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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
![](https://www.pedestrian.tv/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/Screen-Shot-2019-08-15-at-1.33.28-pm.png)
ASOS
![](https://www.pedestrian.tv/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/13241954-1-blue.jpg)
GLUE STORE
![](https://www.pedestrian.tv/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/img_7388_1-768x1024.jpg)
ROLLA’S
![](https://www.pedestrian.tv/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/eastcoast_flare_13007_brown_cord_1042-1.jpg)
NASTY GAL
![](https://www.pedestrian.tv/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/agg74393_coral_xl-683x1024.jpg)
ROLLA’S
![](https://www.pedestrian.tv/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/15599_denim_sherpa_truckers_dust_blue_3.jpg)
GENERAL PANTS
![](https://www.pedestrian.tv/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/1000082580_099_Zoom_1-Front-853x1024.jpg)
GENERAL PANTS
![](https://www.pedestrian.tv/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/Screen-Shot-2019-09-04-at-10.59.14-am-821x1024.png)
GENERAL PANTS
![](https://www.pedestrian.tv/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/Screen-Shot-2019-09-04-at-11.00.51-am-839x1024.png)
ABRAND JEANS
![](https://www.pedestrian.tv/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/71601_a_kim_coverall_4591_sharona_1798-683x1024.jpg)
UNIVERSAL STORE
![](https://www.pedestrian.tv/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/150790_45-683x1024.jpg)
VANS
![](https://www.pedestrian.tv/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/Screen-Shot-2019-09-04-at-11.11.01-am-1024x471.png)
AUGUSTE
![](https://www.pedestrian.tv/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/Screen-Shot-2019-09-04-at-11.28.07-am.png)
STUSSY
![](https://www.pedestrian.tv/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/138656_blac_1_1.jpg)
NASTY GAL
![](https://www.pedestrian.tv/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/agg75849_burgundy_xl-683x1024.jpg)
ABRAND JEANS
![](https://www.pedestrian.tv/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/71668_high_relaxed_short_4877_wanderer_blue_389.jpg)
WRANGLER
![](https://www.pedestrian.tv/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/W_901692_717_1_xlarge.jpg)
THE ICONIC
![](https://www.pedestrian.tv/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/Screen-Shot-2019-09-04-at-11.20.11-am-822x1024.png)
THRILLS
![](https://www.pedestrian.tv/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/Screen-Shot-2019-09-04-at-11.24.58-am-763x1024.png)
WRANGLER
![](https://www.pedestrian.tv/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/W_901443_GP4_1_xlarge.jpg)
SPELL
![](https://www.pedestrian.tv/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/Screen-Shot-2019-09-04-at-11.29.06-am-898x1024.png)