A lot of times, brands always try to release a completely new silhouette in hopes of establishing the model as a new classic iconic silhouette, but fall short in delivering a product with the brand’s DNA that core skaters fell in love with from the beginning. But then there’s Vans. A brand who has an…
Louie Lopez came into the scene as a young buck sponsored by Flip skateboards at the age of 12. At the time, he had super long hair and was jumping down huge stair sets. For a long time, whenever I thought of Louie Lopez that was the “Louie” I thought of – small, long hair,…
Earlier in March, we dropped our first Last Resort AB review with a feature on the VM001 High. Since then, Last Resort AB has been focused on product superiority, and released the all new VM002 silhouette and the VM001 in Suede/Canvas and High or Lo models. There’s something to be said, when a company is…
Since its introduction to the skate world in 2005 with Lance Mountain pushing the model, the Nike SB Blazer has since become a staple silhouette in the Nike SB product line. It’s gone through various adaptations over the years, with the GT Blazer, collaborations with Frog Skateboards and Isle, and low, mid and high offerings,…
It’s always refreshing to see a new silhouette get released by a skate shoe company, and even more so when it’s from a core brand that holds a special place in our hearts, like Emerica. We’ve been reviewing Emerica’s skate shoes for over ten years now, and we’ve seen the company’s team, products, and shoes…
Roughly two years ago, we had the opportunity to weartest Brandon Westgate’s first signature New Balance Numeric shoe, the 913, which you can read here. The shoe was a technical advancement for New Balance Numeric’s skate product line and opened the gates of innovative expression for both Brandon Westgate and New Balance Numeric designer, Jeff…
It’s a bold move to start a brand new skate shoe company in this current marketplace. Finding the right designers, material sourcing, distribution and figuring out the “marketing” needed to stick out among the corporate giants almost seems a challenge not worth tackling. Countless smaller skater owned brands have tried over the years, with a…
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…
We’ve been a huge fan of Lucas’ skating and pro models since our first review of the Lucas Pro back in 2012. Our most recent review (if 2016 counts as recent), and one of our favorite shoes ever skated, was his updated Lucas Premiere ADV shoe, for which we held a Weartested session in Shanghai,…
There’s no doubt that Nyjah is a game changer in the skate scene, and as a polarizing character with love and hate on both sides of the spectrum, one thing’s for sure: Nyjah fucking sends it. He’s been destroying since the early days on Element, and he’s evolved into one of the best skaters in…
It’s been more than two years since we’ve written and tested Tiago’s first pro model shoe from DC. Since then, Tiago’s continued his rampage, dropping video parts, constantly impressing everyone with IG video clips and leaving DC to enter the heavy roster on New Balance Numeric. Not to mention, Tiago’s been a consistent footy machine…
Jon Dickson reminds me of a silent beast, motivated by danger and humbled by gnarly bails over the course of his skate career. He skates with incredible speed, charging at a spot with the intention to stomp the bolts of his board when he lands. The style, grace and attitude that follow are undeniably natural;…
