We continue to focus on premium quality and handpicked vintage fabrics for our Summer 13 collection. The snap backs, 5 panel camp hats & custom patches reflect our 4th generation California roots.
Designed & Crafted in Los Angeles, Ca.
July 13th, 2012 | Posted in CREW, MUSIC
Hailing from SD, the talented lads of Dirty Gold made us one hell of a mixtape for Friday the 13th weirdness. The mellow tempo is perfect for the muggy tropical weather we’re engaged in. Track list below.
If you haven’t given their “Afro-beat / Experimental / Beach-Pop / Surf Pop” a listen, check out last year’s release – ROAR below.
Grant and John (Lincoln not shown) in Old Man n Sea Camp and Kind of Blue camp hats.
July 9th, 2012 | Posted in MUSIC
“A staple of “Bands To Watch” lists far and wide, Alabama Shakes sure didn’t shrink under the open Texas skies during NPR Music’s 2012 SXSW showcase at Stubb’s on Wednesday night. Armed with a bright new batch of songs from the forthcoming Boys & Girls — not to mention booming, shout-along standbys like “Hold On” — lead singer Brittany Howard seemed to feed off a crowd 2,000 strong and packed to the exits. Commanding the spotlight with a generous set worthy of a headliner, Alabama Shakes ought to get used to playing for this many people in years to come…”
Sorry for lagging on posts lately, we’ve been in the lab working on FW12. This live set has been on repeat for the last week. Check out the original NPR post to download the whole set.
More updates soon.
May 3rd, 2012 | Posted in AMPAL, HEADWEAR
We are excited to premier our Summer Collection. We searched the depths of Downtown Los Angeles to handpick a variety of vintage prints and other premium ingredients. We have new versions of some of our classics and for the first time we are offering a selection of 5 Panel Camp Caps.
Another first is the option to preorder the hats through our webstore. Since we use a lot of deadstock materials, we are often limited to 100-200 pieces per hat and they almost always sell out. A lot of you requested this option and we will be offering 24 pieces per style for preorder to ship 5/23.
This is the SEVEN SEAS II. It is the new version of one of your favorites from last year, but we flipped the material to give it a faded vintage look.
The AUGUSTA II. We have received a ton of emails about last season’s Augusta. This version is a little more tonal and printed on linen, but we carried over the dull gold details for that Country Club vibe.
The FIVE-OH. Vintage Palm Print Linen upper with corduroy brim and button. Less than 120 made.
OLIVE ME, born from another roll found buried under some of the most hideous floral prints out there. I love that the colorway and print are both military and tropical. Unfortunately only about 120 of these made as well.
G’MORNIN BAGHDAD – there are palm trees in the desert too. Vintage printed canvas upper, micro cord brim and button.
This is the REVERSE snap back. Voluptuous cowgirls, cacti & classic western elements.
OLD MAN N THE SEA “Give a man a fish and he will eat for a day. Teach him how to fish and he will sit in a boat and drink beer all day.”
The newest colorway of our corduroy FROTHIN‘ snapback. Cone Selvedge Denim in the patch. The last three have sold out quickly.
You’ve been asking for 2 years… The RADIANT II has been reborn in faded nylon with a puff print.
CRAP EYEWEAR x AMPAL. We grew up on the beach with the gents @ Crap. What was going to be our first colab ever, was finally perfected for this summer. More info coming soon.
BROTHERS MARSHALL x AMPAL - Chad and Trace are two legends in the making, bringing some flare into the otherwise eggy and dull LA surf world. Vintage surf print with a french terry brim and button. More info coming soon.
We know the strong profile of the snapback can be too much for some people so we are proud to introduce our 5 panel camp hats. They have a lower profile and we kept them light weight for summer and packability.
7 SEAS - we are stoked to launch the new colorway of the 7 Seas print in the camp hat.
The KIND OF BLUE is probably my favorite of the camp hats. Vintage woven tapa upper with a washed denim brim.
OLD MAN N THE SEA – ”A bad day of fishing is better than a good day of work.”
G’MORNIN BAGHDAD - Palm trees have historically been symbols of victory, peace and fertility…
Please enjoy.
April 26th, 2012 | Posted in ART, DESIGN, GASOLINE
Andy Carter of Pangea Speed has been creating motorcycles that transcend into gas powered art deco 2 wheeled streamliners. I first found out about Pangaea Speed when I stumbled upon their Triumph Speedmaster (final pic).
This is the ZION EXPRESS Andy’s personal bike; the detail and execution are impeccable. All the bodywork is hand formed the old fashion way. It seems like it would be really easy for art deco elements to balloon into bulbous wide body panels, but the bike has the svelte profile of a lane-splitting chopper.
“Andy believes that it’s the small details that make a bike like this different, and you can see that ideology at play all over the Zion Express. The headlight lens in and of itself was a process many would have just sent out for or bought something pre-formed and re-shaped to fit. Andy, with the help of his father Ron, built a solid wood buck that perfectly fit inside the cowl and then proceeded to soften polycarbonate in the oven at home and hand-laid piece after piece over the buck until it came out perfect.” via Hot Bike
The fluted tank piece leading into the completely clean rabbit bars might be my favorite part of the bike.
For more check out the PANGEA SPEED blog. Andy is working on a new bike for the Born Free show, I can’t wait to see what he comes up with.
It would be better blogging to let you discover the Triumph SPEEDMASTER on your own, but I felt compelled to share.
April 20th, 2012 | Posted in EVENTS, MUSIC, RECREATION
Happy Friday Ladies and Gents. In honor of a glorious summer weekend staring us down, I’d like to bring a few things to your attention.
Our friend and frequent Ampal contributor SURF AMBASSADOR HENDO has released his newest mixtape – The SAH-ga ch. 1 – Born in to the NuWave.
Crack a cold one and give it a listen. Once your in a proper mindset check out this Salon Acapulco clip.
Salon Acapulco is cruising up all the way from Guadalajara to blast off the return of our NO SHIRT / NO SHOES pool party with our friends at dFm.
What started as an attempt at some non douchy fun in the sun last summer quickly became THE summer pool party.
We hope to see you there.
Cheers to the summer.
March 30th, 2012 | Posted in CREW, HEADWEAR, MUSIC
This made my day. Thanks to Junkals for sending this my way.
March 23rd, 2012 | Posted in CREW, MUSIC
“Yo, what’s up, this is Tajai of the Mighty Souls of Mischief crew
I’m chillin’ with my man Phesto
My man A-plus, and my man Op, you know hes dope
But right now yo, we just maxin’ in the studio
We hailin’ from east Oakland, California
And, sometimes it gets a little hectic out there
But right now, yo, we gonna up you on how we just chill…”
Phesto & Opio – THE MIGHTY SOULS OF MISCHIEF
LEGENDS – ’93 til
Phesto in a Brown WAX ON
March 20th, 2012 | Posted in MUSIC
I’ve wanted to go to SXSW for the last few years.
I’ve never been to Texas, and in my post Coachella world, the idea of checking out a bunch of live music in random little venues sounded magical. Heading into Austin last week, I knew there would be a few unexpected highlights. For me the best surprise was walking into the Windish Showcase to see Lee Fields & the Expressions belting out one of the most powerful and heartfelt sets I’ve ever seen. It was the first time witnessing a real Soul performance and I’m now a firm believer.
March 19th, 2012 | Posted in AMPAL, FASHION
Here’s a short overview of the PROJECT 10 tradeshow we participated in last month.
It’s the best show we’ve done, big thanks to the team at Project and everyone who came by the booth!
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