How I roll (skating fashion)

[Petit Lucille]

Let's talk about fashion, in skates.

Roller skating can be recreational, or a sport (roller derby, speed, etc). Summer on skates is a classic, and makes skating be stylish.

What are your skates like?
What do you dress to skate in?

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[Petit Lucille]

Recreational skates: The first ones are my favourites, but they are not fit for roller derby.

bubbyandbean.com
misskleckley.com
confessionsofafemaledragqueen.blogspot.com
newskates.com

 

[softgrey]

i have white skates with clear red wheels...and a clear red stopper...

pretty classic...
they used to have red sparkly laces...but i got tired (too old) for that!...


last time i went i wore a blk silk top and blk shorts with silver sparkly socks...
*when i fell on my a$$ (which i totally did!......)
a very cute, well-dressed girl who also fell said to me...
"well- at least you have cute socks!..."

...

 

[Petit Lucille]

Retro Skates

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etsy.com
nerdburger.tumblr.com
pinksuedeshoe.com

 

[Petit Lucille]

i have white skates with clear red wheels...and a clear red stopper...

pretty classic...
they used to have red sparkly laces...but i got tired (too old) for that!...


last time i went i wore a blk silk top and blk shorts with silver sparkly socks...
*when i fell on my a$$ (which i totally did!......)
a very cute, well-dressed girl who also fell said to me...
"well- at least you have cute socks!..."

...

Socks, I gather, are skates best friends..

Currently I have astroblades (rollerblades) the same for 18 years I think:

But as I started roller derby, and in-lines are not permited, I invested in these that are soon to arrive!:

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riversidearena.com

 

[softgrey]

yeah...
it's pretty much all about the socks...
...


*and i have professed my love for socks in other threads...
so...yeah...it's fun!...
...

 

[Petit Lucille]

I'm having trouble dressing for skating, since pants and long skirts aren't fit for skating. But moreover if you wear knee-pads, wich you always should. I cannot wear any below-the-knee skirt, and all you are left with are short things, that you may not be always on the mood to wear.
PICTURE OVERLOAD AHEAD TO MAKE MY POINT:

Other aspects are that loved clothes could rip, specially hosiery.

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weheartit.com
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woodpaneledshoes.tumblr.com

 

[Petit Lucille]

And yet more! (same source as above.)

 

[Petit Lucille]

Since the offer of styles is limited- and not that style-oriented, there are a lot of accesories to make your skates personal, like socks, as you said soft, pom-poms, or more roller derbyesque toe caps (you put them over the skates to protect them from scratching).

emma stone thread
etsy- derbyvixen
etsy- jacarandaclothing
****yeahrollerskates