L is for La Jolla

Seaside California neighborhood and the location of Andy Warhol’s 1968 San Diego Surf film.

San Diego Surf, 1968/1996, by Andy Warhol

N is for New Wave

What we like to call a cool collage like this, which combines the French Riviera à la Godard with a little post-modern cut and paste.

(via shopghost)

F is for Flamingo

Bird of (spring break) paradise and the mascot for our R&R beach shop.

G is for Greta Garbo

One of the Hollywood greats who was notoriously camera shy, hiding behind books, tissues and…umbrellas.

Photo by Martin Munkacsi

B is for Bikini. Photograph by Terry O’Neill. Image courtesy of Getty Images.

Boyish femininity for a trip to the beach

V is for Volcano Red

The perfect splash of color