I re-watched Lords Of Dogtown recently, and then in weird universe-gift fashion, I then was lucky enough to fly to LA with Vans for their Dogtown / Z-Boys retrospective event, BLACK RAINBOWS.
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Both the film and the retrospective made me realise something – I would like to now channel my love of 70s fashion strictly into Californian Venice/Santa Monica skate style. Obviously for the die-hard skaters this just involved filthy jeans and Vans, all business. But in general the style was a bit of an edgier take on general American sun-soaked style.
For women, that looks like a blend of tomboy silhouettes like wide-leg jeans/overalls, crochet and summery halters. For dudes, you can’t go past Heath Ledger as Skip Engblom with his Hawaiian shirts and DGAF laid-back vibes:
But the Z-Boys themselves were all stripes, flannos and layering – here’s actual Jay Adams back in the day.
I’ve rounded up some stuff from the usuals if you’re keen to join me in cultivating this MOOD of an aesthetic.
VANS
ASOS
GLUE STORE
ROLLA’S
NASTY GAL
ROLLA’S
GENERAL PANTS
GENERAL PANTS
GENERAL PANTS
ABRAND JEANS
UNIVERSAL STORE
VANS
AUGUSTE
STUSSY
NASTY GAL
ABRAND JEANS
WRANGLER
THE ICONIC
THRILLS
WRANGLER
SPELL