Action Sports Fashion Blog Posts
Apparel Search fashion blog — blog posts about action sports clothing.
In this section you will find action sports clothing blog posts. Action sports — also called extreme sports, aggro sports, and adventure sports — is a popular term for activities perceived as having a high level of inherent danger. These activities often involve speed, height, a high level of physical exertion, and highly specialized gear, and the clothing made for them has to work as equipment first and fashion second. This page is the blog post index for the topic on Apparel Search: it collects the action sports post from the blog, points to a search for more active fashion posts, and links onward to the skate, surf, snow and extreme sports clothing guides elsewhere on the site.
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Action Sports Fashion Blog Posts
About Action Sports Clothing
Action sports clothing is built around the demands of the sport. Snowboard and ski clothing needs waterproofing, insulation that still lets the rider move, and cuffs and vents designed for falls and lifts. Surf clothing ranges from boardshorts and rash guards in the water to the surf brands' street clothing out of it. Skate clothing favors durable fabrics, room to move, and shoes with flat, grippy soles that can take repeated contact with grip tape. In every case the gear is highly specialized, which is why action sports brands tend to be founded by participants and why their clothing crosses into everyday fashion from a base of genuine function — the snowboard jacket in the photograph carried on this page is a Burton jacket, a reminder that the biggest action sports clothing names grew out of the sports themselves.
The blog post collected here covers The Ledge, the streetwear and skatewear fashion event held in September 2013, which is where action sports clothing meets the trade-show side of the fashion industry: brands showing skate and street lines to buyers rather than to riders. In addition to the post listed above, we may have more on the subject — you can search for additional active fashion blog posts by using the blog search link above. Readers who want to go deeper into the clothing itself will find guides to skate apparel, skate shoes, snowboarding boots and extreme sports apparel in the topic block at the bottom of this page.
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Common Questions
What are action sports in fashion terms?
Action sports — also called extreme sports, aggro sports and adventure sports — are activities perceived as having a high level of inherent danger, often involving speed, height, a high level of physical exertion and highly specialized gear. Snowboarding, surfing and skateboarding are the classic examples, and each has its own clothing and footwear built for the sport.
What blog post is collected on this page?
The page collects The Ledge Streetwear Fashion Event September 2013 post from the Apparel Search fashion blog. The Ledge was a trade event for streetwear and skatewear brands, so the post covers action sports clothing from the industry and buying side rather than from the slopes or the skate park.
How is action sports clothing different from ordinary sportswear?
It is designed as equipment for a specific sport: snowboard jackets are waterproof and insulated for falls and chairlifts, boardshorts are made for water and board contact, and skate shoes use flat, durable soles built to withstand grip tape. The specialized function comes first, and the fashion following grows out of it.
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