Life's a Beach at the Roxy Pro

Last week I was pretty fortunate to be sent to France cover the penultimate stop of the Women's World Surfing Tour - The Roxy Pro... if you haven't seen my event round up check it out on the SD lifestyle blog!

Not only was I there with the team there to bring you the latest surf reports and event gossip, hang out with the pros, eat croissants, vin rouge and get my own feet wet (hard life!) - I was also out papping the most fashionable faces in Biarritz. So here they are!:

Name: Britta

Lives: East London, UK

Occupation: Fashion Ed at Cooler Magazine

We say: Britta looking cool as ever; particularly love her Element Valerie top - styled back to front!

Name: Celine

Lives: Saint-Raphael, France

Occupation: Student

We say: This student's tribal print shorts and headscarf caught the fashion radar straight away

Name: Nathalie

Lives: Biarritz, France

Occupation: Women's Marketing Coordinator at Billabong Europe

We say: Laid back beach styling at its best - I want those oversized sunnies

Name: Courtney Conlogue

Lives: Santa Ana, California

Occupation: Pro Billabong Surfer

We say: Court always looks effortlessly cool in and out of the water; loving the pink top/watch/nails combo... and that California tan!

Name: Helene

Lives: Paris

Occupation: Fashion Designer at Panetone

We say: Colourfully boho in mint green shorts that are perfect for this season. I love the fresh flower headress that she made herself - my festival inspiration!

FOAMO gets it on in the Alps

Mashup master and super nice bloke Foamo annihilated Tignes’ infamous Loop Bar last night with a set that got seasonnaires proper frothing ahead of his headlining slot at Thursday’s Big Tea Party!

Alongside his proverbially insane remixes of Breakage’s ‘Fighting Fire’, Dub Pistol’s ‘I’m in Love’ and La Roux’s ‘Bulletproof’, the British DJ smashed out a great mixture of house, electro, dub and grime that really pushed all the right buttons, turning this small, popular alpine bar into a beer spilling, break-dancing riot-fest.

Breakage - Fighting Fire (Foamo remix) by Foamo

Admitting he had no clue what to play ahead of his set, the DJ waited to see how hard, low, funky or slow the crowd were willing to go.

Talking afterwards Luke from support act Too Many Front Men described Foamo as an exceptional talent:

“He’s an entertainer. He does what a DJ should do which is perform to the people and he plays with an insane energy which so evidently translates to his audience.

He felt the crowd, he felt the vibe and he played accordingly - now that’s the sign of a true professional”.

Foamo tears up Tignes' Loop Bar (photo courtesy of Tom Greenhill)

Having just returned from gigging in Australia and ahead of his Ibiza season, Foamo will be playing at the British Universities’ Mad Hatters Tea Party alongside Rico Tubbs and Baobinga in Tignes on Thursday.

Catching up with the man himself over apres ski, he admitted that despite being an international globe-trotter his first time in a winter alpine resort had been pretty special:

“I’ve never been anywhere like this before, it’s just amazing, I had no idea what to pack so I brought loads of jumpers but it’s bloody boiling!

I had a snowboarding lesson before I came away, so I’ve been out on the mountain a bit by day and enjoying some crazy parties by night. Yeah there isn’t much time to sleep!”

  FOAMO.NET mixtape (download at www.foamo.net) by Foamo