“I’m always pulling references…and scanning things, or drawing and doodling stuff. I love screen printing, doing embroidery, blowing things up. Just creating new things. The idea for this collection was to destroy some of our old FORMER products to find inspiration for new ones. Hope you like what we ended up with :)”
— Dane Reynolds
TOMORROW // THURSDAY MAY 14 - DESTROYED BY DANE. An experimental collection from the brain of FORMER founder Dane Reynolds. Local launch times below -
8:00AM — Ventura
8:00AM — Vancouver
11:00AM — New York
4:00PM — London
5:00PM — Paris
//
12:00AM — Bali
12:00AM — Perth
1:00AM — Tokyo
3:00AM — Gold Coast
3:00AM — Newcastle
5:00AM — Auckland
On FormerMerchandise.com
Ok….No more false alarms. “DESTROYED BY DANE” is definitely releasing next week on our USA webstore. Check back here or sign up to our newsletter to stay in the loop on what day / what time. Thank you for your patience on this matter. @sealtooth
WATCH NOW // DEFECTIVE UNITS : VOLUME 02 — B.TEAM
(link in our profile)
Join Dane Reynolds, Jake Kelley and Dillon Perillo on another semi-skunked surf trip, this time to Puerto Rico. It’s warm water, cold beers, trunks, and novelty waves. The surfing is relatable and the waves are inconsistent. But it is what it is, and that’s DEFECTIVE UNITS. This is a series that documents the process, not just the outcome and “B-Team” is 15 minute example. Three good friends on a surf trip together making the best of it. Hope you enjoy.
Credits //
Surfers - @sealtooth@jake_kelley@dillonperillo
Footage - @huntermartinez__
Edit - Dane Reynolds + Hunter Martinez
What is DEFECTIVE UNITS?
A series of long-form trailers captured during the making of our upcoming surf film : DEFECT. The places, the people, the personalities and the unpredictability that has defined the spirit of this movie since the start. Hope you enjoy.
ONLINE TOMORROW // DEFECTIVE UNITS : VOLUME 2 — “BTEAM”
GLOBAL RELEASE TIMES —
Monday May 4
8:00AM — Ventura
8:00AM — Vancouver
11:00AM — New York
4:00PM — London
5:00PM — Paris
Tuesday May 5
12:00AM — Bali
12:00AM — Perth
1:00AM — Tokyo
3:00AM — Gold Coast
3:00AM — Newcastle
5:00AM — Auckland
On FormerMerchandise.com
Our Mystery Boxes are back online @ FormerMerchandise.com. This idea started because we had a stack of really good product sitting in the warehouse and we didn’t just want to discount it or mark it down on some random sale page. We’d way rather box it all up and send it out to you guys to be worn and loved.
So that’s what we do. You pick your box size…we fill it with merch. Thanks for always supporting FORMER.
In our current issue’s “Endless Joy,” author Tony John Andrews (@tonyjohnandrews ) explores how the once elusive Dane Reynolds (@sealtooth ) has become more accessible than ever before. In this short film companion to the print piece, Reynolds explains the aesthetics and impetus of his surf filmography, favorite wave, and fatherhood, followed by a Marine Layer Productions and Chapter 11 TV (@chapter11.tv ) montage. Hit the link in our bio to watch now. Film by Hunter Martinez (@huntermartinez__ ). Thumbnail by William Sharp (@williamsharpimages ).
WATCH NOW // DEFECTIVE UNITS : VOLUME 01 — CRAIG + BENNY
A month-long trip in South America. Conditions were inconsistent, the banks didn’t really cooperate, and just as the waves began improving, Craig snapped his ankle…A theme that has somewhat defined DEFECT as a project.
This first episode runs for 20+ minutes and has been put together by Dane, with footage captured by friend of FORMER Jack Taylor.
Credits //
Surfers - @craig__anderson@benjamin_howardd + @puntopuntopunto
Footage - @jacktaylor94_
Edit - @sealtooth
Color - @huntermartinez__
Artwork - Campbell Milligan
What is DEFECTIVE UNITS?
A series of long-form trailers captured during the making of our upcoming surf film : DEFECT. The places, the people, the personalities and the unpredictability that has defined the spirit of this movie since the start. Hope you enjoy.
DEFECT // Coming June 2026
Featuring:
Dane Reynolds
Craig Anderson
Shaun Manners
Ben Howard
Jake Kelley
Jay Davies
Kaito Ohashi
Gabe Morvil
Dion Agius
Dillon Perillo
James Kustino
Timo Simmers
Matt Hoy
Kai McKenzie
