Just in time for Spring, Italian sportswear label ellesse revives its classic The Assist skateboard high-top. Part of their Heritage line, The Assist was worn on the feet of legendary 80s skaters like Natas, Mic E Reyes, Tommy & Thiebaud. As it’s a classic skate shoe, The Assist features copious padding, protective lace loops, high […]
Makr Carry Goods — the production label of designer Jason Gregory — brings another fine quality handmade product. Few would normally consider a skateboard deck to be luxurious, but custom shaped, hand stained and cleared, and featuring leather risers definitely qualifies this as a luxury item. Each deck is individually numbered to insure you get […]
We’ve been fans of the Skateistan charity since we first heard of it, and the Burka Board and Prayer Board auctioned off to teach Afghanis how to skateboard. Now a short 10-minute documentary titled Skateistan: To Live and Die in Kabul has been creating a buzz since it showed at Sundance last month, and the […]
Vans Syndicate teams up with Tommy Guerrero for its latest collaboration. The minimal shoes strip everything down to a matte black colorway of Vans Old-Skool and Slip-On silhouettes, utilizing a perforated premium leather upper with subtle white contrast stitching for a little pop. A fittingly beautiful shoe for Guerrero — original member of Powell Peralta’s Bones […]
Even if you’re not into skateboarding, Bob Burnquist successfully nailing this 900 Fakie to Fakie on the Mega Ramp is pretty mindblowing. As these trick thresholds of what was thought possible keep being broken, one has to wonder where the true thresholds lie? How far until some grommet hits a 1080? The mind reels…