In the Cut - The Rake Magazine

Craig Stecyk, co-founding member of the Zephyr Competition Team (Z-Boys) remarked that ‘Skaters, by their very nature, are urban guerrillas; they make everyday use of the useless artifacts, of the technological burden, and employ the handiwork of the government, corporate structure in a thousand ways that the original architects could never dream of.’ In pursuit of notorious unconventionality, The Rake challenges the livery of these urban warriors and demonstrates the fluidity of suits through the beauty of skateboarding.

From left: Brown and cream Prince-of-Wales-check wool double-breasted suit, sky-blue cotton shirt with tab-collar, chocolate-brown woven silk tie, brown linen pocket-handkerchief, all Hackett; black leather trainers, property of the skater. Black, burgundy and ivory check lightweight wool suit, Valentino; white linen shirt, Alfred Dunhill; purple checked silk tie, Hackett Navy canvas trainers, Converse, property of the skater. Black and white Prince-of-Wales check wave-print cotton suit, Alexander McQueen; pale-grey cotton shirt, Caruso; grey silk tie, Ralph Lauren Purple Label; white canvas trainers, Vans, property of the skater.

From left: Black and white Prince-of-Wales check wave-print cotton suit, Alexander McQueen; pale-grey cotton shirt, Caruso; grey silk tie, Ralph Lauren Purple Label; white canvas trainers, Vans, property of the skater. Brown and cream Prince-of-Wales-check wool double-breasted suit, sky-blue cotton shirt with tab-collar, chocolate-brown woven silk tie, brown linen pocket-handkerchief, all Hackett; black leather trainers, property of the skater. Black, burgundy and ivory check lightweight wool suit, Valentino; white linen shirt, Alfred Dunhill; purple checked silk tie, Hackett Navy canvas trainers, Converse, property of the skater.

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From left: Bespoke silver-grey wool-silk double-breasted suit, Edward Sexton; white cotton shirt Caruso; mid-grey knitted wool tie, Thom Sweeney; black leather trainers, property of the skater. Dove-grey wool-silk-linen three-piece suit, Thom Sweeney; white cotton shirt, Dolce & Gabbana; soft blue cotton pocket handkerchief, Budd Shirtmakers; white canvas trainers, property of the skater. Anthracite-grey wool and mohair suit, pale-grey cotton shirt, both Louis Vuitton; navy, white and red striped silk tie, Caruso. Navy suede trainers, Converse, property of the skater; White cotton pocket-handkerchief, property of The Rake

Wheat-brown silk-linen-viscose suit, cream and brown striped club-collar cotton shirt, both Ralph Lauren Purple Label; two-tone brown Prince-of-Wales checked wool tie, Polo Ralph Lauren, white canvas trainers, property of the skater.

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