Body Glove: 60 Years Later

The Inertia

Distributor of Ideas

Staff

1963 - Mickey Munoz and Hobie Alter agree on the Body Glove.

$1950\'s - Bill Meistrel, testing equipment.$

1950's - Bill Meistrel, testing equipment.

$1950\'s - Bob Meistel diving in an original Body Glove$

1950's - Bob Meistel diving in an original Body Glove

Home of the Surf Suit.

Bill Brhinghurst, savoring the winter flavor.

$An original Dive n\' Surf Beaver-tail short arm suit, circa 1950.$

An original Dive n' Surf Beaver-tail short arm suit, circa 1950.

Bill Meistrel, Manhattan Beach lifeguard and founder of Body Glove.

Sixty years ago today, Bob and Bill Meistrell changed the world of surfing forever. The co-founders of Body Glove, they invented the first fully functional wetsuit and opened up a whole new world of previously unsurfable waves. Founded in 1953, the brothers crafted the first wetsuit in the back of their Redondo Beach surf shop, Dive N’ Surf. Here are few of their earlier images to celebrate sixty years of warmth.

Contribute

Join our community of contributors.

Apply

Body Glove: 60 Years Later

Newsletter

Contribute