B.B. Dakota was founded in 1986, in Laguna Beach, California by Gloria Brandes, a Canadian fashion designer from Montreal . Brandes brought her unique French sensibility to the clothes that she created which set B.B. Dakota apart from the mainstream of Orange County surf and skate lines. The BB Dakota girl has attitude and confidence. Today B.B. Dakota is available in many stores across the country and is focusing on smaller independent boutiques to keep the brand from becoming over-exposed.