Post #350788 by Cammo on Fri, Dec 21, 2007 2:32 PM

Hang Ten was based down on 13th Street in San Diego back in the 60's, and from outside appearances seemed like the coolest surfer clothing company of all time.

No surfer will wear Hang 10 nowadays because they all know that in fact it was run in almost 19th century horrifying sweatshop conditions, way worse than the Lower East Side NYC garment district. I met the head of the company once and he was the spitting image of Mr. Burns from the Simpsons, but dressed in a dark Homburg and black gloves. He exuded evil like a skunk does odor.

I've been told that the footprint logo was bought from a Hawaiian shirt company who had already been using it for years. Not even that was original.

Almost all the surfing clothes nowadays, however, are sold in the shadow of Hang 10, which made some really cool threads for a long time. If you want some neato retro surf clothes nowadays, try the "Ando" brand.