SKATE CULTURE AND IT’S INFLUENCE ON FASHION
INFLUENCE ON FASHION
CULTURAL AND VISUAL IDENTITY: SKATER’S 1960’S-1980’S
Created in the 1950s, Skateboarding was created by California surfers as a way to surf the concrete streets. After disappearing in the 60s the hobby returned in the 70s introducing skaters Tony Alva and Stacy Peralta which http://buddhajeans .com/2013/06/09/19 would soon become huge names in the culture. 70s-youth-culture.General fashion: Surf style, skateboard, long and dyed or naturally, bleach and-fashionlookbookshair, plain or baggy T-shirt, dull not bright colors, stripes, hood, polo striped skateboarding/ shirts, jeans, cutoff jeans, worn-out Levis, or corduroys, shoes Vans, hair band, different colors and patterns, high tube socks http://www.skate
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The 60s is where we saw those cut off pants. Women also started in on the skating trend and both men and women wore the slip on shoes. The 70’s introduced tube socks with the color bands around the top that were most commonly wore by both sexes. Corduroy was very popular as well as shorts for boys and girls.
The 80’s is where color came into play. Skaters were wearing colorful shorts, shoes, and shirts that were mitched matched.
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in the 1980s in East Germany Skateboarding was American, therefore seen as dangerous, so the Stasi (A secret military police began monitoring the skating community to keep tabs on any potential troublemakers. https://www.Vice.com
Early skateboarders rode barefoot, preferring direct foot-to-board contact, and some skater continue to do so, one of the early trends was the sticky sole "Slip-On" Skate shoe. skaters ofte lacked traction, which led to foot injuries. So Th Randy “720” shoe manufactured by the Randolph Rubber Company, and Vans sneakers, which eventually became cultural iconic signifiers for skateboarders during the 70 & 80's as skateboarding became more https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Skateboarding#Culture widespread
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