NAME: Alex
AGE: 16
OCCUPATION: Student
HOME BASE: New York
HAT: Supreme
SHIRT: UNIQLO
JEANS: Levi’s
SNEAKERS: Nike
WATCH: Nike
BACK PACK: Jansport
What inspires your style? The hip-hop culture at an affordable price. Nothing beats a T-shirt and a pair of jeans.
What city has the best style? New York
What movie best captures your style? Kids by Larry Clark. R.I.P Justin Pierce.
Who has wack style? Guys that wear Coach loafers annoy me.
What trend do you want to see die? Bondage pants, star tattoos, peace signs, and Starbucks as the only hot spot for coffee.
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Looking for a solid skate shoe this summer? Done. For our June/July issue (on newsstands now) we asked Jahmal Williams of HOPPSSKATEBOARDS to put a batch of this season’s skate shoes to the test, and included in the set were these DVS Huf Mid Throwbacks. How’d they do? We’ll leave it up to the expert:
“These are great lighweight shoes with good board feel. The construction is good and the silo is clean. The color is a little crazy, but I like the sneaker.”
The shoes should hit DVS locations sometime this month, if you’re in a metallic silver x superior board feel kind of mood. Picture of the sole when you kick-flip the jump.
$75, dvsshoes.com
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BJ Betts Bucktown ST, $80
Renowned tattooist and typography style artist, BJ Betts hooked up with adidas for a collection of footwear and apparel that will release next month. Included in the range is a Bucktown ST'a skate shoe that is modeled after classic basketball sneakers'and a Ciero Mid, a slim cut silo that works for skating and fixed gearing. Check all the pieces below and check in with adidas skate retailers in January if you're looking to cop.
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Superstar's have been a mainstay in adidas' skate line every year, and for the new season, the three stripes are dropping these two subtle color ways to ride out in. The heavy-vulcanized models will ensure increased durability so feel free to skate the shit outta 'em. Check adidas skate retailers this month.
$65, www.adidasskateboarding.com
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This fall, adidas’ popular indoor soccer shoe The Samba, will go from the turf to the streets when this new skate-friendly make-up drops. Dubbed the Samba ST, the sneaker is re-vamped with skate-tech like Geo fit collar cushioning, and a more durable upper so it’ll take more than a few free-kicks for them to fall apart. Check for them to hit adidas skate retailers in the next few weeks.
$65, www.adidasskateboarding.com
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You’d think that a city the size of New York would have more skateshops, but hey, sometimes it’s more profitable to open a rollerblading warehouse. Brooklyn’s KCDC, the best known, and arguably most legit shop in the city, just launched its online edition with its series of T shirts including collabs by Jeremy Fish , French, Grotesk, Beau Garrett and Adam Squires .
Hopefully the skate shoe connect goes live soon, so we can cop some shredders. See below to see a video that we just put together with owner Amy Gunther where she breaks down the shop and how they make it so awesome.
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To skaters of a certain age, fingerboards (miniature plastic skateboards originally marketed as keychains) evoke memories of countless hours spent doing boardslides on schoolbooks and executing ollies five times the length of the board. Now Illusion Labs has introduced a new iPhone game called Touch Grind that improves on the concept for the digital age.
Available next month from the iPhone App Store (price TBA), Touch Grind takes old-fashioned fingerboarding to the next level. Whereas version 19.89 was predicated on the stickiness of fingersweat to perform tricks, the Touch Grind deck relies on finger gestures, allowing players to do flip tricks that were impossible with the 20th Century version. Check out a video of the game below.
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This November, Converse returns to the skate arena with CONS, a series of skate shoes that re-interpret the brand’s iconic silhouettes. The updated classics have added performance features like a comfy footbed and memory foam to provide ankle padding and support.
The line will be available at a select group of core skateshops in limited numbers, with additional shipments hitting those shops in December and January. We’ll be hitting you with prices, proper names, and retail doors as the drop date gets closer. See some exclusive photos of the shoes below…
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A couple weeks ago, we showed you a first look at Paul Rodriguez’s Signature Collection for Incase. That was the more limited, more premium (and more expensive!) collection, but Incase just hit us up with some photos of the standard series that will be dropping in wider distribution.
This tier of the Signature Collection will feature the same styles in ballistic nylon, but lacking the premium leather accents of the LE series. It will be available in the next few weeks at skateshops around the country and at Incase. Check out a full rundown of the collection below.,
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Even though the X Games are a wrap, skaters, surfers, and BMX riders are still on their grind. Since they’re always hitting the road to get to the next competition, Nike 6.0’s team built an eight-wheeled camper to cover every athlete under the brand’s umbrella.
The automotive beast features grind rails, surf board racks, a fold-out quarter pipe, a stereo system that runs on two car batteries, as well as a deck for BBQ sessions in between tour stops. The only problem is, they don’t know what to call the damn thing. Maybe P-Rod’s Shaggin’-Waggin? See more of the truck below and learn how you can help Nike name it…
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