The Story

I got my first skateboard when I was 7 years old. I fell in love with the process of building a skateboard, and I wanted to share that experience with people around the world.

Everyone and their mom has a skateboard company these days. I wanted to create a female-focused skate company that edgy, rugged, and witty people could identify with. I fantasized about a narrative that critiqued 1950’s housewife culture and brought it into an unapologetic context. Hypothetically, what if these bored out of their mind housewives called each other up and said, “Yo Betsy, are you tryna’ shred later?”

I started Housewife in 2017, with a couple of different hand screen-printed t-shirts, stickers, buttons, and bandanas. Then, the next step was getting boards, because what’s a skateboard company without some skateboards? The boards are made and printed in the USA using the highest quality maple veneers.

Housewife hosts and sponsors skate meetup events, competitions, and local pop-up vendor events around New York City, Los Angeles, and other cities. Housewife also collaborates with other womxn focused skateboard groups around the United States including Grl Swirl (NYC) and Quell Skateboarding.

Housewife decks and apparel are available for purchase at a number of retail shops including Tactics Skateshops, KCDC Skateshop, Uncle Funkys Skateshop, Labor Skateshop, and many more.

Learn more about the brand on Betsy’s Blog.

Much love,

Charlotte Tegen