Clark Little Gallery Grand Opening in Laguna Beach

Earlier this month, world renowned surf photographer and Kreed eyewear family member, Clark Little opened his own gallery right in Laguna Beach. Here are some pictures of the event. Congrats Clark!

Jeremy Wright, our bodyboard team rider, was also there that night. Here are some photos that he took compliments of his blog.

Jeremy Wright at the Kreed Office

Check it out, Jeremy Wright and his buddy Joel Piper (drummer for the band Confide) stopped by the Kreed's headquarters recently. See more of the happenings with Jeremy Wright go to his blog.

Kreed Appreciation Sale!

August Give Aways!

Are Designer Sunglasses Worth the Price? Wall Street Journal article

  We all have wondered from time to time about designer sunglasses and what is so special about them. When I say designer brands I mean high end brands like Louis Vuitton, Prada, etc. which a pair can run nearly $500 give or take a hundred or so and that is not even with prescription lenses. Celebrities wear them, no surprise because they have the money or the brands give it to them, along with well to do socialites who can afford a pair. To an average person, like you and I, is it really worth it to buy a pair? What can we gain from it?

The only two reasons I can think of is that first of all, they are designer name brand. People buy them because they are associated with a certain brand and that association perhaps denotes a certain 'social status' or an elevated 'style.' The second reason, is the quality of the sunglasses themselves. I can maybe understand the price if the pair of shades is constructed of gold plated titanium, with turtle shell details, and the highest quality light-weight polarized lenses. All complete with a leather case with suede on the inside and lifetime warranty. Even then that is a stretch and the quality will not matter they are so happened to be stepped or sat on.

Here is an article from the Wall Street Journal about the value of the designer sunglasses. Here

Honestly speaking, there isn't a single brand that comes to mind that has the same prices and quality as Kreed and Crush sunglasses do. Nothing better than a great quality return for the price!
See for yourself: Kreed

Kreed and Crush in Transworld Business

We've all enjoyed the Kreed and Crushes (the womans line) sunglasses and have benefited from the great quality and style along with an unrivaled affordability. Where else can you find good polarized sunglasses for under $50? It's not often one gets a look of what goes on the back end of a business. Here is a glimpse from Mark Lohrbach, Vice President of Fortress (parent company to Kreed and Crush), on what we can expect this year and the next.

Kreed and Crush in Transworld Business

Image from www.business.transworld.net

4th of July Weekend SALE!

Jeremy Wright: Making waves and riding them

This month's issue of Long Beach Lifestyle features our very own Jeremy Wright in the Style Profile section. In the magazine you can see him sporting none other than Kreed sunglasses, which we are so stoked about! You can pick up the issue at any Barnes and Noble or Border in Long Beach so be sure to grab one!


Photo by Jeff Farsai 

DP Racing takes 4th in the Tecate/SCORE Baja 500!

DP Racing Team who love wearing our shades recently placed 4th in the Tecate/SCORE Baja 500 off-road race in Mexico!

"An epic and incredible day of racing as the DP Racing warriors overcame adversity and other Baja challenges to take 4th Place in Open Pro Class 22 in the Tecate/SCORE Baja 500 off-road race. Congratulations to A.J. Stewart, Bryce Stavron, and Jesse Casillas for being the first non-factory team in their class and 10th Overall motorcycle. The Jimmy Lopez-prepped MotoWorld of El Cajon Honda CRF 450 X was flawless as the guys ripped around the Baja peninsula in a time of 10 hours 40 minutes."

DP Racing relay's on KREED eyewear as their preferred sunglass of choice for their offroad race team!
Thanks to Seve’ and the crew for their awesome support and way to go A.J., Stewart, Bryce and Jesse and the entire DP Racing crew for a great finish!

Here is a link to their race report.

DP Racing Team

Check out the Kreed love on the tail of the bike

Kreed x Oahu North Shore Lifeguards

"In the North Shore's seven-mile stretch of some of the world's best surfspots, there are five full-time lifeguard towers.

"It's like we're sitting at a red light, just waiting for an accident to happen," said veteran lifeguard Mark Dombroski, 56, who has worked on theNorth Shore for 35 years. "You just gotta do the best you can to control the situation, but in reality, the situation is out of control. On a good day at 'Ehukai, with clean conditions and overhead surf, there could be up to 500 people in the water. That's not counting the hordes of spectators on the beach."
HonoluluAdvertiser.com

Mark Dombroski, head of the North Shore lifeguards, (famous father of our favorite Hawaii Crush girl, Brooke Dombroski) and the North Shore Lifeguard Association wear KREED polarized eyewear as their polarized eyewear of choice! The North Shore lifeguards understand how important it is to have glare reducing polarized sunglasses for their life saving profession and they wear KREED polarized eyewear because they love the product and it works for them. This adds HUGE credibility to our already great polarized eyewear collection and testifies to the fact that you don't have to pay $100+ to get the same eyewear that ranks with the best in both fit, polarization and optical quality! Look for a special announcement in association with the North Shore lifeguards and KREED polarized eyewear coming soon!

