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HAUTE SKATE RAT:

There is a look bubbling up all over fashion at the moment that I like to call Haute Skate Rat. I was a skater through my teens and early 20s in the 00′s and I keep seeing these classic signifiers of that period reimagined as refined premium staples. 

The look is sort of Dickies as done by The Row, or Lemaire doing streetwear. The classic work pant becomes Yohji-fied by James Coward in English twill, staple sweats we would have got from Champion or Russell (still made in the USA back then, and bulletproof) have been paired back, washed soft and reimagined by Lady White Co., Danish minimalists like Jan Machenhauer and Berner Kühl are doing late 90s slacker gear in premium double face nylon and Japanese poplin. The L.A. based jeweller Sophie Buhai has done a tough but refined take on the sort of chains that were standard at the time (though similar ones can be copped on the cheap from places like the vintage showroom) 

When it comes to shoes though, despite many attempts, no one is doing it better than vans LX so stick with the original in that case. Do not attempt this look with anything other than thick white sports socks. 

I haven’t included possibly the originator of this look, skater turned pattern maker and designer Evan Kinori but just about everything he makes fits the bill.

1. Berner Kühl Beste Dev. Two Double Sport 009 jacket black $1,625 2. Lady White Co. Textured Full-zip Solid Grey $220 3. Jan Machenhauer Fred shirt $225 4. James Coward straightforward stitch pant $330 5. Sophie Buhai Harvey sterling silver bracelet $1,275 6. Vans Vault Slip On Authentic LX $75