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Surf's Up, Dude: Maui and Sons Is Back

Maui and Sons
Maui and Sons
Maui and Sons
What's the expression? "Everything '80s is new again"? Following the resurrection of skinny jeans, Ray Bans and slap bracelets, it was only a matter of time before the sunglasses-wearing shark had its day—again.

That's right, Spicoli chic is back, courtesy of Maui and Sons' new, candy-colored collaboration with Opening Ceremony. Vintage designs from the classic surfwear brand have been recreated for a limited-edition line of board shorts, T-shirts and sweatshirts available at OC in Los Angeles and New York, as well as Oak.

Since Maui and Sons was founded in 1980 by three surfers after a failed attempt at establishing a cookie company (seriously), the surfwear crew has always done things a bit differently. For their first ad in Surfer magazine, they skipped the photo shoot, opting instead to use a painting by founding partner Rick Rietveld. And the rest is history.

—J.K. Glei

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