High end fashion in skateboardin

Personal Project, Uncategorised, Visual and Contexual Research

At Paris Fashion Week last year, Dior Homme debuted its fall/winter 2016 collection on a catwalk adorned with neon-lit skateboard ramps. For those in attendance, the obstacles were an aesthetic theme, a way for the Paris fashion house to augment its glitzy offerings with an off-kilter vibe. But in reality, the launch ramps and halfpipes were part of a broader fascination that’s been sweeping the fashion world for years: the creative and urbane skateboarder.

On the surface, there are few cultural products more diametrically opposed than high fashion and skateboarding. One is a gritty counter culture that evolved in the streets; the other is dreamt up by designers looking to charter new stylistic terrain. But that hasn’t stopped the unlikely marriage from reaching an apex. Skating has been a point of fascination for Vogue—the magazine published its editorial “Skate Week” package to a mirthful reception last year—while haute couture giants, independent designers, and mega-retailers have repeatedly cashed in.

At this point, the pairing of runway models and skateboards is almost standard fare on catwalks across the world. In some cases, it works: The late Dylan Rieder famously modeled for DKNY, while other pros, such as Alex Olson and Eli Reed, supplement their skating careers by running boutique brands. But the industry’s obsession with skateboarding hasn’t come without an uproar. Allegations of copyright infringement have been leveled, and the skate community has been swift to make noise over the appropriation of its beloved culture.

Even Louis Vuitton(Hugh end) and supreme ( skateboard brand) collaborated with this skateboard.

I only know one famous person who owns this.There’s only 10made in the world.

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