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At least Dickies are affordable and durable. Perfect for skating.
fuck 50 dollar pants.
where are dickies 50 bucks?
or is that more a "fuck yeah dickies are great and cheap!!!"
The only $50 Dickies I've seen are the Spitfire/AH collab ones. Average price at most places in the US is still under $30.
To the guy who said "support your local WalMart," of the dozens of pairs of Dickies I've owned over they years only 1 came from WalMart, and they fit weird, like they were the rejects. Most of the time you get Dickies from independently owned shops that specialize in blue collar work clothes and from army surplus stores. Insinuating that Dickies is a WalMart brand is as incorrect as saying that Shaun White clothing is a legitate skate brand.
Skaters have been backing Dickies forever because they make comfortable and durable clothes so I'm glad to see them putting some money into our industry.
id be interested to hear your thoughts about Nike
I know you were being sarcastic but I'll bite.
My first thought about Nike- "thanks for the money." I've also heard they make good skate shoes but I have never owned a pair and probably won't ever. Maybe, like Nike, Dickies will profit from getting more involved, that's business. As long as they keep making good pants and the prices don't soar, then I welcome them with open arms. I really don't foresee any skate clothing companies going under because of Dickies having a team and sponsoring events, but some skate shoe brands would do better w/o Nike in the picture.
In short, I don't remember a time when Dickies and skating wasn't a good fit but I do remember when Nike wanted nothing to do with skateboarding and most skaters wanted nothing to do with Nike. I have a plethora of personal reasons why I won't give Nike my money, but I'll gladly skate the plazas they build and watch their videos, as long as I don't have to pay for any of it. In the end, as companies and as products, I don't think Nike and Dickies is a very fair comparison.