Mocean Skateboards of Portland, Maine grabbed our attention simply because their gear looks different (and, let’s be real, better) than what you’d expect from a clothing line based out of a skate shop. Their house brand features thoughtfully designed pieces made from high quality fabrics, made with skaters in mind and clearly referencing something different from the standard streetwear playbook.

Today we’re posting our chat with Mocean’s founder Jasper Tripp, who’s been skating since age 6 and spent his 20s riding for Rome Snowboards and filming the Strange Brew video series.We talk life in a vacation town, turning skate stoppers into obstacles for a skate contest, military gear’s surprising influence on clothing (shout out Avery & Articles Of Interest), and why making clothes from plastic is stupid.

“The homies in the 40s and 50s really knew how to dress.”

”…we based it around the arts and community, but then we blew it up with skateboarding.”

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