Shaun White's clothing line plays it tough

Unlike some of Target's design collaborations, there's nothing precious here -- these clothes are priced to be worn, torn and scraped on hard pavement. The young adult styles are simple -- a slim-cut black-and-brown striped polo ($16.99), long gray plaid shorts ($21.99), hoodies and tees with subtle graphics drawn by Shaun and his brother Jesse and inspired by street art. Boys' styles are more fun, with camouflage shorts ($17.99), gray hoodies emblazoned with a sketch of a kid with a Mohawk ($17.99) and T-shirts with a googly-eyed blob on a skateboard ($9.99).

White's favorite piece is a black-and-white plaid button-down ($12.99 boys, $24.99 young adults) with contrast front pockets that would look at home in any skate park in America. He's also fond of the black skinny fit jeans ($29.99), having recently converted from a baggier silhouette. How tight are we talking? White doesn't like his jeans to be "ridiculously tight, unless the occasion calls for it."

So just what occasion would that be?

White quips, "What is today, Wednesday?"

erin.weinger@latimes.com