Hang Ten

Beachwear company cofounded in the early 1960s by surf entrepreneur Duke Boyd, originally based in Long Beach, California. Hang Ten "took surfwear in a new dimension," historian Peter Westwick wrote. "It stitched up the cachet of surfing and sold it in department stores to customers who had never seen a surfboard."

Boyd, a Kansas-born Army vet surfer attending Long Beach State College, approached Long Beach-based clothing manufacturer Doris Moore with an idea for making a canvas and flannel ...