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SHADES OF SUN

Get dressed in these bright, bold colors. by Chelsea Raineri

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1 Banner saddle bag, $395, Ganni, South Coast Plaza, 949-612-9300 2 Dress, $5,550, Chloé, South Coast Plaza, 714-481-0308 3 Gold-filled hoop earrings, $35, Moonchylde Collective, Huntington Beach 4 Cult Gaia Hedda tie-waist knit midiskirt, $258, Intermix, South Coast Plaza, 714-754-7895 5 T monogram jacquard belt, $198, Tory Burch, South Coast Plaza, 714-689-0450 6 Tom Ford metallic lizard-print high-heel sandals, $1,190, Neiman Marcus, Fashion Island, 949-759-1900

FOR THE LONG RIDE...

I WORKED MOWING LAWNS WHEN I WAS 17 AND ALWAYS WENT TO THE DUMP TO GET RID OF THE LAWN WASTE. I COULDN’T BELIEVE HOW MANY BEAUTIFUL THINGS I FOUND I KNEW I COULD FIX. AFTER MANY TRIPS TO THE DUMP, I DECIDED TO MAKE SOMETHING THAT WOULDN’T BREAK AND SAVE THE WORLD. BEING A SURFER IN THE 60’S, I CAME ACROSS MANY BROKEN SANDALS ACROSS THE BEACH. IT FINALLY CAME TO ME THAT I COULD MAKE A BETTER SANDAL THAT FELT GOOD, LASTED LONG, AND WOULDN’T END UP AT THE DUMP IN A LANDFILL.

THROUGH TRIAL AND ERROR, I DEVELOPED A “LAYERED CONSTRUCTION” BY COMBINING IMPROVED DENSITIES OF SPONGE RUBBER, WHICH ALLOWED ME TO REPAIR THE SANDALS IF THE STRAPS EVER PULLED OUT. I USED BETTER LEATHER SOURCES AND FORMULATED MY GLUE TO HOLD THE STRAPS AND LAYERS TOGETHER. THE STRAPS WERE SEWN USING BONDED NYLON THREAD AND CAME TOGETHER WITH A 2000 LB. PARACHUTE BOX-X STITCH TOE CONSTRUCTION. FORTY-SEVEN YEARS LATER, MY TEAM ENDEAVORS TO KEEP THE QUALITY HIGH, REPAIR SANDALS IF NEEDED, AND DONATE OLD SANDALS WITH LIFE STILL LEFT IN THEM TO FEET IN NEED. I HOPE YOU ENJOY MY SANDALS.

- JAY “SPARKY” LONGLEY, FOUNDER & CEO

4% OF RAINBOW® SANDALS TOTAL REVENUE IN 2021 WENT DIRECTLY TO NON-PROFIT CHARITABLE ORGANIZATIONS. BELOW ARE SOME OF THE LATEST ONE’S WE HAVE HELPED:

CHALLENGED ATHLETES FOUNDATION (CAF) PROVIDE OPPORTUNITIES AND SUPPORT TO PEOPLE WITH PHYSICAL CHALLENGES, SO THEY CAN PURSUE ACTIVE LIFESTYLES THROUGH PHYSICAL FITNESS AND COMPETITIVE ATHLETICS. THE CHALLENGED ATHLETES FOUNDATION BELIEVES THAT INVOLVEMENT IN SPORTS AT ANY LEVEL INCREASES SELF-ESTEEM, ENCOURAGES INDEPENDENCE AND ENHANCES QUALITY OF LIFE. challengedathletes.org LIGHTHOUSE FOR THE BLIND FOUNDED IN 1902, LIGHTHOUSE FOR THE BLIND AND VISUALLY IMPAIRED PROMOTES THE INDEPENDENCE, EQUALITY AND SELF-RELIANCE OF PEOPLE WHO ARE BLIND OR HAVE LOW VISION. lighthouse-sf.org LONG LIVE THE KINGS RESTORES WILD SALMON & STEELHEAD AND SUPPORTS SUSTAINABLE FISHING IN THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST. lltk.org AMERICAN RED CROSS PREVENTS AND ALLEVIATES HUMAN SUFFERING IN THE FACE OF EMERGENCIES BY MOBILIZING THE POWER OF VOLUNTEERS AND THE GENEROSITY OF DONORS. redcross.org