The Billabong
Girls Surf Capsule is a true testament to how far
women's surfing and surf fashion has come in the last few decades. Long gone
are the days when broaching the water's edge required donning a boring black
suit made of unflattering neoprene, which took 30 mins of tugging and hopping
around in a public car park to put on.
While professional female surfers still have to deal with poorer contest waves and smaller prize packets than the men, the women's surfing industry has still moved on leaps and bounds. In 2011 Carissa Moore became the first woman to receive a wildcard entry into the Men's Triple Crown of Surfing. Alana Blanchard has one of the biggest social followings of any professional surfer (perhaps influenced by the size of her bikini bottoms)- whether this is for the right reasons it has undoubtedly raised the profile of the women's WCT and the surf brands she associates with. In 2012 Steph Gilmore took her fifth world title, proving to surf groms worldwide that you can be the best surfer in the world as well as being fun, feminine and fashionable.
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| Laura Enever showcases her Billabong Girls Capsule Collection wetsuits on instagram
With
instagram bolstering the profile of many female surfers, fashion is starting to
take centre stage. It is not just about performance in the water, this tide of
fashionable, beautiful girls want to exercise their right to look and feel good
while their doing it. As such we've seen the neoprene seal suits ditched it
favour of more feminine cuts and a kaleidoscope of colours. And with
high fashion houses such as Chanel, Diane Von Furstenburg and Cythia Rowley
jumping on board too, women's surf fashion is making real waves.
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While surf brands, designers and high
street chains jumpon board the neoprene inspired sports-fashion trend,the
Billabong Girls Surf Capsule collection leads the way this year with its
flattering, retro cuts, comfortable stretchy neoprene and 80s-inspired
neon-pops. Their campaign features all our favourite Billabong Girls, such as
Courtney Conlogue (check out my interview
with Courtney Conlogue), Justine Dupont and new signing Laura
Enever.
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| Courtney Conlogue |
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| Justine Dupont |
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| Laura Enever |
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| Justine Dupont was wearing the Billabong Skinny Jane Wetsuit when I interviewed her in Biarritz last summer |