Kreed's Facebook Monthly Photo Tagging Contest Winners!

Congratulations to Marcus Houser, Timothy James Jepson, and Chantal Ng for winning the Kreed's Monthly Facebook Photo Tagging Contest! They each get a pair of sunglasses of their choice, a shirt, and a hat.

At the end of every month, all those who participated in the Kreed's Weekly Facebook Photo Tagging Contest are entered into a monthly drawing for another chance to win. What you waiting for? Go out and shoots some photos and tag us! You have two chances of winning! 























 Chantal Ng

Timothy James Jepson

       




















 Marcus Houser

Winner of the Kreed's Memoral Day Ultimate Burger Contest!

Congrats to Jacob Lee for winning the contest! Here is his winning Kreed Ultimate Burger:
"Ultimate Kreed Burger you say? Two slices of sharp cheddar cheese melted between two medium rare 1/4lb angus beef burgers, four thick slices of avocado , onions (sliced not diced) allon top of some Maui sweet bread buns. It's good. Trust me :]... Kreed Eyes" 


Jacob won new shades, a hat, shirt, and stickers.

Summertime and the livin's easy... especially with the LTD-5's

I've been wearing these Kreed LTD-5's for a couple of weeks and I have to say that I really love it. These are the perfect summer shades and let me tell you why!
•  First, they are polarized. Polarized are the best especially for the beach be cause they cut down the glare significantly. With polarized lenses you can see straight through the water which is important for lifeguards. Also with the glare gone it allows colors to show brighter. No reflected glare and brighter colors = WIN.
•  Secondly, the LTD-5 doesn't make the world look like night. I've worn shades where the lenses make everything seem like the sun is setting at 2 in the afternoon. These shades have it just right.
•  Lastly, they are sturdy yet lightweight. Working as a lifeguard I've found that heavy sunglasses take a toll after several hours of wearing them causing headaches and a sore nose bridge. I don't even notice the LTD-5's even after wearing them for the entire day!

Get yourself a pair of the LTD-5 at the Kreed store website!

Rainbow Sandal's King and Queen Dogpatch SUP Surf Contest

Brian Haag, one of Kreed's team riders placed 5th in the stacked final of the advanced mens division. Great job!

Brian is rocking the Kreed wood-grain Imperials

Kreed Weekly Facebook Photo Tagging Contest

Congrats to Lou Mollineda for being chosen for this past weeks Facebook Photo Tagging Contest! He get to choose one free pair of Kreed sunglasses of his choice from the store web site.

Get a chance to score yourself a pair of Kreed shades by tagging us of you wearing Kreed sunglasses on Facebook!

Kreed team rider placing 2nd at Morro Bay!

Big congrats to Brennan Aubol for placing 2nd at the WSA Boys U14 division at Morro Bay on Sunday May 2. Brennan finished the year placing 6th overall out of +70 boys in the WSA and NSSA Jr.

Brennan here sporting Kreed shades

Here are Brennan's ranking for previous surf contests:

November 21 - La Jolla YMCA @ San Fernando Place, Mission Beach - 6th Place
Groms (11 & 12 Year Old Boys)

January 9 - La Jolla YMCA @ South Mission Beach Jetty - 6th Place Boys (13 &
14 Year Old Boys)

March 13 - NSSA Jr @ 54th Street, Newport Beach - 1st Boys Middle School
Shortboard & 3rd Boys Middle School Longboard (this was the first time I
ever competed in this division)

March 20 - ISF (Middle School Contests) @ Ponto Jetty, Carlsbad - 5th Boys
Middle School Shortboard

March 27 - ISF @ Army/Navy Beach, Carlsbad - 4th Boys Middle School
Shortboard

He is ranked within the top 8 of all the surf series competing in and the
ISF has ended the season where he is ranked 5th overall
http://www.isfsurfing.org/SectionInfo.aspx?paramHeader=AMSan Diego

Mug 'n Quote Contest Winner!

Congratulations to Kory Kinder for winning the Mug 'n Quote contest!
Along with a check for $250 he gets a year supply of Kreed shades!

Kory's winning photo and quote:
"Don't let the sun blast your shadow!"

This concludes our Mug 'n Quote contest but don't fret cause we just started the newest contest "Kreed Your Face!" The details for that contest is in the previous post. Also don't forget about a weekly Facebook photo tagging contest! 

Here are more pictures of Kory in action.

New Contest!

Kreed Weekly Facebook Photo Tagging Contest

Congratulations to Garrett for winning last weeks Facebook photo tagging contest! He won a pair of Kreed sunglasses of his choice from the store website.

La Jolla SUP Race

Congrats to two of our team riders, EJ and Brain, for placing well in the La Jolla SUP race:
EJ got 3rd mens stock SUP / time 1:19:04
Brian got 5th mens stock SUP/ time 1:20:07