Do It Yourself

it quickly became popular, the skateboard became an icon of cool and of resistance among teens. So popular was skateboarding that towns had problems with skaters using the pavements and disrupting pedestrians.

These parks comprised of mock street furniture that boarders could navigate and interpret in the their own way. Boarding soon become popular worldwide due to Tony Hawk and his daredevil stunts, the American family man, sponsored by Quicksilver rocketed to fame very quickly, gaining massive publicity from his popular self titled video game

Boarding still thrives today, it is influenced by culture but also asserts it’s own influence upon society. There is a clearly defined skater fashion, revolving around wide chunky, trainers, mens socks pulled up brightly coloured baggy t shirts, oversized shorts and beanie hats. Intricately fashioned facial hair as well as piercing and Oakley sunglasses define the typical skater.

Skaters often have a reputation as low-lives or bums, by no means violent, but drifters and underachievers, perhaps the modern day equivalent of hippies. One thing we can certainly say is that they’re not polluting the environment!