When I moved from Brooklyn to Los Angeles a few years back I
saw it as more than a change in coasts—it was the chance to live out all my
California surfer/skater girl fantasies.
saw it as more than a change in coasts—it was the chance to live out all my
California surfer/skater girl fantasies.
I like being authentic. I never want
to be the girl who wears something (skate shoes and neoprene included) just
because it’s fashionable. The move seemed like a great time to put my Sector 9
Skateboard and subscription to Foam Magazine to good use and I promptly added a Cynthia Rowley x Roxy wetsuit to my
closet when I got here.
to be the girl who wears something (skate shoes and neoprene included) just
because it’s fashionable. The move seemed like a great time to put my Sector 9
Skateboard and subscription to Foam Magazine to good use and I promptly added a Cynthia Rowley x Roxy wetsuit to my
closet when I got here.
I was doing really super with my surf lessons this summer
until one chilly Friday when there were too many fearless children in the
water; not looking where they were going, flinging their boards this way and
that. The waves were big, the water was freezing and I was wearing the
aforementioned short (read: very short) wetsuit, even though the instructor
urged against it as a practicality. Apparently, the last thing you need when
trying to stand up on a surfboard is to be completely freezing. After getting
tossed by a few waves I ended up sitting on the beach with my teeth chattering.
I haven’t gotten extreme since. While I’m being honest, I also haven’t hopped
on my skateboard lately, which seems destined to live a lonely life at the back of our
hall closet.
until one chilly Friday when there were too many fearless children in the
water; not looking where they were going, flinging their boards this way and
that. The waves were big, the water was freezing and I was wearing the
aforementioned short (read: very short) wetsuit, even though the instructor
urged against it as a practicality. Apparently, the last thing you need when
trying to stand up on a surfboard is to be completely freezing. After getting
tossed by a few waves I ended up sitting on the beach with my teeth chattering.
I haven’t gotten extreme since. While I’m being honest, I also haven’t hopped
on my skateboard lately, which seems destined to live a lonely life at the back of our
hall closet.
However, I did pick up these new camo kicks at the Vans
store in Santa Monica last weekend, and I’m loving them paired with mini skirts
and skinny jeans. I sure wish I’d been a Dogtown Z Boy, but I’m suddenly happy
to settle for the shoes of one.
store in Santa Monica last weekend, and I’m loving them paired with mini skirts
and skinny jeans. I sure wish I’d been a Dogtown Z Boy, but I’m suddenly happy
to settle for the shoes of one.
This post is part of an on-going series with Los Angeles Magazine. Every other Wednesday I share the L.A. shops I love, my most recent purchases and fashion musings as a contributor to The Clutch style blog.
