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Everyday journeys
BANKS JOURNAL is a surf and casualwear brand launched in 2014, originating in Bondi Beach, Australia, as a collaborative project involving the United States, Australia, and Japan. It was founded by Masa Shibahara and Moto Noda, who grew up in Tokyo, and Tim Cochran and Rama McCabe, who are from Byron Bay, Australia. Against the backdrop of coastal life, the brand developed menswear and later womenswear. Its mission is to combine style and function with sustainable design and development, and it offers products made with organic cotton and recycled materials. On October 13, 2023, it ended its U.S. operations and entered Chapter 7 liquidation proceedings that month.
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The Banks Journal mission is simple – to merge style & function with a sustainable approach to design and development.