THE FACTS AND VIEWPOINTS IN THIS SECTION ARE NOT NECESSARILY THE VIEWS OF X-RAY MAG. ITEMS PRESENTED IN THIS SECTION HAS NOT BEEN TESTED BY X- Bottom Crawlers RAY MAG STAFF, NOR ARE THE ITEMS WARRANTED, INFORMATION PROVIDED IS CONDENSED FROM MANUFACTURERS DESCRIPTIONS. TEXTS ARE USUALLY EDITED 100% cotton Tribal Shark Men’s T FOR LENGTH, CLARITY AND STYLE LINKS ACTIVE AT THE TIME OF PUBLICATIONS Bold oriental brush strokes on mocha t-shirt. POINT & CLICK Price: US$16.95 www.bottomcrawlers.com ON BOLD LINKS Edited by Gunild Pak Symes ALL PHOTOS COURTESY OF THE MANUFACTURERS OR VENDORS Spring Dive Fashion Stylin’ Togs for Your Tank Stylish Jewelry from the Sea Have a little fun with your gear and A piece of dyed mother of pearl or shell is cut and set by hand in each of these get ‘em grinning with this polyethylene air tank stainless steel pendants. Other designs by the Canadian based husband-and-wife shirt inspired by Lifesavers hard candies. design team Eric Jean-Louis and Vivian Cheng come in bamboo, coconut, coral, Price: US$21.97 www.divingtoysfromdivetonight.com ox bone, steel, Mah Jong and Washi styles. Price: US$75.00 Blendcreations.com Patagonia beach foot- wear fad: Cloud Walker for WaterGirls. O2 Rainwear Full-grain leather upper, Blue or Yellow Lightwieght, breath- pigskin lining and suede Jacket, $29.95 able, waterproof cover footbed. Five colors. Price: Pant, $20.99 for sea bound divers US$80.00 www.patagonia.com O2rainwear.com Sea Inspired Style The fashion label Kawayan (Philippino for ’bamboo’) was created by two sisters, Anna Frances and Anna Mae Dioso. Both born on Midanao in the south Philippines, they are now based Patagonia in Wein, Austria. Influenced by diversity in people and Swimming Be comfortable. countries, the designers have invented a new eclectic with the Fishes Wear this Sea Grass style which suits all occassions and trends. This sea foam 100% organic cotton t-shirt designs flip-flop sandle for men beach cover-up is from their ‘mamuschka beneath the for divers by ZooZoo2. Price: GB£25.00 on the beach. Rice fiber foot- sea’ collection. See www.ichiban.at/kawayan www.zoozoo2.com bed. Four colors. Price: US$50.00 www.patagonia.com 64 X-RAY MAG : 16 : 2007 EDITORIAL FEATURES TRAVEL NEWS EQUIPMENT BOOKS SCIENCE & ECOLOGY EDUCATION PROFILES PORTFOLIO CLASSIFIED Chammyz Manufactured from 100% natural fibers, Chammyz are extremely soft yet ScubaDoRag™ durable garments, designed to Be seen above and below the sea by dive Dive Fashion provide the utmost in warmth buddies, students, instructors and boat crew and comfort, offering the high- in a stylish way! Patented for working out, est level of protection against running, cycling, styling, protecting your scalp rapidly changing weather and/or hair color, snorkeling and scuba. The conditions. Unique design SecretCompartment is for stowing your ponytail promotes maximum water to keep it from tangling in your tank valve, or absorption from the body and for hiding small valuables or your room key. immediate processing through US$35 a unique moisture manage- ment system. (Left)Aussie Top in ScubaTubeSocks are getting rave reviews Deep Purple, US$62.00. Body for funky style and function, which lets you Parts, Inc. Visit Chammyz.com get into your wetsuit more easily and pre- vents blisters. Make your dive buddies smile with HappyFeet! Can also be worn with clogs and sandals. Made from the same yummy fabric as the ScubaDoRag™. US$13 FashGuards ‘cause who wants to talk about a rash? Shoods (or shirts with hoods) are suitable for all SuperHeroes who trav- el beneath the waves, and Shoodn’ts (shirts without hoods) are in very limited quantities, so order soon. Get TOP TO BOTTOM: down and funky with ChromaMomSea these innovative ways PurpleJoker to add long sleeves ScubaTubeSocks and extra room SeaBra (thanks to print gus- sets). Brighten up Women’s Deep Down T, AU$27.00 your