Witchcraft Skateboards have rolled out a brand new deck series fresh for 2015. Six new graphics are on their way to skate shops this month including the reworked OG Goatwitch graphic on standard shapes and a brand new custom 10″ rig too.
New additions to the team include Jake Collins, Rikk Fields and Steve Forstner, look out for new clothing out there too.
Once in a while a new skate shoe drops that works in so many ways that you have to buy a stash of them to make sure you don’t regret not having any in the future. Marc Johnson‘s latest Lakai’s are a contender on this front, boasting a seriously simple design with enough small detail to keep up the stoke.
Comfort is all to present in these straight out of the box, kind of similar to the Camby that Lakai have mastered over the last 2 years. Slim on the foot, light in weight and with enough padding in the sole, these feel like your feet have just enough protection from running out of tricks and have a firm footbed so there’s no slip.
These 20 year anniversary Chocolate collab version brings the all black ninja vibes but if you prefer more colour in your daily appearance then look further afield at the six other colourways on offer.
Find them in your local skate shop now and support brands like Lakai rather than sports brands this year to keep skateboarding run by skateboarders only. The future of skateboarding depends on it.
It should be a healthy year for the Habitat crew in comparison to the changes that went down in 2014, so get on their new Mélange Deck Series that is about to hit your local skate shop with a run of goodness from their pro line up. This clip has a few tricks from Silas, Daryl, Marius, and Suciu too.
You know that feeling you get when the best quality milk chocolate hits your tongue and you salivate before it melts all in your mouth? That addictive sugar high that follows this sensation is what you get when you slip on these new Insulator shirts that are made for the winter months ahead.
Whether you decide to go for the short sleeve (called the Radiator) or their long sleeve option, Chocolate Skateboards have rolled out a super smooth ride with these, made from thin-wale cotton corduroy and a cotton jersey lining throughout that features a left chest pocket.
These rock pimp comfort and are in your local skater owned shop right now or online from Note. Grab them while you can.
Also available in Chocolate red.
The talented Aussie musician Nick Cave has collab’d with Melbourne based skate crew Fast Times down under to design a cruiser deck this week. The overall design, assisted by San Francisco artist Chuck Sperry, comes with Cave’s lyrics from his new tune “Nature Boy” found on the Bad Seeds’ Abattoir Blues.
If you are a Nick Cave addict you can pick up the 9″ psych-stained wood here.
Crossfire buddy and top illustrator George Yarnton is celebrating 2015 with a brand new run of Partridge Peralta stickers. Grab a pack of 5 high quality die cut stickers that are 7.5cm x 8cm before they are all gone.
Available to pre-order now from his online store.
Chocolate Skateboards are ready for deep freeze this month with their new QuikPak puffer Jacket as part of their 20th anniversary collection.
This red, 100% Polyester number is made with a scuba collar, welt pockets and neatly folds down into a tiny bag so you can stash it during a session. Yep.
Look out for these arriving in UK skate shops from this week.
Girl Skateboards have hooked up with New York artist Kevin Lyons whose creative direction as a designer, illustrator and typographer now grace the new Monster deck series that are out this month. Hook one of these up with some griptape this Christmas.
Ricta Wheels are puffing their chests this week with their newly tested NRG Hi Energy Urethane Wheels. Ride the Jesus out of them if you get some.
With the weather demanding long sleeve shirts for the next few months we delved into Volcom‘s latest collection to live with their Weirdoh Solid shirt and found out the following information.
Firstly, and most importantly, this shirt was washed on a 30′, then hung on a hanger, it dried perfectly leaving it looking fresh without the need of an iron. Yeah. That’s all you need to know other than it’s extremely soft and comfy. There’s nothing worse than having to waste time ironing clothes, it’s one of those menial tasks that bores the crap out me. I looked into what possibly causes this and it could be due to the ‘asymmetrical back yoke’ built into the shirt that acts as a hanger in the fit. There you go, you learn something new everyday.
Thankfully this also comes with a perfect cut. It’s shaped and ready to go straight out of the bag with tiny branding above the breast pocket.
Total winner for around £49.