Always Hope. Enjoy.

Those words of wisdom from two surfers – “Soul Surfer” Bethany Hamilton and three-time world champion Mick Fanning – are set in cement after the duo were inducted into the Surfers’ Hall of Fame Friday morning, Aug. 4, in Huntington Beach.

The pair drew a massive crowd in front of Huntington Surf and Sport, with surf legends and fans watching as they put their marks in wet cement — their names, imprints and messages to live by — with a statue of Duke Kahanamoku, father of modern-day surfing, looming above.

“I wrote ‘Always Hope’ because I think hope is such a key thing to overcome and thrive and get past really tough times,” said Hamilton, 27, the surfer from Hawaii who was joined by her family and two-year-old son. “I think surfing has brought me a lot of hope.”

Both surfers have had their trials over the years.

Hamilton’s story is known around the world, and while surf fans have always marveled at her comeback after a shark took her left arm, she achieved mainstream fame after the biographical film “Soul Surfer” hit the big screen.

Fanning, of Australia, also had a shark encounter. In 2015, a great white ripped his leash during a big surf contest in South Africa, surf fans watching the encounter as it unfolded on a live webcast. He fought his way away from the shark, shaken but unharmed.

He came back the following year to win the event.

The Hall of Fame induction kicked off with Fanning, 36, putting his hands and feet in cement, as stories were told about his amazing feats as a competitive surfer.

Just a few years after joining the pro tour, Fanning ripped his hamstring off the bone, forcing him to be out of the water for six months, an injury that threatened his career as a pro surfer.

But in 2007 — and again in 2009 and 2013 — he won world championship titles.

“Besides his gifted surfing, his dedication to what he does to prepare is just unbelievable,” said Kelly Gibson, North America CEO of Rip Curl, the brand that sponsors Fanning.

Fanning, who simply wrote “Enjoy” next to his name in cement, said he always enjoys coming to Huntington Beach.

“It’s Surf City — it’s pretty hectic, but you always feel welcome here, which is pretty special,” he said.

Event announcer Todd Kline asked Fanning the secret to getting past challenges.

“That’s just life, there’s going to be peaks and valleys,” Fanning said. “Just believe in yourself. As long as you believe, you can do whatever you want, really.”

Hamilton is no stranger to overcoming challenges either.

She was already a top young competitor, winning amateur championships and making a name for herself when at age 13, in 2003, a tiger shark attacked her while she was surfing in Kauai, ripping off her left arm.

Hamilton’s father, Tom, talked Friday about how he was in the hospital getting knee surgery when Bethany was rushed into the same hospital. He said it’s her strong faith that has kept her going.

“She’s always honored God in everything she does. It’s just been an amazing journey,” he told the crowd. “It’s not over. She just keeps pushing on.”

For most, losing an arm to a shark would have meant the end of surfing, Kline said.

“They wouldn’t have gone into the ocean ever again,” he said. “But not Bethany. She was back surfing within one month.”

Hamilton earned a national amateur title, then won a contest at the heavy surf break Pipeline. More recently, and just six months after giving birth to her son Tobias, she towed into a 40-foot wave at Jaws, and last year she surfed in the women’s Fiji Pro and placed third against the best female surfers in the world.

But it was the movie “Soul Surfer,” released in 2011, that made her a household name. “She used this platform to inspire others,” Kline said.

The line that formed down Pacific Coast Highway, Friday, just to get a glimpse of Hamilton, shows how much inspiration she’s spread along her journey.

Angelina Bebek, 16, came from Downey to see her favorite surfer, and was thrilled when Hamilton walked by her. “She came back from something that significant, bounced back to became such a big star and athlete,” Bebeck said.

Hamilton said a natural drive and determination has fueled her, but the community that has surrounded her has been essential to her success.

“We all know we get to partake in the best thing ever, to be able to make it a living and travel the world,” she said. “I just love doing what I do.”

Mick Fanning shark attack footage courtesy worldsurfleague.com

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As for trends, hello Millennial pink — still the hot color for summer, but that means goodbye to coral. According to the resale site, there’s been a 99 percent increase in items purchased in the new shade of pink, while the site reported a 104 percent increase in purged coral-shaded bags and apparel items.
Metallics on the print side are in, with a 99 percent increase in purchased items, while floral prints saw a 104 percent increase in items purged from closets and sent to ThredUp.
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Marc Jacobs is not leaving his company. He is having a show in September.
The man whose public fascination launches more rumors than Helen’s face launched ships told WWD definitively that “there is no truth” to speculation that he may exit his company, or that his spring 2018 show, on the New York Fashion Week calendar for Sept. 13 at 6 p.m., will be canceled. While in the past he has shown on Thursday, Jacobs moved his show up by a day to facilitate tightening the NYFW schedule.
“We’re all hard at work on the collection and the preparation for our show in September,” Jacobs said. “That’s really all I have to say on that.”
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Natalia Vodianova’s star-studded annual Fabulous Fund Fair is coming for New York.
Vodianova’s Naked Heart Foundation will throw its fourth annual Fabulous Fund Fair this October, and for the first time the charitable bash will be held in New York. AmfAR is a first-time partner with the Naked Heart Foundation for the Halloween-themed event, which will take place on Oct. 28. Aside from the Halloween timing, the event promises to be “inspired by” artist Jeff Koons.
The first Fabulous Fund Fair was held in London in 2015, usually during London Fashion Week. A typically celebrity- and model-heavy event, guests have included Stella McCartney, Kristin Scott Thomas, Doutzen Kroes, Liv Tyler, Lara Stone, Baptiste Giabiconi, Toby Huntington-Whiteley, Yasmin and Amber Le Bon, Justine Skye and Corinne Bailey Rae.
Karlie Kloss played cohost with Vodianova for this past February’s event, which raised $585,000. Tickets and more information, including location, for this fall’s New York event will be released in the coming months.
Vodianova founded Naked Heart, which benefits children with special needs, in 2004.

Karlie Kloss at the February 2017 Fabulous Fund Fair. 
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