Press release:
REDONDO BEACH, CA. (March 18, 2015) – Body Glove International, the original surf company, launched its Jamie O’Brien signature board shorts at better surf shops around the country.
“One of the key elements to the boardshort is that it has a 360 degree waistband that goes straight into the tie, and they don’t slide down,” said Body Glove Team Rider Jamie O’Brien who is known for surfing giant waves and participating in crazy stunts both in and out of the water. “I don’t want to have to do the walk of shame,” O’Brien laughed. Besides technology that ensures shorts stay on, Jamie O’Brien’s signature shorts also have four-way stretch and quick-dry, water-repellant technologies.
Men’s boardshorts have been a successful category for the 62-year old water sports brand that started making the first commercial wetsuits for surfing and diving in 1953.
The Jamie O’Brien Signature Boardshorts are available in surf shops across the country including. West Coast: Dive N’ Surf, Venice Beach Surf Shop, Shell Beach Surf Shop, J7 Surfboards, Rincon Designs, Wind and Sea Surfboards, Asylum board shop and the Neighborhood. East Coast: Aussie Island, the Surfboard Warehouse, Eternal Wave, Cocoa Beach Surf Company, Daytona Board Store, Ocean Sports World, Ohana Surf Shop and Secret Spot. Hawaii: Hawaiian Island Surf N’ Sport, Hanalei Surf Company, and North Shore Surf Shop. They can also be found at Surfea Surf shop and Frijoles Locos Surf Shop in Puerto Pico and the Caribbean.
Check out a video of Jamie surfing in the boardshorts here. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KJRMtlMvPXA
About Body Glove International:
Founded in Redondo Beach, California in 1953 by twin brothers Bill and Bob Meistrell, Body Glove is the original wetsuit company. Today, the privately owned, family-operated company is a leading global watersports brand that specializes in wetsuits, swimwear, clothing, footwear, accessories and technology products. While Body Glove has supported surfers and the surfing industry since 1953, today Body Glove sponsors one of the most respected surf and wakeboard teams in the industry. Pro surfers Tatiana Weston-Webb, Jamie O’Brien, Anthony Walsh, Alex Gray, Zeke Lau, Guinness World Record Holder Garrett McNamara, as well as wakeboarders Rusty Malinoski, Harley Clifford, and Bob Soven are all part of the Body Glove Team. Through Reef Check, SIMA’s environmental fund, and the Surfrider Foundation, Body Glove also works hard to preserve and protect the oceans and waterways it loves. The company’s headquarters are still based in Redondo Beach, but its products are sold all over the U.S. by a network of independent retailers, at its own Dive N’ Surf retail shop and in approximately 50 countries worldwide. Visit BodyGlove.com.
