It’s hard to say if we’re just getting older, or if the early 2000’s were really the “golden years” of skateboarding. Although not too different from how it is now, but it felt like during that time in middle school, EVERYONE SKATED. All the kids were wearing Lakai, Adio, Osiris, Element and Spitfire sweaters, and…
Stevie Perez really came onto the scene in a time when standout parts from full videos truly excited the skaters around the world. In 2012, the highly anticipated Pretty Sweet video from Girl and Chocolate dropped, and Stevie’s part opened up right after Chocolate’s OG’s Kenny Anderson, Gino Iannucci, Daniel Castillo, Christ Roberts and Justin…
What to write about Guy Mariano? A skateboarder with his experience and skills knows what’s essential when it comes to the product he skates in. Teaming up with Lakai’s design team including Scott Johnston and Jeff Mikut, there can only be good results. Enjoy the review of Guy’s new Pro Model the Lakai Guymar. Sizing…
Pro skater to full time footwear designer, Scott Johnston, is the man behind Lakai designs. We took the opportunity to ask Scott Johnston a few questions about his job and in particular on the Echelon Line. Let’s start with the important questions: what shoes are you wearing right now and why? …
Skateshoes have been rolling out changes over the past years, with companies constantly redefining their shoes to get on board with what skateboarders want. The main goal of a skateshoe has always been about protection of your feet from the stresses of skateboarding. However, there is now a higher demand for aesthetic and stylish shoe…
High Quality PDF file: Lakai Alvarez Weartested Lakai Vincent Despite their relatively young history, Lakai has already dropped designs that can be hailed as classics. Lakai started off strong with Rick Howard’s first select model, the „Staple“, and has carried that momentum all the way to Scott Johnson´s signature models and more recent designs….
Announced since ages, here it finally is: the Lakai Howard review. Since the weartested reviews are published in German Skateboard MSM magazine from now on, the English versions will take a bit longer until they are online on the site, please excuse. High quality PDF file: Lakai Howard review Lakai`s past few years in the industry haven’t…
Long overdue, but sometimes things don’t quite work out as planed. Ever since the Bright tradeshow in January 2012 it was a done deal to review this newest Scott Johnston-designed masterpiece. It’s a bold statement that proves that small skate shoe brands are not just doomed to follow. High quality PDF-file:Lakai Marc review Lakai…
The review about Lakai’s newest best seller, the Linden, is now viewable online. As originally published in the February 2012 issue of Transworld Skateboading. Picture: Lakai.com
Delayed many times, but finally it’s finished, the Lakai Mike Mo review. I got quite a few emails because of them, some angry and frustrated because it took me so long, so I hope it was worth the wait and everybody is happy with it. Thanks again to Kelly Bird at Lakai for the samples…
