Streetwear is the product of various subcultures and the communities built around them. One of the main being skateboarding. Streetwear would be nothing without skateboarding. Some of the major hype and streetwear brands were born from skate culture and made by skateboarders for other skaters. Stussy, Supreme, Palace, Thrasher and HUF Worldwide, RIPNDIP are some of these. Comfy oversized fit and bright easily recognisable graphics are a staple with skatewear. Apart from streetwear brands, some of the most popular sneakers like the Nike Dunks, Nike Blazers, Vans Old Skools were made by skaters or for skateboarding.
Apart from these skateboarding streetwear brands, Skateboard and skate hardware brands like Santa Cruz and Grizzly Grip tape have expanded to clothing and accessories.
Here are the top 5 picks from the curation of Skatewear brands on Capsul:
1. Thrasher 40 years Neckface tee: This year Thrasher Magazine, the Bible of Skateboarding, turned 40. In celebration of their 40 years anniversary Thrasher dropped a t- shirt featuring artwork by graffiti artist Neckface. The graphic features Neckface’s classic style with a skull in the shape of the number 40 on a skateboard with Neckface’s signature on the side.
2. Thrasher x Atlantic Drift Tee: Atlantic Drift is a Thrasher series by skate film maker Jacob Elliot-Harris’ which features UK based Skateboarders Tom Knox, Casper Brooker and more giving us their unique take on Skateboarding. Thrasher dropped a capsule collection of Hoodies and tees featuring the Jellyfish which can be seen in the opening credits of “Atlantic Drift”.
3. HUF Skulls Classic H Tee: Started by Keith Hufnagel as a means to bring cool clothing, hot sneakers and skate decks that Keith came across to during his time travelling. HUF takes skate-wear and elevates it with everything they do. The HUF Skulls Classic H tee puts a spring on the HUF logo tee with a sick skulls graphic on the front and in the back with the text “Downhill From Here”.
4. Grizzly Animal Kingdom Tee: Grizzly griptape is one of the best in the business when it comes to skateboards and hardware and their griptape has some of the coolest graphics. And just like their griptapes Grizzly’s Animal Kingdom Tee features a sick nature inspired print with bears
5. Grizzly Botanical Pocket Tee: A cool fun tee whether hitting the skatepark or chilling with the crew. The Grizzly Botanical Pocket Tee features a tropical print pocket on a plain black tee with the Grizzly bear popping out of the pocket.
Check out the collection of skate-wear graphic tees from Thrasher, Huf Worldwide, Stussy and Grizzly Griptape and more on www.shopcapsul.com
