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Way back in skateboarding history oh about 2000AD big t-shirts, was the order of the day but that's all changing as cuts are becoming more fitted and skateboard t-shirts are looking tighter fitting and not so big.
Lets jump straight in with the best of the US skateboard t-shirt companies Blind, Anti-Hero, Zero, World Industries and possible the best known of the old school and for the more grown up of you Alien Workshop, Habitat, Fourstar, DC, Ezekiel t-shirts, Spitfire Skateboard t-shirts, Zoo York and from the UK Addict Clothing and Dope and not forgetting the core companies such as FSU .
Let's not forget here that some companies may have started off or have transcended the Skateboard scene. Zoo York has to be the first company to come to mind stated life has a skateboard company bought out by Echo and is now worn by the likes of P Diddy to Brittany Spears. Two companies that have close links are Crownfarmer and Commonwealth Stacks both very much tied up with the Crailtap group of skateboard companies which includes Girl, Chocolate, Fourstar etc but both these are now very fashionable if a little obscure names to wear. Whilst from the new shcool we have Enjoi and Stereo more design lead than straight forward skateboard t-shirts.
BMX T-Shirts
BMX t-shirts are hard to come by in the UK with most t-shirt companies being small and rider owned. Two and Eight owned and run by BMX rider Chico Hooke. Having called this BMX aint fair because there are a lot of bike out there and Downhill, Cross Country, and general Mountain Biking have their own t-shirt companies Howies and Fastrider.
Surf T-Shirts
Ah summers here well it is the UK we never really get summer but you can still feel the surf. Element started life once again as a Skateboard company and still support skateboarding with their most popular rider being Bam Margera (of Jackass fame), but Element was bought out by Billabong and now have a strong surf fashion feel about them also in this hole we have Insight been making surfboards for over 20 years, and from Australia the home of modern sufing and surf fashion Mooks.
Graffiti T-Shirts
Blank t-shirts are easy to get hold off and these graffiti artists with all there design skills find it simple to knock out t-shirts with designs that are now. We like our graffiti and you'll find here, some of the best t-shirt designs by Obey, Upper Playground, but they also support small UK writers Sickboy, Rough and Dephect a UK t-shirt company named after a famous US graffiti writer.
Urban / Streetwear T-Shirts
And what's left is stuff that don't fit knowhere but we call it urban or streetwear, but they are all just T-shirts that are just cool or made in nice ways Chunk make some design some fantastic t-shirt with t-shirt dedicated to Haynes cars to Marvel Comics, THTC (The Hemp Trading Company) provides Hip Hop / Drum and Bass designs on Hemp t-shirts, One True Saxon just makes quality, whilst Supreme Being and FLY53R135 are the master of t-shirt funkyness and coolness. Addict Clothing deserves another mention here because it must fit into every hole supporting the best skaters, snowboarders hip hop singers and B-boy crews alike. Straight out of the EU We and following on from their Addias collaboration with some fine colours and classic t-shirt designs. Freshjive, Fuct and X-Large all from the US.
A Potted History of the T-shirt