As a California-born gal who was introduced to the Beach Boys within weeks of coming off baby formula, the surfer/mermaid/coastal aesthetic holds a special spot in my heart.
Let me set the scene: the year is 2005 and its just after 5:00am. An 18 year-old Courtney wakes up in San Clemente to get ready for her daily before-school church class that starts at 6AM. I had rear ended someone five days after I got my license when I was 16 and never had my own car again until I was engaged. A point only worth mentioning because I am a passenger for each and every one of these early morning drives to the church building that passed one of the most beloved surf spots in Orange County. Morning after morning, I watched men and women attend what looked like a more entertaining, if freezing, religious practice: surfing. The naughty nostaglia of the Mr. Zogg’s Sex Wax, the golden tans, boards jutting out of truck beds….. the visuals of my youth have surf culture written all over them. My happiest surf memory (as a woman who has tried to surf twice) was when I was walking along the beach years after high school right at golden hour and saw Scott Eastwood emerge from the sea and shirtlessly run across the beach right in front of me carrying his surfboard. He looked like this but obviously more naked.
I’ve scoured the internet for chic, yet nostalgic pieces that will hopefully write over the memories of stoner surfer boys’ cars that smelled like weed. I think I found some winners.
The light-hearted feeling of summer is captured in a series that highlights all the must-have pieces of Miu Miu’s La Piscine collection – from glitter straw hats to crystal sandals, flared lightwash denim pants to straw bucket bags – a collection of poolside essentials- Miu Miu “La Piscine”
All Havianas and under $100
Lures and bobbles
Tackleboxes
Vintage
All on Amazon
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Nice edit, Courtney! If I can give credit where credit is due, the Genesis sport sandals (on Free People’s site) have been around for years, so I’d definitely argue that it’s Miu Miu who drew inspo from them, rather than vice versa. All fashion is derivative so I take no issue with that, but worth acknowledging 💕
Scott Eastwood! 😍 everyone should go watch Longest Ride immediately. Off topic because; rodeo. On topic because 🔥🔥🔥