For any other pro, it'd bring on a severe wrist slapping from the sponsors and possible drop: but when Dane Reynolds wore a tee by Kid Creature - the brainchild of 11 year old Calvin Saxton - on the podium at the Hurley Pro, it was applauded....
A fellow Newport Beach local, Saxton's been doodling since he was teeny - and an obsessive surfer since he moved from Arizona, aged 3 - Kid Creature combines both loves, while donating 10% of profits to fight Cystic Fibrosis.
But the big story started when family friend and local pro Andrew Doheny donned one of Kid Creature's tees on a filming surf trip to Nicaragua - invited by Dane Reynolds no less.
Surfing's It boy was intrigued with both the tees and the grom's story due to his own attempts at creating naive chid-like art. So on the next trip, Doheny took some Kid Creature tees out to Dane, and the superstar surfer and his pre-pubescent, creative fan struck up a friendship. Surfing and collaborating where possible.
"I started putting my art on T-shirts because my dad's neighbour had a shirt printer and I wanted to make a gift for my friends," says Calvin. "I get inspiration from looking at random things, and I will keep the idea in my head 'til I have a pencil and paper." Now, thanks to the blogosphere, word on Kid Creature has spread globally and the blonde grom as a huge collection of illustrated threads, to ship worldwide, and worn by a plethora of pros such as Alex Knost, Claire Bevilaqua, Christian Yeager and more.
Scroll down to check out some of these unique cute, quirky and charitable tees, then pick your favourite creepy t to help support the cause and fight against Cystic Fibrosis.
For more info & to buy head to kidcreature.net
From the top: The Building tee; Christian Yeager rocks Kid Creature; Wave Tools: The Heart; The Tree; The Banana; Claire Bevaliqua
