"Grab your pad and take notes, Peralta!"
Brands in the industry not only give skateboarders more comfort when doing what they love, but also define them and underline their social status...or simply make them look cool. But there is definitely more to it, some of the big names have very interesting background...Vans for example being the biggest skateboarding brand now use to make products for U.S Ministry of Defense and in 1988 filed for bankruptcy!
Trust me, there is definitely more to explore!