FARM Rio and Rip Curl Launch Colorful Surf Capsule for SS26 Season

The question surfcore has never convincingly answered is whether performance fabrics can carry a maximalist print language without looking like a costume. FARM Rio x Rip Curl's first-ever collaborative capsule, which debuted April 1, arrived with a specific answer: yes, if you recalibrate print scale, seam placement, and construction for each product category from scratch.

That precision is what separates this drop from the seasonal beach collab template. Rip Curl's Head of Design Amy Findlay said the two teams "collaborated closely on every element; print scale, placement, construction to ensure the pieces not only look great, but also perform to our standards in the ocean." FARM Rio's Branding Director Gabriel Oliveira framed the partnership more simply: "two brands built by people who are passionate about their own lifestyles and the products that express them." What that passion produced, technically, is a gradient oversized floral print featuring birds native to Brazil, rendered through experimental printing techniques and tactile finishes onto Rip Curl's E5 neoprene architecture.

The standout functional-to-street piece is the G-Bomb Farm Rio 1.5mm Boy Leg Wetsuit Shorts, arriving in the collection's Neon Waves colorway. Built with plant-based foam from natural rubber, E-stitched seams, and a recycled internal lining, they carry a high-waist silhouette and an internal drawcord that reads as much like a festival bottom as a surf accessory. At 1.5mm, the neoprene is calibrated for warm water above 70 degrees Fahrenheit, but the fit and the print make them entirely viable layered under an open linen shirt for a coastal-town afternoon. These are the clearest buy for warm-climate wardrobes, where the functionality isn't decorative.

The G-Bomb Farm Rio Tropical Long Sleeve Back Zip Springsuit follows the same 1.5mm logic with added perforated vents and an external key pocket. The long-sleeve silhouette provides real UV coverage, making it useful for coastal travel beyond the break, and the gradient floral treatment is striking enough to wear as a cover-up. That said, 1.5mm is too light for cold-water sessions and too technical for anyone not actually surfing; it's the piece to skip if the nearest ocean is a flight away.

The collection's most versatile street entry is the striped shirt and pant set. Lightweight and co-authored in the collaboration's shared color language, it carries the energy without requiring proximity to water and moves from a resort lunch to a music festival without resolving to either. The floral bikini sets, threaded with the same bird-print signature across multiple silhouettes, anchor the beach-and-bar pivot. The FARM Etc. floral suitcase, from FARM Rio's newly launched accessories label, extends the capsule into travel in the most visible way possible.

Both brands are certified B Corporations, and the neoprene production reflects that shared commitment: solvent-free waterbased lamination runs throughout the wetsuit pieces alongside plant-based foam. After launching first in Australia and Brazil, the capsule is now available across North America and Europe on ripcurl.com and farmrio.com, landing in retail just as SS26's warm-weather window fully opens. When a label that has spent 28 years teaching people to dress in Brazilian happiness joins a company that has spent 57 years chasing the perfect wave, the resulting capsule understands both directives at once.