TSPTR Surf Malibu Catalina Shirt in Vintage Navy cotton twill

Miki Dora was the first king of Malibu. Like James Dean on a surfboard, he was dark and movie-star handsome, he had a dangerous, surly presence, and he surfed like no one else. Mickey Dora defined California Cool. His nickname? Da Cat. Dora developed into “the angry young man of surfing”, a moniker given to him by the LA media. In protest against the influx of surfers to Malibu in the late ‘60s, he wrote a long, fuming piece for the LA Free Press in which he condemned “kooks of all colors, finks, ego heroes, Amen groupies and football-punchy Valley swingers”.

In one of his most famous exploits, Dora entered the 1967 Malibu Invitational–a contest that, given his previous convictions, should have been one that Dora would want no part of. In the semis, he mooned the judges and took off, leaving the beach and a story that would cement his reputation as a contest-hater.

1950’s overshirt favored by California yachtsmen and made famous by Pablo Picasso, made from soft Portuguese cotton twill with a signature nickel riveted wide front placket and chest pocket, boxy relaxed cut with a vintage washed for comfort and a subtle broken in patina. 

We recommend buying your usual size in this garment

Made in Portugal