Luke Davis In The Mainstream Fashion Spotlight | “I’m into stuff that is pretty odd for a surfer, but no one bats an eyelid. I went through a kimono phase. Glitter…”
Luke Davis was once accused of partying too much. As if having fun is not part of the job of being a pro surfer. Shouldn’t that be the main requirement?
Well thank god Luke doesn’t let the haters slow him down because it looks like he is having more fun than anyone else in surfing right now. Mr. Porter tapped into his good times, wild fashion style alongside 5 other big name California based creatives.
Here is a sample:
What do you like most about LA?
The open-mindedness. There are tons of cool people doing art, music, something creative. Where I’m from, it’s a small beach town and it’s a bubble. Here, you can do whatever you want and no one really cares because it’s a city of freaks. I’m really into some stuff that is pretty odd for a surfer, but no one bats an eyelid. I went through a kimono phase. Glitter. Hair colouring. This [brown] is my natural colour and I’m getting bored of it now, so I might go red next.
What part of the city do you live in?
I just float around, staying at friends’ places. I’ve been doing that since I turned 21 and started coming up here more from home in San Clemente. I’ve never paid rent in my whole life. There’s no point. I’m away all the time, it would just be like paying for storage. My thing, too, is just to have as low overheads as possible because then you’re not thinking about much, apart from where to go next.
How often do you go away on surf trips?
A lot. I’m away more than I am here. I’ve been travelling since I was 12. It’s so ingrained in the way I live my life that if I stay in one place for too long, I start wigging out. I can just go whenever I want. That’s why I have a ton of clothes and stuff in my car, so as soon as I want to go, I can. I have my boards, passport, I have a bed set up in the back. I could just leave tonight if I wanted. I’ve learned to travel super light.
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