The Eagle has landed for Spring 2013 over at Anti Hero this morning. Check out their new wood series including Issues, One Eye Open, Ooze, Close-Up Pigeon, Grosso’s Eagle Doll collection, Road to Nowhere, Stencil point and classic Eaglez sets here.
Category: Skateboarding Product Reviews
The Gonz has unleashed a new rocket fueled Zip Zinger on Krooked today. Enjoy the ride and check out the brand new Spring 2013 catalogue. Those Misfits inspired decks (scroll down page) will surely be the envy of the world!
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HUF Collection
Keith Hufnagel may be famous for his organic pop but slowly and surely, his clothing and shoe brand HUF is starting to make some serious waves internationally right now, so have a butchers at a few select pieces of what’s in his latest collection.
Firstly, the HUF pro shoe comes light, stylish and ready for griptape straight out of the box made from a full grain leather upper and a cupsole lighter than air. These come in Cola, dark blue/black and camel colour ways and are comfy on the job. After last Saturday night’s fun, they also do a bloody good job on the dance floor.
If you are looking ahead to the Spring right now and already have a toasty winter jacket, HUF’s Halsted jacket will be a perfect partner for the months of March and April. Warm enough to combat the month’s ahead, this heavyweight cotton twill number comes with a full front zip, tasty inside liner art, two front pockets and a zipped pocket on the left breast to carry wallets and so on if the inside zip is taken with your phone/pod.
HUF also have a fine selection of shirts available this season. I have the Vintage Chambray on my back as I type this. 100% cotton thread, nicely shaped and super comfortable, the entire selection are made for on or off board daily wear and tear and come highly recommended. Get your eyes over to the HUF store to have a look through all of their other options right now, you will not be disappointed.
Now that the snow is clearing and the pavements are beginning to allow sessions once again, you may want to hit the cold front head on with one of Fabric’s new beanies. Instawarmth gauranteed. They have two styles available. The Marcus is the classic beanie, whilst their bobbled Douglas Pom Pom (which is what we are rocking right now) coud keep a pot of tea warm for hours.
Visit their website for more details and the rest of their catalogue.
Heroin Skateboards have unleashed their Spring 2013 deck series today and they looking amazing as ever. Chet Childress flicks the knife in 8.25″, Fos is dressed as an ice-cream in 8.125″, Chopper’s Beer Slave creature comes in 8″ and Gou Miyagi’s swirling head deck is made as an 8.25″ width. Dan Shimizu’s Daruma plank is an 8″, Deer Man of Dark Woods is the largest in 8.5″ and the all new Bruiser board is made as an 8.38″ and looks dope.
Check these and more at the new Heroin Facebook page and look out for them in your local skate shop this month.
Lovenskate have a limited run of 25 pool decks on sale this week inked by British illustrator French. These very limited wooden collectors pieces are £55 and screen printed tip to tail in purple and non tarnishing gold. These were printed for French’s Scion Installation that ran in Los Angeles back in September 2012. The exhibition showcased not just drawings, but also a number of super limited edition products French has designed and illustrated over the years.
Get one whilst stocks last.
Emerica have unleashed the brand new Justin Figeroa Laced shoe this week. If you missed the various Laced reviews over the years on this very mag, then you will know that Emerica have a classic skate shoe here that have always been awarded the love they deserve.
Talking of awards, will Figgy take the Skater of the Year 2012? Hype says he is in the mix for the big one but time will tell the story very soon. This Baker Figgy collab from Emerica comes in black green and white, has a strapped tongue, full length EVA midsole, gum rubber outsole and a zigzag tread pattern to hug your grip tape. Look out for them this winter and supprt skater owned companies.
For those of you who adore Lakai shoes, you will be stoked to know that a special edition Pretty Sweet ‘Manchester‘ has been released this week. These comfy suede uppers feature a Girl Logo on the left shoe and a Chocolate logo on the right with the heels both sporting those Pretty Sweet words. They also come with a lapel pin that will come in handy when making a bong. Out now.
You can pretty much tell straight away as your feet hit a new pair of kicks if they are going to be able to withstand the forces of nature that skateboarders are up against on a daily basis. Three weeks before my toes hit these new Marc Johnson’s, I was skating another pair of skate shoes that i’m sure were not even made for skateboarding, and just pushed out their to service the Dad brigade like so many are these days. Those shoes gave me a tasty heel bruise and didn’t have any cushioning whatsoever, but these new Lakai’s are the complete opposite, and enabled me to really have a crack at some new stuff due to the confidence factor. On first skate, straight out of the box, I knew I could run out of tricks and be confident that my heels were not going to be pummeled. The result, the best fucking sessions ever. Seriously.
I guess every brand has some sort of marketing chit chat to give their products but the Lakai people call it ‘Pu Shock’. It’s that crucial support needed, that’s derived from their design of absorbing impact through the sole. The last time I had a Pu Shock was back in 1991, whilst living in a student house full of skaters. The garage was housed as a dumping ground and had a blue bucket in the middle to host the eggs. The contents of this amassment were poured over a neighbours car on the eve of an LSD party that got out of hand and took the party to complete standstill. Confusion amongst many who were present was indeed priceless. Their faces bemused, disgusted and generally twisted like liquorice sticks.
Anyway, back to the shoes. These are by far the best kicks that have graced my feet this year and even come with a little Thrasher logo on the heel and KOTR branding on the tongue if you fancy the collab version. If not, they also come in various colour ways without. Put them on your Xmas list today.
Slayer are not pissing around this Xmas. They know where it’s at when it comes to beating the winter freeze with the release of these brand new Christmas jumpers on sale for £49.99. Oh, and they even have the audacity to have a thrash filled pack of playing cards on the go too for those family gin rummy moments at the dinner table when you are snowed in this December.
