Last week at The Grove in Anaheim, the SIMA Image Awards hosted an epic night. Honoring the best of the surf industry from 2014, the SIMA Image Awards is the only awards program that gives SIMA members and surf specialty retailers the opportunity to recognize fellow surf industry companies for their outstanding contributions to the surf industry. The goal of the SIMA Image Awards is to identify the surf industry’s most influential companies and recognize them for their efforts to advance and grow the industry over the past year.
Here are the 2014 SIMA Image Awards Winners & Nominees (winners indicated in bold and star next to their name):
OVERALL AWARD
Breakout Brand of the Year
Beach Riot
Catch Surf
OTIS
Roark Revival
* Vissla *
MEN’S AWARDS
Men’s Apparel Brand of the Year
Billabong
RVCA
* Vans *
Vissla
Volcom
Men’s Boardshort of the Year
JordyFreak by O’Neill
Mirage by Rip Curl
* Mod-Tech by Volcom *
Spinner Lo Tide by Billabong
Zulu by Vissla
Men’s Marketing Campaign of the Year
“Creators & Innovators” by Vissla
“Life’s Better in Boardshorts” by Billabong
“Surfing is Everything” by Rip Curl
“True to This” by Volcom
* “Volume 7: Rocketship to Reykjavik”
by Roark Revival *
WOMEN’S AWARDS
Women’s Apparel Brand of the Year
Billabong Women’s
O’Neill Women’s
Rip Curl
RVCA
* Volcom *
Women’s Swim Brand of the Year
* Beach Riot *
Billabong Women’s
L*Space by Monica Wise
Rip Curl
RVCA
Women’s Marketing Campaign of the Year
“Let’s Go Anywhere” by L*Space by Monica Wise
* “My Bikini” by Rip Curl *
“Shave Ice” by OluKai
“Today is Perfect” by O’Neill Women’s
“True to This” by Volcom
PRODUCT AWARDS
Accessory Product of the Year
ED01-TIDE Digital Watch by Electric
Happy Lens by Spy
Roark Revival x Leatherman Collaboration Crater C33LX Pocket Knife by Roark Revival
* Socks by Stance *
SuperTide Marbelized by Nixon
Environmental Product of the Year
Eco-Board by Firewire
Plastic Bag Wallet by The People’s Movement
Recycler Series Boardshorts by Billabong
Upcycled Coconut Boardshorts by Vissla
* Yulex Nexkin Wetsuit by Patagonia *
Footwear Product of the Year
Cochise Jogger by The People’s Movement
HOKUA by OluKai
Recliner by Volcom
* Surf Siders by Vans *
Yoga Sling by Sanuk
Hardgoods Accessory Product
Blackstix 3.0 by Futures
DNA Flex Mould Leash by Creatures of Leisure
Drylock Boot featuring TDC Thermo Dry Celliant by Xcel
* FCSII Essential Series Fin Collection by FCS *
Jordy Smith Signature Traction Pad by Channel Islands
Surfboard of the Year
Beater by Catch Surf
Blackbird by Rusty Surfboards
Pyzalien by Firewire/Pyzel
Siamese Palm Viper (SPV) by Dion Agius by SUPERbrand
* The Average Joe by Channel Islands Surfboards *
Wetsuit of the Year
Drylock featuring TDC Thermo Dry Celliant by Xcel
Flash Bomb by Rip Curl
Psycho Series by O’Neill Wetsuits
Xero Furnace 2mm by Billabong
* Yulex Nexkin Wetsuit by Patagonia *
