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…
Stevie Perez really came onto the scene in a time when standout parts from full videos truly excited the skaters around the world. In 2012, the highly anticipated Pretty Sweet video from Girl and Chocolate dropped, and Stevie’s part opened up right after Chocolate’s OG’s Kenny Anderson, Gino Iannucci, Daniel Castillo, Christ Roberts and Justin…
Best Stability 2015 – Lakai Guymar
What to write about Guy Mariano? A skateboarder with his experience and skills knows what’s essential when it comes to the product he skates in. Teaming up with Lakai’s design team including Scott Johnston and Jeff Mikut, there can only be good results. Enjoy the review of Guy’s new Pro Model the Lakai Guymar. Sizing…
Instead of the yearly recap we decided to award the models that performed best in our categories in 2014. Congrats to the brands! Thanks to our readers, to Edan and Stefan and to the brands that supported us throughout this year! Stay tuned for next year – we are working on a lot of cool projects! Nike…
Pro skater to full time footwear designer, Scott Johnston, is the man behind Lakai designs. We took the opportunity to ask Scott Johnston a few questions about his job and in particular on the Echelon Line. Let’s start with the important questions: what shoes are you wearing right now and why? …
Skateshoes have been rolling out changes over the past years, with companies constantly redefining their shoes to get on board with what skateboarders want. The main goal of a skateshoe has always been about protection of your feet from the stresses of skateboarding. However, there is now a higher demand for aesthetic and stylish shoe…
Pant: WeSC Eddy Chino (www.wesc.com) T-Shirt: WeSC Dubby Stripe (www.wesc.com) Socks: Stance Belen (www.stance.com) Shoes: Lakai Echelon Camby (www.lakai.com) Hat: HUF 5panel cap Cord Box Volley (www.hufsf.com)
Lakai As always, the design team led by Scott Johnston has come up with great ideas and designs for 2014 such as a new Marc Johnson shoe. The model is very simple which is exactly what Marc Johnson seems to like about footwear. In addition with the Madrid comes a rather technical model that features…
High Quality PDF file: Lakai Alvarez Weartested Lakai Vincent Despite their relatively young history, Lakai has already dropped designs that can be hailed as classics. Lakai started off strong with Rick Howard’s first select model, the „Staple“, and has carried that momentum all the way to Scott Johnson´s signature models and more recent designs….
2013 was an exciting year regarding skateboarding footwear. After the worn out black-shoe-vulcanized-sole era there is a movement towards new designs and more space for innovation. Companies that take advantage of it will be the ones that succeed. Many trends that were already noticeable in 2012 have bloomed in 2013 to full effect. We are…
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…
