Side Hustle: Eui Joo Denim by Julian Lewis

In this new series, Side Hustles, Platfrm explores passion projects, avocations, and other extracurricular pursuits. First up, we have Julian Lewis, who you may be familiar with for his big handrail skating from video parts in Foundation’s Splender, and is one of the Rockstar Energy VQS qualifiers. Skateboarding aside, Julian has grown an admiration for clothing styles and how they complement a person while on their board. Drawing inspiration from vintage clothing, Julian creates handmade and sown clothing under his Korean birth name, Eui Joo and has slowly progressed to become a niche purveyor of denim items. Check out how Julian hand-makes it all in his corner space in a studio to the clientele that seeks him out for alterations and how pants play a crucial aspect in his skateboarding.

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Best Vert Skateboarding Event of All Time | HIGHLIGHT FILM | X Games Vert Pro

X Games is storming the sands of Huntington Beach for this year’s Lexus X Games Vert Pro halfpipe contest and demo. Grab your burrito and sunscreen cause this contest was unlike any we’ve ever had, featuring NBD’s, JD Sanchez’s first ever 900, and possibly the best women’s skateboarding run ever put down on a ramp EVERRR by Reece Nelson. Get on your feet (or your hands if you’re AJ Nelson) and enjoy this highlight recap film we through together.

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