Recycled Surfwear is a locally run and owned West Australian vintage store and brand. Born in Margaret River, one of the surfing capitals of Australia on the west coast, and now run from our headquarters in Perth.
We kicked off in 2017, where our owners Tom & Grace love for op shopping developed into overflowing wardrobes, so they decided to have a crack at selling vintage gear and started an Instagram account. We sold our first item in August 2017; a pair of faded vintage Quiksilver jeans thrifted locally in Margaret River.
For the first few years Recycled Surfwear was a side hustle while we juggled university degrees and other jobs. A few years later, we said bugger it, and decided to have a crack at selling vintage clothes full time. Fast forward to now and we have sold over 15,000 items and drop new gear weekly on our online webstore.
Retail and surfwear runs in our veins. Tom’s Mum Bec and Uncle Jay have worked in surf shops and in the surf retail industry since the 80s. Jay is still in it up to his eyeballs to this day, you’ll find him in his shop Wear2, the biggest and best vintage and surf shop in Fremantle.
Vintage clothing isn’t just a job for us, it’s a passion. We love wearing vintage clothes, we still love op shopping and running Recycled Surfwear is still just as fun as it was on day one.
Every single item in our store has been handpicked by us and is a reflection of our personal style and knowledge base of authenticity and quality. We don’t follow trends and we’re not in it to make easy money, we absolutely love it and individually pick every item because we reckon it’s cool and one of you guys will love it.