This Skateboard's Griptape Is Made From a Louis Vuitton Purse

Bringing luxury to the action sport.

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For the latest episode of Braille Skateboarding’s You Make It We Skate it, the gang test out a board that has been fitted with pretty luxurious griptape. Thanks to a defiant fan who goes by the name of jsk8er69, riding a skateboard wrapped in Louis Vuitton’s premium leather alongside its monogram canvas pattern is now a reality. Apparently, the fan tore up his mom’s purse to create the “most expensive” griptape. Watch the Braille squad do a frontside flip as well as a board slide down the rail with the lavish ride above.

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