of the trade (clockwise from left): 6’9” Chris Christenson single-fin board; Bolex Super 8 camera; Grain hand plane; 2-terabyte G-Drive; Rainbow single fin; Moleskine notepad.
WHAT’S NINE-TO-FIVE LIKE FOR YOU?
The amazing thing about my job is that I don’t really have a nine-to-five, per se. If the surf is good, I’ll blow everything off and surf all day long. Likewise, if I’m editing a film on deadline, I’ll stay in the studio for 10 or 15 hours at a time.
TELL US MORE ABOUT YOUR MOVIES.
I aim to make simple, clean and minimalistic films that will stand the test of time. I film the friends who inspire me and always pick surfers based on their style. That, combined with amazing waves, unique locations, great music and no distracting titles, seems to be a formula that’s working for me.
MOST RECENT PROJECT?
My last film, Sight Sound, was released in June 2011 after two years of traveling around the globe with a group of friends. There’s no story line, narration or titles—the images tell the story.
COOLEST PLACE YOUR JOB HAS TAKEN YOU?
Some outer islands in the Maldives that are 12 hours away by boat. The surfing was great and attracted some of the local Maldivians to come and watch. Amazingly, it could have been the first time many of them had seen surfing.
HOW DID YOU GET INTO SURFING?
My parents met surfing in the 1970s and my dad was a commercial clammer, so everything my family did was based around surfing, fishing and the ocean. It was only natural that I followed in their footsteps.
BEST WAVES IN THE WORLD?
Most people expect me to say somewhere like Australia, but I really love the serenity of cold places like Canada and the Arctic Circle. Walking through the snow and paddling out to an empty lineup with snowcapped mountains in the distance—it’s surreal.
Love the style and photos from Lady Slider.
Is this turning into a surfing blog? Kind of but not really. It’s all about style. In and out of the water.
