The1stStarfight
Active Member
where did you find those pics thats actually really cool way to keep them your own but he can afford an expensive coat glasses and nike shoes but cant afford a branded board (ah well makes my life easier) thanks man nice find
I think from the character's universe, we wouldn't know his coat is made by Vince or that his spectacles are Oliver Peoples unless we researched it due to the lack of identifiable branding. They could be from Target for all we know! And his Nike Dunk Low's retail for about $100, which isn't anything out of the norm for a kid with one or two pair of shoes who wears them everyday...he's not a sneaker head/collector or anything.
But a board will always have some type of identifiable branding, which would directly go against this notion of him saying on parkerspov.com that he "can't afford fancy new skateboards." Not to mention, making his own just adds to that traditional trait of Parker being good with his hands and innovative. And, if you skate, you know that you can go through those pretty quickly so making his own boards in my opinion fits in line with the character's background...the costume stuff you just have to kind of looked past.
Plus, as you said it makes life easier on you because now you, like Parker, can just make your own boards for your cosplay! You might have to look up a few formulas though.