Alva

Alva is the label built around Tony Alva, the Dogtown skateboarder, and it has been going since 1977. That makes it one of the longer-running names in skate culture, and it still carries the founder's name on everything it makes.

The range goes well beyond clothing. Alva Skates produces skateboards, wheels and Alva Surfcraft surfboards, alongside Alva Apparel, so the clothes sit within a wider skate and surf world rather than standing apart from it.

If you like your streetwear to have a real story behind it, with a working skater at the centre rather than a design team, Alva is worth a look. The label's own site, Alva-Skates.com, is billed as the home of all things Tony Alva.