Instagram story viewer> @ericcrane> Tagged
4.7K
followers
2090
following
CEO @birdwellbeachbritches
CBMO Hale Tori
Entrepreneur, Operator, Creative
POSTS STORIES REELS TAGGED
19
Birdwell x El Wood collection. 
Handsome Jacob wore the cloths.
I shot the photos.
Mahalo for having me 
@birdwellbeachbritches 
@elwoodclothing 
…….
@jacobatwood 
@ericcrane
10
Since the 1980s, there has really only been one pair of trunks for Jim, and that’s Birdwell.

Jim grew up near the water, and Birdwells were synonymous with it. They were what you wore. Simple, well made, unmistakable. They weren’t just another pair of trunks. They were part of the culture.

Jim would go on to spend much of his life in fashion, and over the years his eye and taste became something people respected. He has always had an eye for the things that are made right, the things with a point of view, a history, and a reason for being the way they are.

And through all of it, when it came to the water, he chose Birdwell.

Years later, on the first day Jim and Cooper met, Cooper happened to be wearing a pair of Birdwells. Jim noticed immediately. It was a small detail that said quite a bit. Almost like showing your cards without realizing it. You knew what was going on and didn’t need to say much about it.

Looking back, that shared affection for Birdwell probably had a lot to do with creating the partnership they have today.

So when Birdwell asked Jim to be photographed for their new Made in USA collection, it felt like a special kind of full circle.

A man who has spent a lifetime appreciating great clothes, photographed in the trunks he would have chosen anyway, by a California company that has been part of the story all along.

We’re grateful to Birdwell for asking Jim to be a part of their story.

Thank you to @ericcrane @eliicrane @birdwellbeachbritches for making this happen.

Photos by @ericcrane Jim Olarte in birdwell beach britches and birdwell jacket with rattan hat
88
back to up