5 Dec
Only 200 pieces of the limited edition multi-colored striped deck

Paul Smith lends his fine English touch to a limited edition Alien Workshop skateboard deck. Incorporating Smith’s signature multi-colored stripe motif to the maple wood layers, the deck will be limited to only 200 pieces. Pick up the Paul Smith x Alien Workshop Skateboard over at Smith’s online shop for $115.


Sure they may be a bit aesthetically challenging, but Santa Cruz‘s new Beer Cruzer skateboard collection is sure to hit many a man in a well considered sweet zone. Combining two of his greatest loves and/or reasons to hurt himself — beer and skateboarding — the venerable Santa Cruz Skateboards line connects with everyman brewery […]


Skateboard company Stacks has teamed up with artist Kevin Lyons — whose work has been popping up on Urban Outfitters billboards across Los Angeles lately — on a new line of decks, dubbed the Monster Series. Sure they’re not particularly scary, unless you’re a member of the Christian Coalition or are habitually cracked out on […]


1 Aug
Kickflip your way to a smaller bank account

There really is no reason one would buy a gold leaf skateboard other than to show off that you could buy a gold leaf skateboard. Having said that, Miya Ando, the designer behind the gold covered skate deck, has engineering a board from steel and covered it in 24K gold leaf one side. You may […]


12 Jul
Eco-friendly collection hits stores September 1

Element Skateboards just introduced their first line of eco-conscious menswear. As the industry evolves Element is attempting to grow alongside the organic style evolution of the surf/skate culture, and thus the collection focuses on environmentally friendly materials and manufacturing processes. Using Earth-tone colors and showing an appreciation for living with respect to the environment, the pieces […]


8 Jul
Oxelo Skateboarders make grown Indian men look in wonder

This quite beatufiuflly shot video follows the French skateboard company Oxelo‘s team as it tours India (Bangalore, Jaipur, Delhi and Agra). While it’s common to see youth beguiled by pro skaters the world over, I love seeing the innocence and wonder that the grown Indians watch with as they applaud the much younger skaters. And […]


24 Jun
Skate deck, cotton T and baseball cap: all you need, Everyday.

Dave’s Quality Meats teams up with Girl Skateboards for this limited edition small release collaboration. Consisting of only a skate deck, cotton T shirt and baseball hat, the pieces feature both the DQM and Girl Skateboards logos in a very American red, white and blue color palette, as well as the word “Everyday” — as […]


9 Jun
European footwear gets vamped up for adventure seekers

Vans has introduced a new sneaker for the Fall 2011 Vans Vault line. Known as the Espadrille TH LX, the newly added shoe takes cues from the espadrille, a flat shoe that originates from the Pyrenees. Like its inspiration, the Espadrille TH LX features the same mid-sole — this time made of hemp — except […]