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<text id=90TT0872>
<title>
Apr. 09, 1990: Business Notes:Sportswear
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<history>
TIME--The Weekly Newsmagazine--1990
Apr. 09, 1990 America's Changing Colors
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<article>
<source>Time Magazine</source>
<hdr>
BUSINESS, Page 67
Business Notes
SPORTSWEAR
Blazing Hot And Way Cool
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<body>
<p> Surfers and snowboarders have been blinded lately by a
dazzling brilliance. It's not glare from the snow or water, but
the neon-colored outfits of their companions. From the
California coast to the Alps, the hottest look under the sun
is the "acid bright" sportswear produced by the O'Neill company
of Santa Cruz, Calif. The parkas, swim trunks, rucksacks and
other splashy items are hard to miss, since O'Neill emblazons
them with the company name in huge letters. O'Neill's sales
reached an estimated $100 million last year, up more than 30%
from 1988.
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<p> Started as a wet-suit manufacturer in 1952, O'Neill branched
into sportswear five years ago with a line of trunks and tops.
Clothes for snowboarding were a natural extension, since that
sport is favored by many surfers. O'Neill's winterwear ranges
from insulated shells ($90) to full suits made for
extra-strenuous performance ($350).
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</body>
</article>
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