Woven Skate Shirts & Button-Ups

Skate shirts have always bounced between function and whatever looks good in a clip. Wovens and button-ups came into the mix because they work. You can skate curbs all afternoon, dry off quick, then walk into something that isn’t a spot without feeling out of place. Flannels, short-sleeve stripes, workwear cuts that don’t blow out after a week on rough walls. The details are simple: seams that hold, collars that don’t collapse, fabric that moves without feeling flimsy. The look changes with the years, but the idea doesn’t. Keep it clean, keep it tough, let the board be the loud part. Some skaters size up for room to move, others keep it fitted so nothing catches. Either way, the shirt should take a few spills, wash up fine, and live to see the next session. That’s the whole point.