everyday cou- LEFT. Men’s Rust in Peace T, AU$15.00 rageous, stylish life. FashGuards US$60-110 Wear Scuba Scubadorag.com T-shirts from down under for the diving dudes and divas in your life. All tees by this Australian maker are made from 100% cotton with high quality screen Girls4Sport Neoprene Rashguard has printed graphics. Scubagear.com.au the same cut as their long sleeve rash- guard, but with 1 mm neoprene panels front and back for extra warmth and a front half-zip. The built-in shelf bra pro- Dive Republic vides support; the extra length in the Dive Republic is a scuba themed T-Shirt torso keeps it from riding up. It features design and production company aiming sleeves in cool prints and colors that can to bridge the gap between street fashion be mixed and matched with coordinat- and the often ‘in-joke’ nature of diving ing bottoms and board shorts. Can be shirts. The T-shirts retail at £20 (inclusive worn alone or layered under a wetsuit. of p&p) and you can purchase them at: Price: US$73. www.girls4sport.com www.dive-repulbic.co.uk 65 X-RAY MAG : 16 : 2007 EDITORIAL FEATURES TRAVEL NEWS EQUIPMENT BOOKS SCIENCE & ECOLOGY EDUCATION PROFILES PORTFOLIO CLASSIFIED Deep Down Dive Apparel Let ‘em know you dive by wearing Dive Fashion quality apparel paired with hardcore dive designs like “Skull Flag” and Mad Mermaids “Last Great Act”. Featuring over 30 Scuba is a dive wear brand designs, Deep Down is the latest in that gives a damn! So we have alternative dive apparel. Check out our say about stuff that make all of Deep Down’s cutting edge us mad, Shark Finning, Killing So many t-shirts, designs at: DeepDownDive.com Whales, Climate Change, so little closet space... Water Pollution...We believe that wearing MadMermaid Scuba Dive Wear is a great way of getting the messages out there. www.madmermaids.com Dive Junkie is a fast growing specialty retailer of Scuba Diving casual apparel. Their range of clothing are constantly revitalize by regular addi- tions of new designs and clothing styles. The latest collection of Polo shirts to join their wide range of T- UWAHU = underwater human shirts is refreshing and styl- Original and high quality out of the water divewear for scuba divers, ish. Made using a cotton freedivers and aquanauts. Distributed in Europe, Australia and the and polyester blend, the USA. Secure online shop available. 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Price: US$65- wetsuit doesn’t, we provide expert alterations, including customization for 95. www.divegoddess.com Technical and Handicapped Divers. We also produce fun, colorful accesso- ries…especially our famous Minihoods. www.terrapinwetsuits.com Hot Shower in a Can Get rid of all that salt with a soothing hot water rinse heated by the cigarette lighter in your car! Cleverly designed by Büro North, this handy portable surf shower goes with you anywhere. Buronorth.com Exceed Wetsuits Step up to a new fashion wetsuit by EXCEED. Their suits feature the highest quality neoprene available with a new E-Plush interior, which Shoulder Bags with Fins keeps you warmer and dries Dive Deep As the makers, Reef and Reed, quicker. All seams are glued and T-Shirt Get the say, “It’s not just a bag... it’s a blind stitched to keep water out. word out with this fish” This new collection, which high- www.exceedwetsuits.com straight forward lights fish from the Great Barrier Reef, scuba shirt by includes favorites such as the Shark, Ember Detail of Island Image. Orca, Clownfish, Purple Tang and Women’s Execute Men’s Price: US$19.95. Cutthroat Trout. Price: US$35.95 Long Long Wetsuit by www.islandimagedesign.com www.reefandreed.com Wetsuit Exceed 67 X-RAY MAG : 16 : 2007 EDITORIAL FEATURES TRAVEL NEWS EQUIPMENT BOOKS SCIENCE & ECOLOGY EDUCATION PROFILES PORTFOLIO CLASSIFIED UZZI Amphibious Gear uses innovative and high tech fabrics in their ex- Dive Fashion clusive designs.