oct 13, 2016 - What Skaters Wore Before Skate Style Was Trendy

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GQ Online

In the pre-Internet ‘60s, ‘70s, and ‘80s, when skateboarding was still considered counterculture, the clothes guys on boards wore weren’t the sport’s focus. But fast forward 40 years and skate style has the respect of some of the most important designers in fashion. You could chalk it up to the fact that menswear has a limited number of references—take, for example, the yearly rebirth of the bomber jacket—but that would discount the innovation, energy, and creativity that has made skateboarding one of the coolest and most stylish sports of all time. Here's a look back at the what these OG skateboarders wore, before the world knew it was cool.

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