A short and personal edit from RVCA surf advocate Oscar Langburne. 'Wear No Flag' is a reminder that classic style is here to stay. Spending several months in indo and multiple trips from australia, oscar's 12-minute mind bending edit will make even the most novice surfer itchinig to paddle out.
Read MoreLe Queen Classic Surf Festival, soutenue par Vans, revient pour une seconde édition les samedi 4 et dimanche 5 Septembre, sur la mythique côte des basques à Biarritz.
Read MoreA trip in South Africa with Jules Lepecheux, Izzy Henshall and Ainara Aymat enjoying landscapes, waves & vibes of Capetown & visiting Sealand workshop, to creatively reuse fabrics from the DTI event into bags.
Oh, and just the right combination of cushioning, traction, comfort in the new Vans UltraRange VR3.
Imagine if more women would surf! The impact it would have on our social wellbeing, self-esteem, and quality of life taking time to ourselves to chase waves and spend more time in nature.
Nature of Surf Women is a first-of-its-kind, immersive book that will take you on a visual and audio journey with women surfers in Nosara, Costa Rica.
Read MoreConscious about the fact one is not enough and all of us are needed to make a change, Numb surfboards, Polyola Surf Blank, Vans and my self have teamed up for a new adventure founded on friendship, innovation and a will to push the boundaries.
Read MoreKnow Me" tells the story of @clement roseyro's relationship with the ocean. Grown up on the South-West coast of France, Clément‘s playgound has always been the Atlantic coastline. This episode inspires to ditch excuses but simply go out and embrace the ocean‘s moods. And the ocean has many moods ... angry or peaceful, terrible or delicate, dangerous or playful. True watermen adapt.
Read MoreAh time! Our dear time, what a pleasure to be talking about you. You who decides of everything, who regulates our day and our life, and, at some point, who defines what is fast and what is, by opposition, slow. Zoé is definitely fast, running around all day, never losing a second. I, on the contrary, can be considered as slow. My life is basically slow in the morning and not too fast in the afternoon which is funny because you manage to see things differently.
Read MoreFor many years, the art of surfing was practiced primarily by men. Female faces were too few. Lately, and thankfully there has been a shift with the new generation of shapers and surfers. Saioa Lorentz & Janire Gonzalez, born and raised in the Basque Country, where the mountains fall into the sea, are part of this change...
Read MoreLast summer we met with surfer & environment activist Léa Brassy. Here is a recap of our conversation, talking about surfing, diving and farming. We hope to encourage new passions. through this inspiring portrait.
Read MoreFabien Voileau presenting his work for the first time in Hossegor this April. A self-taught artist, Fabien has led an origi- nal and surprising career. He left school at an early age, preferring instead to spend his youth exploring the French Atlantic coast. Motorbike rides and surf sessions proved to be significantly more engaging than maths class.
Read MoreTraipsing through the recesses of northern Spain, Margaux and Aimée Arramon-Tucoo find stunning Basque wilderness, picture-perfect diminutive peelers, some of Europe’s finest seascapes – oh, and just the right combination of cushioning, traction, and all-weather protection in the form of the Vans UltraRange MTE.
Read MoreOurs, Not Mine exposes heavy mineral sand mining on the West Coast of South Africa that entails the industrial-scale extraction of minerals such as zircon, ilmenite, rutile, magnetite and garnet (used in everyday products) from huge tracts of coastline between Columbine and the Orange River, including parts that are officially deemed Ecologically or Biologically Significant Marine Areas. Visually rich footage shows the biodiversity and splendour of a pristine wilderness. This is juxtaposed with the wasteland left behind for generations by mining companies from Australia, South Africa, China and others.
Read MoreBen Thouard demeure l’un des plus grands photographes de surf au monde. Avec ce livre, recueil inédit aux limites du possible, il s’affirme au-delà du sport, comme un artiste du temps sous-marin, un grand explorateur des visages de l’eau.
Read MoreVans Surf is proud to present their latest film, Cadavre Exquis, a compilation of art, music and film that came together in 2020 amongst a group of friends and fellow Vans Surf family members at a time when the world was on pause. The French term Cadavre Exquis, meaning “Exquisite Corpse,” is a method of collectively sourcing and assembling words or images from a group of collaborators, with each adding to the composition in sequence while only allowed to see the end of what the previous person contributed. The resulting film, which is set to premiere November 10, 2021, is a true reflection of its title, providing an outlet for all involved to find creative ways to come together and express themselves during the days spent in isolation.
Read MoreIvan Florence's new photo project will inspire you to quit everything and go surfing. Art, surfing and the road — in St. Petersburg, dreams are becoming a reality.
Read MoreL’idée d’organiser le Paris Surf & Skateboard Film Festival (PSSFF) est née de la rencontre entre passionnés issus des mondes du surf, du skateboard et de l’image. Nous avons fait le constat qu’il existait de nombreuses productions cinématographiques sur le surf et le skateboard et que celles-ci étaient peu visibles dans les salles de cinéma parisiennes.
Read MoreUn rendez-vous long board classic le week-end du 3 (Trial) 4 et 5 septembre au balda, sur la plage de Cenitz à Saint-jean de luz.
Read MoreSurf shape meets art. This collaboration was born with the idea of using a surfboard as a moving medium for visual art. Lucie links up her shaper Oli, "Sel Surfboards", with her longtime friend Marynn, tattooist and renowned visual artist. Marynn froze her credo A M O U R in red hand painted letters and a snake print, under the gold colored glass of the board.
Read MoreThe Queen Classic Surf Festival, a festival about women by women supported by VansThe Queen is an association created by 3 gals that have always known each other.They created this festival because they wanted an inclusive, authentic and hybrid event that looks like them, far from the surf clichés and closer to their experience, from their childhood and from what Biarritz used to be at a time.
Read MoreThe fantasy of warm water a-frames has me checking through a huge stack of polaroid film and imagining the near future. At this stage, a hurricane was just something thrilling, something that we’d chase down and reap the benefits of.
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