Ocean Pacific Sunwear Ad, Circa 1978

Published March 26, 2015 '70s Decor/Design/Fashion , Ads , Ocean Pacific , Skateboarding 4 Comments

1 narvo March 26, 2015 at 6:06 pm

Reminds me of this old clip from Skateboard Kings (1978)—which is an awesome documentary, btw—with Stacey Peralta and Russ Howell, shot in good ol’ downtown L.A.! You’ll see people harping on the old school style (calling them faggots and what not), but you know what, that was the beginning, where it all started. I guess one just had to have lived back then to fully appreciate it and understand the context.

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2 2W2N March 26, 2015 at 7:13 pm

No sport is quite like skateboarding. It literally originated on the street. The originals were all surfers, but skating was more universal because it wiped away the need for good waves. All you needed was concrete and industrial space, and that’s all America is.

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- 3 narvo March 27, 2015 at 4:53 pm
  
  Totally!
  
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4 Riley J March 28, 2015 at 2:07 pm

I had a few OP shirts back in the 80’s. I’m a bit nostalgic for them. There’s nothing like that today. American Eagle had similar shirts for a while back in the early 2000’s. Not so much today.

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