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TIMELINE
1950
1990
BODY GLOVE SURFBOUT
BODY GLOVE TECHNOLOGY
BILL & BOB AWARDED
MARQUEE BRANDS
ECO WETSUIT ECO COLLABORATION
SURFING IN IN THE OLYMPICS
DIVE N’ SURF WETSUITS WITH STYLE
THE WETSUIT WETSUIT WITH INNOVATION
WETSUIT EVOLUTION
GERRY LOPEZ JOINS THE TEAM
1ST CALIFORNIA SURF SERIES
1ST NEOPRENE SWIMSUIT
BILL AND AND BOB MEISTRELL PURCHASED THE THE 1ST DIVE AND AND SURF SHOP IN THE THE U U U S S S S S OPENED AND STILL OPERATED TO THIS DAY AT AT 223 HERMOSA AVE REDONDO BEACH CALIFORNIA BODY GLOVE WAS THE FIRST TO TO ADD FUN DESIGN ELEMENTS TO TO THE WETSUIT SUCH AS KOSSICK STRIPE AND EVEN ATTEMPTED TO PAINT THE NEOPRENE DIVE N’ SURF’S THERMOCLINE WAS THE THE THE FIRST COMMERCIAL NEOPRENE WETSUIT THE THE NEW INNOVATION
BECAME KNOWN AROUND THE THE WORLD AS KELLY SLATER WON THE BODY GLOVE SURFBOUT
AT AT LOWER TRESTLES FOR HIS FIRST PRO WIN SLATER WOULD GO ON
ON
TO BE ONE OF OF THE BIGGEST NAMES IN IN PROFESSIONAL SURFING BILL AND BOB WERE AWARDED
SIMA LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD AS AS WELL AS AS INDUCTED INTO THE HUNTINGTON BEACH AND SOUTH BAY SURFING WALK OF FAME IN 2016 MARQUEE BRANDS
ANNOUNCED THAT IT IT ACQUIRED MAJORITY SHARE OF THE BODY GLOVE BRAND BODY GLOVE RELEASED TITANIUM FABRIC AN INNOVATION
IN IN TECHNOLOGY
THAT MADE THE WETSUITS WARMER AND DRY QUICKER THE THE 100% NEOPRENE FABRIC WAS USED FOR FOR THE THE FIRST TIME FOR FOR WETSUITS AND BOARDSHORTS BODY GLOVE LAUNCHED FIRST ENVIRONMENTALLY FRIENDLY WETSUIT DESIGNED WITH BODY GLOVE’S SIGNATURE BIO-STRETCH RUBBER AND ECO-FLEX EXTERIOR 1960
“THE BODY GLOVE ” 2000 BODY GLOVE INTRODUCED THE FIRST BACK-ZIP WETSUIT WHICH MADE IT IT IT EASIER TO GET IN AND OUT
OF THE WETSUIT 1970
2010
1980
NEW INNOVATIONS SUCH AS ACROSS-THE-BACK ZIPPER ZIPPER UP-THE-FRONT- ZIPPERS ZIPPERS DUAL-SHOULDER ZIPPERS ZIPPERS AND COLORED NEOPRENE WERE INTRODUCED BODY GLOVE CREATED THE FIRST CALIFORNIA PRO AM
GRAND PRIX WHICH TURNED INTO THE THE PSAA AND EVENTUALLY THE THE BUD SURF TOUR KNOWN FOR RIDING THE TUBE AT PIPELINE GERRY LOPEZ WAS A A A PIONEER OF OF BIG WAVE SURFING AND A A A A A A A A A PART OF OF OF A A A A A A A A A GENERATION THAT CHANGED PROFESSIONAL SURFING FOREVER BODY GLOVE LAUNCHED INTO FASHION WITH THE THE FIRST FIRST NEOPRENE SWIMSUIT
BEING THE THE THE FIRST FIRST SURF BRAND TO GRACE THE THE COVER OF MAGAZINES SUCH AS VOGUE SEVENTEEN HARPER’S BAZAAR ETC 2020
BODY GLOVE TEAMED UP WITH WORLD CHAMPION SURFER AND TEAM
RIDER TATIANA WESTON-WEBB TO TO CREATE AN AN AN ECO-FRIENDLY WOMEN’S SWIM AND ACTIVE APPAREL COLLECTION FOR THE THE FIRST TIME IN IN IN HISTORY SURFING IS IS FEATURED IN IN IN THE THE OLYMPICS
AND BODY GLOVE TEAM
TEAM
RIDER TATIANA WESTON-WEBB RIDES FOR TEAM
TEAM
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