Celebrate a piece of surfing history with this vintage-inspired lapel pin featuring a vibrant design reminiscent of classic surf culture. Made from sturdy die-cast metal and decorated with colorfast hard enamel, this pin ensures durability while adding a stylish touch to any outfit. Its heavy-duty back post and clasp provide secure fastening, making it perfect for accessorizing jackets, bags, or hats. A great way to express a love for surfing and its rich heritage.
From the brand: In 1961 Floyd Smith, a surfboard manufacturer based in San Diego, California, began printing his company logo on white shirts local surfers brought into Gordon & Smith Surfboards, and the surfer t-shirt was born. By the end of the year, the emerging market in silk-screen printing allowed printing of five-color O’Neill Surf Shop t-shirts and single-color Makaha International Surfing Championships t-shirts. After three years, surf company t-shirts were being produced by the tens of thousands as the market widely expanded to include surf industry team t-shirts and competitor t-shirts for entrants in surf competitions. During the mid-70s, surfer shirts by the California T-Shirts company were available in department stores throughout America and, by 2002, the production of surfer t-shirts had swelled to 300 million shirts annually. Their popularity skyrocketed as the entertainment industry modeled them through Mackenzie Phillips in American Graffiti and Robert Duvall in Apocalypse Now. Today, surfer t-shirts continue to thrive worldwide and remind people of the rich history and blessing of surfing.
1” X 1” METAL VINTAGE LAPEL PIN
Made with sturdy die cast metal
Decorated with colorfast hard enamel
Heavy duty back post and claps for secure fastening
