Powell Peralta x Steve Caballero | Cab Original Dragon II Short Sleeve Tee. Black

$59.99

Powell Peralta x Steve Caballero Cab Original Dragon II Short Sleeve T-Shirt, featuring the 1980 artwork of Vernon Courtlandt Johnson. 

  • Colour: Black
  • Graphic: Powell-Peralta x Steve Caballero "Cab Original Dragon". Screenprint to front left chest and larger back graphic
  • Material: 100% cotton ≈ 6oz.
  • Style: Crew neck tee with tubular body - no side seams
  • Fit: Classic. True to size regular fit. Size up for a looser fit
  • Collar: 7/8" rib collar with shoulder-to-shoulder taping.
  • Powell Peralta screen print inside label

About the Powell-Peralta Caballero Original Dragon Artwork;
Steve Caballero began riding for Powell-Peralta in 1979 at the age of 14 upon his success in the Californian "Gold Cup Series" skate competitions. One of the original "Class of '79" in the newly formed "Bones Brigade" skate team Stacy Peralta and George Powell established, Steve quickly became one of their top skaters. 
In 1980 Steve turned professional, the time in which Powell-Peralta released Steve Caballero's first pro-signature board. He was initially offered a simple propeller/skull nose-art graphic but rejected it. Steve submitted some sketches of his own, one of which was a crouching dragon, which was the art direction that followed. Artist V.C. Johnson reworked the design a couple times before laying down the final ink. The deck was first released in December 1980 and the graphic was so well received it wasn't replaced until 1986.
In time, a Dragon themed graphic would become the signature image for Steve Caballero's pro models, inspired by his year of birth, 1964 - The Year of the Dragon, and in his admiration for Bruce Lee. 

Steve Caballero's Signature Dragon Artwork;

  • 1980: Crouching Dragon on a flat skateboard bearing, with later subtle variations.
  • 1986: Chinese Dragon, inspired by a Chinese takeout box. Often associated with the "Search for Animal Chin" video era.
  • 1987: Street Dragon with a "bats and bones" background. Designed specifically for street skating, featuring the name in a bat-shaped font.
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