BOOGTIQUE HQ got a lovely little treat through the post this morning.

Slab is here. Please go buy the French version NOW at… slabmagazine.net

We cant wait till the English version comes out so we can understand what those creative chaps are saying!!!!

Benny P has been my favourite rider since I was young, so to hear that he’s bringing out his second profile movie, it’s like music to my ears! TwoZeroZeroNine is a visual dream, 15 mins of Bens best waves from last year (2009), watch it now, for free ,only at benplayer.com. Edited by Todd Barnes.

TwoZeroZeroNine Teaser

Ben Player Project Teaser.

BPs new site >> click to view

We’ve just got a nice box of leashes and fin savers for the site and boy do they look good. We thought we’d ask the man behind it, Theo Caget, on why he decided to start his own accessory brand, Soyroll.

Tell Boogtique a little about yourself?
Hi i’m Theo. I hail from France… have been bbing since i was a little kid, maybe 7 or 8 y.o. I used to bodyboard at my grand parents place in french Britany but i now live in SW France. Did studies in Paris, skated heaps there and have always been influenced by skateboarding, designs, art and waves i guess. I’m 29 now, my knees hurt from skating and drop kneeing but my love for bbing is intact, hehe same as when i was 8 and rode my first foam wave to the sand.
What was your main drive behind starting Soyroll?

I’ve kind of always wanted to create a brand that would reflect my vision and what i like in term of designs and quality and i felt that what lacked in the bbing industry was a real good accessories brand that would be 100% into bodyboarding and would produce good quality and well designed accessories. I mean there are lots of good boards, a couple really good clothing labels but no brand was specialized in making quality accessories. Soyroll™ was born from that motivation and those observations basically. All Soyroll™ accessories are hi quality products made in the USA and even our garments are made with the highest quality coton, tees and fleeces you can find, it’s screenprinted on american apparel stuff. I wouldn’t have liked to produce something that i wouldnt use or wear myself so i did what i like and what i wanted to see in a brand.
Ace, explain where the name came from?

The name is just a stupid contraction between a few names i thought were cool: Soy Sauce & Sushi Roll mainly. It was also cool to have the “soy” thing in the name because some of our tees are screenprinted with soy-based and water-based inks. It was cool to have that “soy” part in the brand’s name i guess since we put a lot of effort into doing an eco-friendly range of accessories and threads.

What’s the eco spin on it?

All leashes are made with hi-grade recyled urethane (Recycled Urethane Technologies – RUT) and Soyroll™ is the first brand to have done this, yewwwwww – oh yeah and all our packgaging is made with recycled paper+cardboard and waterbased inks for prints. Save the planet one leash at a time ! hahah

Thanks Theo. He’s a bloody nice chap and is also the man behind spongercity.

So if you want to save the environment and don’t want to loose your board. Buy a leash here.

…and so are the flat spells! What better way to keep yourself limber for that next swell…… in three months time. get your tramp on!!!

After Harry Dixon passed name onto the new owner, Toby Simms, we all wondered if he could live up to the VU name and keep the good designs coming.They just launched a handful of new tee’s on their facebook page and its safe to say that Harry would be proud  of what Toby’s doing with the company. We look forward to getting it into Boogtique!!

Plus they’re giving away 5 free tees to fans on facebook. go check it out.

Mitch Rawlins has finally released his new board company Found.
With prices a little to excessive for the Uk/Europe market, but with a solid shape, great colours and with a man like Mitch behind it, I’m sure they’re are going to do well. We look forward to seeing what happens over their first year of business. Good luck.

Iamnones new range has hit European shores. The most radical range they have done with Ty dye Eagles, illustrated lungs and ying yang boardies, buy it now in store.

The SIC is almost upon us, with Bret Young Trials happening this Sunday and the month waiting period starting on Monday, all the riders focused as they prepare for the most exciting event of the Tour.

Fluid Zone will be bringing you a live web cast of the event, so make sure you stay tuned in for all updates so you don’t miss a thing.

he Masked Ball 2010 was undoubtedly THE best Masked Ball yet.  The Main tent was rocking to the incredible sounds of Japayork, and Ou est le Swimming Pool live aswell as top DJ sets from Hongkong pingpong, Luke Gledhill, Kid Cola, Jac The Disco and Louis Vanhinsberg.

The Masked Ball Inn went down a storm and we literally had to peel away some people from the Sega Megadrive and sonic at 6am, Sir Vinyl of the Fattest and Robin Parris had the place jumping from sunset to sunrise and the 3Cs bboys turned up to throw some shapes.

The courtyard at beaconham palace housed a giant turntable dance podium, whilst inside the castle walls the throne was rocked by residential dance home and friends.   Even the occasional short shower didn’t dampen the spirit, and some lucky party goers found solace in the secret spaceship shot bar located through the dragons mouth, created by the wonderkids from barnfest.

A massive thank you to all those of you who contributed to make this event so special and successful.  We shall return for a new Masked Ball 2011.

PHOTO’s: http://jacobcocklephoto.blogspot.com/