There are skate shoe releases and there are skate shoe releases. Only a few times a year, there’s actual hype about an upcoming skate shoe. In the case of Etnies’ Marana, the hype was so big that they completely changed their schedule and released it almost a year earlier than planned. We changed our plans...
Let’s welcome your new guest-reviewer, Stefan Lind. He proved to be just the right mix of skate rat and A-class shoe nerd to qualify for the job. He will be the equivalent of an on-spot reporter here at weartested with his honest, short and sweet review-style that is still as informative and objective as we...
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...
We are currently working on a small article about the new Emerica Reynolds. As a teaser, have a look at some pictures:
Sometimes a “non”-skate shoe is just as good as the ones that are intended to be skated, there are many examples. In the 80′s and 90′s skateboarders had to adopt other shoes simply due to a lack of skate-specific models. Nowadays this is not needed anymore, but sometimes it can still be fun to skate...
Due to education-related reasons, I will take a break of being the editor behind all-things-weartested during the next six months. Instead, Christoph and Stefan will take care of weartested.com, the print reviews, as well as the facebook-, twitter- and Instagram-accounts. Different editors, same high quality of indepth skate shoe reviews. Thanks, Clemens
One of our personal top 3 skate shoes, the Emerica Herman G6, was not even reviewed when the article was published. Still, it deserved that spot, not just because of the huge mesh panel on the medial side that allowed far above average breathability. Which other features stood out can be read in the following...
Originally a shorter “check-out” article about Emerica’s newest pro shoe was planned. Only problem was that the Brian Herman signature model basically didn’t show any wear after 5 hours. The logical consequence was to do a full review which will be online soon. In the meantime, have a look at the shoe after 5 hours of...
Last but not least, part III of the weartested Bright recap. Have a look at part II here and part I here. Supra With probably the longest shelves and a shoe for everybody, Supra’s booth generated a lot of traffic. besides the recent releases of 2012 in updated colorways, they introduced a vulcanised version of...
We continue with the highlights of the DC, Vans and Emerica lines for fall 2013. Check out part I here. DC After its hiatus in mediocrety in recent years and after probably the best footwear-brand-comback ever, DC keeps going strong. New models for fall 13 include Nyjah Huston’s first signature style, a solid cupsole that...
Every year in January, Skateboard-Europe meets at the Bright trade show. After years in the former Stasi-building in Berlin they moved to a new location for this year’s spring iteration. The “Alte Münze” building was well-received, although it was a little tricky to orientate yourself at first. Unfortunately key-brands of recent years didn’t have a...
The next two days we’ll be in Berlin, Germany at the Bright trade show. Be sure to follow us on Facebook and Instagram (@weartested), we will use the hastag #weartestedatbright to mark sneak peak pictures of the fall 2013 product and all other trade show happenings.
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