Tag: womens

Largest Women’s Surf Event and Festival Comes to a Close at the Paul Mitchell Supergirl Pro with Tatiana Weston-Webb Winning Out of Field of 108 Surfers

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The Paul Mitchell Supergirl Pro Women’s QS6000 cape was dawned by a new champion Sunday afternoon as Tatiana Weston-Webb (HAW) battled through victory-at-sea conditions to earn a win over Courtney Conlogue (USA) and is now the Qualification Series (QS) points leader. Weston-Webb joins an elite group of women, including Conlogue, who have won this event […]

Lack of Women in the Outdoor Industry Isn’t It’s Only Problem, but OIWC and REI Have Partnered To Do Something About It

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There was a lot of talk last week during the Outdoor Retailer Trade Show in Salt Lake City, January 20-24, 2015, regarding just who is the modern outdoors person? From Range magazine’s excellent presentation on the Modern Outdoors Woman, to the New Product TV area interviewing panelists on the Modern Outdoors person in general, to […]

Carissa Moore Wins Target Maui Pro, Stephanie Gilmore Claims 6th ASP World Surfing Title

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It’s a wrap for the 2014 women’s surfing season with spectacular performances by the best women surfers in the world. In the final stage of the Association of Surfing Professionals (ASP) Tour, the Target Maui Pro, Carissa More took home the win. However the overall world champion was Stephanie Gilmore, claiming her 6th ASP World […]

Women’s Surfing World Champion to Be Crowned at Target Maui Pro—Event Is Back After 5 Years

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In the next week, the world champion of women’s professional surfing will be crowned. After a 5 year hiatus in which the women’s ASP tour lacked sponsorship, it’s great to see that it’s back on the schedule and with various numbers of sponsors. Now called the Target Maui Pro, presented by Schick Hydro Silk, it’s […]

Agenda’s Reed Exhibitions Launches Women’s Fashion Lifestyle Trade Event, AXIS

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We’re pleased to announce that Reed Exhibitions, owners of Agenda, will be launching a stand-alone women’s fashion lifestyle trade event with cross-category merchandising including branded collections in fashion lifestyle, active lifestyle, swim, beauty and home, and accessories and intimates, called AXIS. Here’s more: LOS ANGELES (September 4, 2014) – Filling an unmet marketplace need for […]

Sally Fitzgibbons Claims Victory at theFiji Women’s Pro Surfing on the 2014 Samsung Galaxy ASP Women’s World Championship Tour

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An epic Finals day at the Fiji Women’s Pro, Stop No. 5 on the 2014 Samsung Galaxy ASP Women’s World Championship Tour (WCT), saw Sally Fitzgibbons (AUS) reign supreme and claim victory after a day of pumping surf at Cloudbreak. She went head-to-head with five-time ASP Women’s World Champion Stephanie Gilmore (AUS) in their first […]

Association of Surfing Professionals (ASP) Enters License Deal for Vans Triple Crown of Surfing; Brings Back Women’s Pipe Masters Event

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After a three-year hiatus, women’s competition will return to Hawaii with the ASP WCT season-ending Maui Women’s Pro as well as a women’s Pipe Masters showcase featuring top international and local talent. These events, combined with two men’s ASP Prime events, and the men’s ASP WCT finale in the Billabong Pipe Masters for a combined […]

Nikita and Bonfire Snowboarding Welcome Vicki Vasil as New Brand Manager

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News from Nikita Clothing and Bonfire Snowboarding: Nikita Clothing and Bonfire Snowboarding are pleased to announce the addition of Vicki Vasil as brand manager. Vicki will be based in Portland, Oregon, headquarters for both brands, and work closely with the design teams, including Nikita Founder Heida Birgisdottir, who is based in Reykjavík, Iceland. Vicki most […]

Women’s Surf Competition, Los Cabos Open, Announced: 1st ASP Women’s 6-Star Surfing Competition in Mexico

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Today, St. Patrick’s Day, the Association of Surfing Professionals (ASP) announced the launch of the Los Cabos Open of Surf, a Women’s 6-Star Qualification Series (QS) event at the quality righthand pointbreak of Zippers from June 16-22, 2014. The addition of the event is a historic step in surfing, as the Los Cabos Open of […]

H&M Conscious Foundation Names Three Groups to Receive Aid: UNICEF, WaterAid, and Care

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Fast-fashion retailer and brand H&M, continues with its strong sustainability program and the aim of achieving long-lasting improvements in the areas of education, clean water and strengthening women. Starting this month, February, the H&M Conscious Foundation is to support UNICEF, WaterAid and CARE. Each will receive a total of SEK 180 million over  a three-year […]