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The Future of Surfing is Diverse
The surf community is notoriously insular, white, straight and male. Anyone outside of these categories must navigate a surfing world that does not cater to their cultural reality or body types.
How Our Ponchos Are Made
Marlin Ray ponchos are made with great care to detail for quality and design at Wildlife Works Fair Trade Factory in Kenya. One of our favorite design elements of the Marlin Ray ponchos is the hand-twisted tassels. Having these tassels dangling off the straight lines of the poncho design patterns present a very precise production process that requires each poncho to be individually hand cut and sewn. CUTTING Each poncho is made from precut fabric that comes with hand-twisted tassels on either end. We designed the hood and pocket pattern pieces to maximize both the length of the poncho and fabric yield...
Buy Nothing and Save the Planet
By Joyce Hu This is not a promotion. We mean it: stop buying crap, immediately if possible, for the long-term. The only “promotion” Marlin Ray will ever run on Black Friday is #BuyNothing. Go enjoy nature, talk to your friends and family, hug a tree. And beyond Buy Nothing “Day” we encourage you to extend this into a permanent lifestyle. The miracle of nature is too personal and inspiring for us to ignore the consequences of our extreme consumer culture. The explosive growth and globalization of the apparel industry has accelerated pollution everywhere. This industry is one of the top five sources of global warming, contributing...
Sustainable Buying Guide
Guest post by Joyce Hu This is our work in progress ethical shopping guide, and just a start. We encourage you to do your own research and seek out other brands. Follow sustainable fashion hastags and brands on Instagram and other social channels. These below brands use sustainable materials, and ethical and transparent supply chains. These are not brands that just donate a percentage of profits to charity. We will continue to add to this guide as we find more. Our culture of over consumption for all goods has trained consumers to want things cheaper and faster, all at the...