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Milf Skateboard Tailors was born in a dream that rapidly turned into an aspiration of creating a skateboard brand with our own twist. The year was 2011 when, after a stay in Brazil, her mentor, Diogo returned to Portugal with quite a “carioca skate spirit” in his mind. In Brazil, you see all types of people riding their skateboards – in what they call “calçadão” – by the beach looking effortlessly cool. The dream was untouched until 2012 when he decided to turn it into a reality. The goal was clear: to develop longboards inspired on the old school shapes and their early models, combined with the 60’s/70´s American culture and design, by using a different, more modern, material.
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The name of the brand was one of the first things that had to be set: Milf Skateboard Tailors. And before you ask, yes. The connotation between the name of the brand and its definition is the obvious one. Milf is someone who was born between the 60’s/70’s so, if you remember the old school shapes and then look at our skateboards, you’ll see the association. As for Skateboard Tailors, we decided it would be the perfect choice because the core of what we do is to build skateboard decks with different colours of material, by cutting different shapes of Valchromat and then joining them with the plywood and walnut, just like the traditional tailors do with different fabrics.
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After all was thought and clear, there was no turning back. Valchromat, birch plywood and walnut sheet are some of the materials that compound Milf Skateboard Tailors decks, all glued together with a special resin. Valchromat is an innovative Portuguese product that combines the natural features of wood with the brightness of colours, and that’s why we chose it. The production takes place in a furniture factory in the north of Portugal, where the skateboard decks are cut by CNC and the finishing process (sanding and varnishing) is handmade by us to ensure high quality standards. Attention to detail is our major concern. Every skateboard is unique and has its own serial number.
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Our “pocket rocket� model. Longoria is easy to carry around the city and ideal for short moves full of fun. Take it to the skatepark and feel the old school spirit coming out of it.
L O N G
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F O S T E R Just like Jodie, Foster is our radical model. With only 27 inch length and 10 inch trucks is the ideal for closed but fast turns.
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A midsize longboard inspired on the old school rocket shape. Ideal for your daily rides in the city combined with some late afternoon cruising’s by the sea. 19
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37 inch full of curves and details. Ride her in the sunset time by the beach to get the most of Vergara.
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V E R G A R A
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L O N G O R I A
Features: Reinforced Structure, CNC precision milling Materials: Valchromat, birch, walnut Length: 61.5cm | 24’’ Width: 20cm | 7.8’’ Thickness: 1.6cm | 0.6’’ Gear: Sabre TKP 139mm trucks, Cult ISM TFR 63mm wheels, Sabre precision bearings, 2mm nylon risers and stainless steel bolts.
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F O S T E R
Features: Reinforced Structure, CNC precision milling Materials: Valchromat, birch, walnut Length: 70cm | 27.5’’ Width: 21cm | 8.2’’ Thickness: 1.6cm | 0.6’’ Gear: Sabre RKP 180mm trucks, Cult Centrifuge 71mm 83a wheels, Sabre precision bearings, 2mm nylon risers and stainless steel bolts.
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B U L L O C K
Features: Reinforced Structure, CNC precision milling Materials: Valchromat, birch, walnut Length: 78.5cm | 31’’ Width: 23cm | 9’’ Thickness: 1.6cm | 0.6’’ Gear: Sabre TKP 153mm trucks, Cult Hurtler 72mm 78a wheels, Sabre precision bearings, 2mm nylon risers and stainless steel bolts.
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V E R G A R A
Features: Reinforced Structure, CNC precision milling Materials: Valchromat, birch, walnut Length: 95.5cm | 37.6’’ Width: 22cm | 8.6’’ Thickness: 1.6cm | 0.6’’ Gear: Sabre RKP 180mm trucks, Cult Centrifuge 71mm 83a wheels, Sabre precision bearings, 2mm nylon risers and stainless steel bolts.
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I P H O N E C O V E R
Milf Skateboard Tailors clear cover fitted with laser engraved walnut sheet for your IPhone 5 and iPhone 6.
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M O D ELS Bryanna Rodrigues Eva Casanova Sara Salgueiro R I D ERS Francisco Teles Nuno Afonso Mendes PH OTO G R A P Y
CR ED I TS
Andrea de Moura: pg. 2, 10, 18, 29 Diogo Frias: pg. 8, 9, 12, 13, 15, 22, 23, 30 Inês Cortês: capa/contra capa, pg. 5, 16, 21, 25 Joana Ribeiro: pg. 31 Ricardo Leal: pg. 6 Pedro Gomes: pg. 26, 27, 28, 29 D ES I G N WAY Creative Studio www.waycreativestudio.com
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Special thanks to
J o s é Le al, S o f ia
S a m p a i o, Ri c a rd o Re is, A l f re d o Fr i a s, João Pinto, Rui Zarro, José Castro, Rodrigo M a r t i n s, W i l l i a n S c h m i t t, A n a Fr e i x o, Fátima São Simão, Celeste Frias, Gustavo Pollmann, M argarida Caldas, Ivo Alves, M a n u e l G a s p a r, J o a n a C a l d a s, N u n o M e n d e s, I re n a U e b l e r, E va C a s an ova, B r y a n n a Ro d r ig u e s, S a ra S a l g u e iro, Pe dro G o m e s, N uno A fo ns o, Francis co Te l e s, J o an a Rib eiro, Tiag o Fer n an d e s, Valchromat, Cactus Dist., among others.
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M I L F S ka t e b o a r d Tail o rs Rua Dr. Ricardo Jorge nr 55 4C 4050 –514 Porto, Portugal Porto | Portugal hello@milfskateboards.com w w w.milfskateboards.com 34