Palace Skateboards launches winter 2017 collection
It includes a jacket that ‘weighs more than a three-year-old’
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Your support makes all the difference.From humble beginnings selling tees in just a few stores throughout London, British skate brand Palace Skateboards and its “Tri-ferg” logo has quickly become one of the biggest emblems in the streetwear world.
With a wealth of references infused into every collection, fans of the brand have come to expect certain hallmarks, and in that regard the winter 2017 drop certainly delivers.
Revealing every piece scheduled to release in the coming weeks, elements of British culture such as tracksuits, windbreakers and hoodies pay tribute to sportswear silhouettes with the classic Palace logo fronting the majority of garments.
Key pieces from the drop include the Palace London Avirex jacket – described as weighing “more than a three-year-old” – which sees the brand celebrate Avirex’s role in UK Garage subculture, as well as a camouflage Harrington jacket and houndstooth baseball cap.
Modelled by Palace regulars Blondey McCoy and Lucian Clarke and shot by Dutch photographer Ari Versluis, the lookbook sets the tone for the full line of offerings which will be available in stores and online in the weeks ahead.
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