Finally! 5 years after it’s concept & creation, my Grateful Dead Fabulous Yacht Party Blanket Coat had its homecoming moment this past weekend at the Newport Beach Boat Show. Seriously, Yachty Dead Heads just have the best vibes!
Spending so much time in the yachting world over the years, I was quick to learn that so many Yachtys were Dead Heads. The overall laid-back ocean vibes were a match made in heaven with the music of the Grateful Dead. Meeting so many other fabulous Yachty Dead Heads that loved the ocean, and the unparalleled lifestyle surrounding it, would blast classic GD jams across the harbor from boats emblazoned with stealies, lot flags, and boat names referencing the Grateful Dead.
It’s a scene that needed a fabulous coat that encompassed the total energy, thus the GD Fabulous Yacht Party Blanket Coat was born.
Life on the water can get chilly, and we often find ourselves curling up and huddled under loads of blankets when the wind picks up or the sun goes down. It was clear as a ships bell that this coat had to be cozy, comfortable all while feeling super luxurious. I was inspired by the over-the-top, ornate styles of some of the other yachts, and knew this blanket coat needed to have similar gaudy, ostentatious energy. I could really envision Snoop Dogg or Lil Wayne cruising through the Miami breakwaters aboard their mega-power yachts with a bevy of bikini clad babes all crushing Cristal and Dom Perignon, wearing this big pimpin’ bathrobe-like blanket coat. It would be an epic, statement making coat that would demand attention!
So, 5 years after I first dreamed of its existence, my own Grateful Dead Yacht Party Blanket Coat finally had its long awaited moment in the (overcast) sun.
