The photos alone make angry. I haven't begun to even explain this dog shit to you.
During some interweb browsing I came across the ACL site. Pretty cool, uber hip, overpriced, stylin' type shit going on. The guy has a good eye for steeze and such, but that is besides the point.
Here goes.
First of all, I notice the article because it makes note of the NYC based "surf" shop, Saturdays, and Bunker Spreckles' name is in bold.
Attention has been caught.
Why would some apparel style blog be interested in anything surf?
Hmmm. Maybe they are reviewing the Bunker book from Taschen, vintage Art Brewer photos, who knows.
No. Absolutely not.
Taken from the post:
"The new California brand Riviera Club came together as three friends — Joe Sadler, Derek Buse and Greg Ullery — combined their individual strengths to create something new. The launch collection (which is seen in the images below) is inspired by the real life adventures of surfer and wayward rich-kid Bunker Spreckels and the company’s home base of Santa Barbara, California."
WOW.
Some dork found a Bunker book on a coffee table and decided to bastardize his image into some Abercrombie-esque horse shit. If you read the comments, the first person said:
"Love the laid back, Cali vibe."
Bllarraaaaaaaaaaaaghggggggggghhhhhhh.
Yeah. Just puked on my keyboard. No big deal.
Cali is a word that belongs with hella, wicked, etc.
This is just the beginning...
It takes about 25 comments before any one with some real sense makes a comment:
"Bunker Spreckels wouldn’t caught dead in clothes like these. I don’t know how these guys can say their collection is “inspired” by Bunker’s life???? He dressed more like pimp from Oakland. Ridiculous, looks like just another jcrew style."
Thank you Karl Kronen, I owe you a beer for that.
A few more comments down and Art Brewer (whether or not it is really him, who knows) lays it down.
"After years of knowing traveling and photographing Bunker. I must say he would of never worn any of the clothing your showing here! nice try but no cigar. You missed the mark by 3 miles this is more BS…….art"
Be sure to check out the photo of the guy fondling the oranges, it is the worst one, I couldn't even bring myself to put it on the blog.
I think Peacefrog said it best...."Die Yuppie Scum."
Find your own own lifestyle to bastardize.
7 comments:
whooooooa, he is a cute mutherfucker in those yummy plaid shirts and higher cut shorts, makes me want bunker, sooooooooooo bad!
soulgider
"Cali" is a term for people who are not from California.
they probably listen to The Drums...
may all faggets rest in hell.
the comment above is fucked. makes me wish i liked dick just to piss off whoever wrote it.
that being said, I admit that i like saturdays blog but think their whole gig is more about looking cool and drinking coffee than actually surfing. Nothing wrong with that but it just goes to show how trendy surfing really is these days.
i agree, it's a very unloving comment. hate is as bad as any sin. and i dont think you have to like the lower zip code to make guys like that mad. just having a different opinion sometimes makes a diff. i cant wait til surfing sucks...then i will be gay, gay for the surf (envy is a sin).
soulglider
Amen.
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