Billabong on BadBillys.comhttps://www.badbillys.com/tags/billabong/Recent content in Billabong on BadBillys.comHugo -- gohugo.ioenBadBillys.comFri, 12 Jan 2024 00:00:00 +0000Bad Billy's: The Billabong Skate Sub-Label That Defined a Momenthttps://www.badbillys.com/post/bad-billys-billabong-skate-label/Fri, 12 Jan 2024 00:00:00 +0000https://www.badbillys.com/post/bad-billys-billabong-skate-label/ <p>In 1987, Billabong did something unexpected. The Queensland surf brand — built on boardshorts, surf trunks, and the clean aesthetic of Australian beach culture — launched a secondary label aimed squarely at skaters. It was called Bad Billy's, and for a window of years in the late 1980s and early 1990s, it represented something genuinely distinct: a surf company that understood what was happening on the streets and concrete parks, not just the waves.</p>