Both brands peaked in the 1990s but later struggled financially, leading to a 2018 merger. California-based Volcom, founded in 1991, became a staple in surf, skate, and snow culture with its ...

Local Expert No. 1: Clothing designer Allison Izu remembers a time when a career in Hawaiian fashion meant one of three things: Working in the surf industry, working for an aloha-shirt brand ...

Another surf industry wipeout is hitting Orange County as Liberated Brands – which held the distribution license for big brands like Billabong, RVCA, Honolua and Volcom – shutters its Costa ...