When did Skiing become Gangster?

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pj21

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I know the thug look is quite popular right now, maybe even becoming less and less popular, but when did skiing change from one piece suits to XXL tall tee's? I know this only really covers a small population of the skiing community but I'm curious to know where the gangster look originated from? who started it? and why did it start?

I guess the main question is how did skiing go from this:

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to this:

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Credit to stickerbrush for that last one ^
 
3 or 4 years after snowboarding made the transition which was probably 3 or 4 years after skateboarding experienced the gangsterness
 
it was definitely around 2001 or so. before that it wasn't nearly as big

people say "oh it's cause of snowboarding" which is somewhat true but it's mostly just that skiing/snowports/most sports follow what's trendy for everyone at the moment-- gangster shit was cool then in mainstream culture. skiers and snowboarders weren't the only people acting and dressing way more gangster than they had any business doing.... but the contrast is even more obvious when youre doing the whitest thing imaginable haha
 
Tanner halls segment in ski movie 3....thats when I first saw the baggie look and thats exactly what me and my buddies went for.
 
Look up Travis Heed, legend has it he actually was a gangster, but he did pretty much bring sagging and baggy clothes into the sport.
 
It's not popular anymore. It's all about the frat boy plastic sunglasses with a frontwards snapback or bucket hat. Get with it bro.
 
All things eventually have to take a turn for the worse, in terms of style. Look at the 70s or Miley Cyrus for that matter
 
Throwbacks to Evan Raps & Iberg for corrupting Tanner (but less face it it would have happened either way)

bringing on the Happy Dayz era Gorilla Stezz Weed smoking in your face version of skiing to the mainstream.

Earlier references might include the 94' grunge era fusion with East Vs Westcoast rap of the same time. Re: The Chronic, Doggystyle, 36 Chambers, etc where rich kids from suburbia tend to flock to urban themes wearing baggy clothes it was only a matter of time before it would start showing up in ski outerwear as the people wanted to step away from the traditional ski apparel options. Level 1 can also be thanked for good soundtracks as skimovie music transitioned from punk to hiphop and rail skiing segments became more of a staple inside ski movies.

While other earlier examples existed early such as Royalty, Propaganda, and Mickael Deschenaux thug stomping the fuck out of every single landing being one of the godfathers of afterbang.

While the Tall T phase didn't catch on until later we have all the OG's to look back on if you ever need a history lesson.
 
13052430:Craigskis said:
Throwbacks to Evan Raps & Iberg for corrupting Tanner (but less face it it would have happened either way)

bringing on the Happy Dayz era Gorilla Stezz Weed smoking in your face version of skiing to the mainstream.

Earlier references might include the 94' grunge era fusion with East Vs Westcoast rap of the same time. Re: The Chronic, Doggystyle, 36 Chambers, etc where rich kids from suburbia tend to flock to urban themes wearing baggy clothes it was only a matter of time before it would start showing up in ski outerwear as the people wanted to step away from the traditional ski apparel options. Level 1 can also be thanked for good soundtracks as skimovie music transitioned from punk to hiphop and rail skiing segments became more of a staple inside ski movies.

While other earlier examples existed early such as Royalty, Propaganda, and Mickael Deschenaux thug stomping the fuck out of every single landing being one of the godfathers of afterbang.

While the Tall T phase didn't catch on until later we have all the OG's to look back on if you ever need a history lesson.
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good post. and ugh, i cringe just thinking about some of the XTREME music in ski movies in the late 90s. terrible rap rock kind of stuff with the corniest edgy lyrics ever
 
Gangsta before "freestyle" skiing came about.

Nicky Adams brought it from skiboarding to skiing before it was cool.
 
the year was 1999 - dawn of the millennium was upon us. everyone knew the peak was close that day, but looking through the fog and flurry, X could spot a ray of sun shining off of the cliff face at the top. X pursed his brow and focused his gaze like a hawk on a hunt. squeezing into the one-piece was particularly a challenge that morning, so X decided to go with his overalls and jacket. the hike was particularly difficult, as all manner of the white gold bombarded X on the ascent. upon reaching the top of the peak, X saw a burning bush. upon approaching the burning bush, X heard voices: "Wu Tang is for de children", the voices kept whispering. X was dazed. as he stared at the bush, he began repeating the phrase, and with each repetition, his clothes grew by one size and his planks fatter by one centimeter. after six or seven repetitions, X strapped on his skis and began the decent... after that first descent, everything changed.
 
i think that at first skiers became more stylish than others and in the mean time it has exploded the gangster fashion. so i think that this two things connected each other
 
The "gangster" influenced skiers are the ones in the park. With that being said, the idea of putting rails on a ski hill came from streets. Along with the rails came the attitude and the baggy clothes, also copied from the streets.
 
13054930:ArseneFox said:

2000, wearing D12 long tees and bandana's
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not to be a nitpicker but i don't think there was any 2000 in there. 01, 02, and 03 is it from what i saw in a quick scrub through the video
 
The day Andy parry put on skis was the day that every t-shirt within a 50 mile radius of a terrain park expanded 30 inches.
 
April 20, 1969. That's when the movement began. Took awhile to become mainstream though... That was more like April 20, 1996.
 
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