Tony Alva (created September 2, 1957) is an American skateboarder, most conspicuously known as among the first members of the Z Boys skateboarding team. The “Transworld SKATEboarding” magazine rated him in eighth position in its listing of the “30 Most Powerful Skaters” as well as a video interview was printed in May 2013.
As an outcome of the impact of the newest surf fashion occurring in the Hawaiian Islands, Alva skated using a revolutionary new strong free form surf fashion. Alva’s style was revolutionary and stood in marked comparison using the contrived conventional fashion of the age which was still based around tricks invented in the 1960s. His ability, style and magnetic nature led to him becoming an expert skateboarder and extremely well-known from his early adolescent. Alva and the other Z Boys (additionally surfers) were among the first to bring skating empty pools to the mainstream. In 1974, Alva began his long relationship working with Vans, the first skate shoe created in 1966. In 1977, in the age of 19, Alva shunned the leading skate businesses to form his own firm, entitled Alva Skates. It was the very first business run and possessed with a skateboarder, in addition to being among the first to use layered Canadian maple plywood in skateboard decks. In December 2005, Alva started two retail stores in Southern Californian places: Oceanside, near San Diego, as well as on Fairfax Avenue in La.