Ocean Pacific Apparel Corp., the Irvine-based clothier that once epitomized the country’s surfing craze, will be acquired by Warnaco Group Inc., the companies said Wednesday. Warnaco -- the New ...

Ocean Pacific Apparel Corp. of Irvine wants consumers to see it as an upscale brand, not something you would find in JCPenney, where the clothing used to sell.

Just two years after it was sold to Warnaco Group Inc., Ocean Pacific Apparel Corp.of Irvine is being snapped up by Iconix Brand Group Inc. New York-based Iconix said Tuesday that it agreed to pay ...

Ocean Pacific Apparel Corp., the Irvine company that caught fire 30 years ago with its corduroy shorts for young men, is increasing production and distribution of the shorts for a new generation.

Irvine-based Ocean Pacific Apparel Corp. went back to its roots for its new Op Classic Collection. The goal: regain a spot in the hearts and racks of trendy surf shops, nearly all of which dropped the ...

Jim Jenks, co-founder of Ocean Pacific apparel company, was an innovative in marketing and helped shape not just the surf culture, but professional surfing. (Photo courtesy of Surfing Walk of Fame) ...

A Burlingame investment group announced Wednesday that it has sold its Ocean Pacific Apparel Corp. to Speedo swimsuits and Calvin Klein jeans maker Warnaco Group for $40 million. The seller, Doyle ...

Irvine-based Ocean Pacific Apparel Corp. is diving into wetsuits. The apparel maker recently entered into a licensing agreement with Carlsbad-based Neoprene Tech Inc. to produce a line of ...

Ocean Pacific Apparel Corp is extending its reach with the launch of a line of Ocean Pacific Menswear products that will be available through 500 JC Penney's doors from spring 2002. The company has ...

Jim Jenks, co-founder of Ocean Pacific apparel company, was an innovative in marketing and helped shape not just the surf culture, but professional surfing. (Photo courtesy of Surfing Walk of Fame) ...

OP was the staple brand for the California surfer in the ’70s and ’80s, known for its iconic corduroy shorts. But the brand, with Jenks at the helm, went beyond fashion.

In the 1970s, surf wear brand Ocean Pacific’s clothing – specifically OP’s super-short corduroy shorts – was worn by just about every Southern California surfer or skater; the unofficial uniform of ...