Roxy t-shirt
Maker
Quiksilver International
Date1990s
Object number00033065
NameT-shirt
MediumCotton
DimensionsOverall: 550 x 660 mm, 3 mm, 0.14 kg
ClassificationsClothing and personal items
Credit LineANMM Collection Gift from Quicksilver International
DescriptionCotton women's t-shirt by Roxy / Quicksilver. Image on t-shirt is blue, depicting a women surfing and the Roxy brand logo with rainbow.
with white torso, blue sleeves and blue rim around neck . Image on t-shirt is blue, depicting a women surfing and the roxy logo which consists of "Roxy" And two ouiksilver logos on their side to form a heart. Joing the surfer and the logo is a rainbow. Tag has roxy logo plus the word "Quiksilver". The attached card tag depicts two women hugging and the roxy logo below. Verso depicts a women surfing.HistoryIn 1969 Alan Green and John Law started Quiksilver boardshorts in an old house in Torquay near Bells Beach.They originally traded under the name of the Ug Manufacturing Company which produced sheepskin boots.The motivation was the dream of creating a lifestyle where they could live near Bells Beach, Torquay and make a living through surfing. At the same time Torquay SLSC members Brian Singer and Doug 'Claw' Warbrick were setting up business with Ripcurl which began as a small retail outlet 'Bells Beach Surf Shop' in Torquay with associated surfboard
making and then wetsuit manufacturing.
Quiksilver was named by Alan Green's wife Barbara in reference to Mercury and the 1960s band Quiksilver Express. The logo for Quiksilver is a mountain and a wave reflecting the company's surfing and outdoor/mountaineering interests. In 1976 American surfer Jeff Hakman became US distributor for Quiksilver boardshorts. By the 1990s Quiksilver had moved into snowboarding sponsoring top competitors and supplying equipment. Although Quiksilver was founded on boardshorts it has diversified its interests to surfing contest sponsorship, surfer endorsment, cross over sports, videos and books.
In 1999 the Quiksilver Crossing was launched at the National Maritime Museum, a surfing adventure in the Pacific with a long-term program to promote environmental responsibility inside and outside the Company. Victorian surfing great Wayne Lynch was a major force behind the project.
SignificanceRipcurl and Quiksilver became the hub of a booming surfwear industry that is now a giant international business. Today both companies have interests throughout Australia and internationally, sponsoring major surfing contests worldwide.
