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BENT Comp Jacket - Black

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BENT Comp Jacket - Black

Carrie Birdwell Mann

Santa Ana, CA

Price

$225.00

About this piece

An artist, musician, surfer, hot-rodder, skateboarder, and designer, Brian Bent’s world is a mash-up of past, present, and future. Whether he’s riding hand-built kook boxes, thrashing out raw garage rock, or painting in bold, expressionist strokes, Brian brings a punk-rock edge to everything he touches. His style is loud, fast, and unapologetically original. Classic 'Comp Jacket' influenced by 60s surf clubs. A staple since '61. The 2025 Birdwell Comp Jacket combines classic SurfNyl® durabili...

About the artist

Carrie Birdwell Mann started making boardshorts on a single sewing machine in 1961 after watching surfers shred through their trunks at Newport Beach. She developed SurfNyl — a nylon fabric tough enough to survive reef contact — and added a flat-front waist with a metal buckle that became the brand's signature. Sixty years later, the factory in Santa Ana still sews every pair by hand. No overseas production, no fast fashion, no compromise.

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