Volcom are the latest brand to enter the footwear market this week and have launched a series of what look to be skate and lifestyle models for men and women with Puma’s help for you to have a gander at. There’s no doubt that if they are on par with the quality of their clothing range then these should be fantastic. The proof is in the pudding though so look out for them on your travels once they are in the public domain and in the meantime check out this preview.
Those lazer-eyed cats that run Skate Mental have rolled out their Spring 2013 catalogue this weekend. Shane O’Neill, Dan Plunkett, John Motta, Brad Staba and Matt Beach all have new pro decks. A selection of one-off decks are also available alongside a new Evil Cat tee, tees featuring a Girl snogging a Dolphin, Wet T-shirts, stoned dinosaurs, Rainbow Uzi’s, beanies, caps, long socks, Fake Crap wax, Three in the Pink, One in the Stink Wheels and loads more.
There’s some of the new range featured here but find the full set on their site.
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.
For those of you heading to the Crossfire Xmas Jam in London, head over to the Out Of Step Sample Sale beforehand and pick up some bargains before the big one kicks off. There will be loads of amazing bargains on offer pre-xmas that you can buy for friends, or just fuck them off and buy stuff for yourself which generally happens to most of us.
The brand new Fourstar Clothing catalogue went online this weekend highlighting their Fall 2012 range of clothing. Koston, Malto, Mariano, O’Neill, Trujillo, Carroll and Anderson all have new lines. Click here to browse what your local skate shop will have in store over the next month.
Ged Wells has announced the welcome return of his Insane brand this week.
Insane was launched back in 1984 and was a popular outlet for Wells’ creative art who also graced many pages of RAD Magazine and beyond as one of the UK’s best skateboarders. His trademark strawberries and twisted animals are now back in their rightful place, online and available for you to purchase in sticker, tee and hoody form from the brand new website www.insaneoriginals.co.uk. Visit the new store and support skater-owned.
David Reyes is welcomed to the Eswic team this week with some fresh footage alongside team mates Leo Romero, Ed Templeton, Cairo Foster, James Hardy, Stevie Perez and Dakota Servold.
One of Germany‘s finest, Danny Sommerfeld, is skating the streets of Frankfurt am Main in a new clip, bringing real street skating with a definite 90’s flavour right into your home. With black and white imagery and a grainy and raw overall look, new clothing label TPDG Supplies Co, specializing in pants and accessories, is piping up. Reason enough to let them introduce themselves properly.
Who are you and where are you from?
We’re a skater owned and operated brand based in Hamburg, Germany. We’re currently hard at work to get our new website going and to put together our first collection of denim and pants. We’re also going to throw in a couple of accessories and t-shirts. But as they say; Haste makes waste.
This promo video is inspiring, reminded us of the good old days.
It’s nice to see how a lot of people can feel the love and passion we put into that first clip. As skatekids from the 90‘s, our focus always has been on actually go out and skate the streets, to live the counterpart to all the stunt-skateboarding ruling the media these days. We want to bring back some of the spirit of the good ol’ days to 2012.
How did TPDG come about?
When pro-skater Danny Sommerfeld was facing the headache of sorting out yet another sponsor deal with yet another clothing manufacturer, the idea to launch TPDG Supplies Co. was born. With support by graphic-designer/skateboarder Ben Wessler and photographer Eric Mirbach, TPDG was founded in 2010 somewhere in between Gießen, Cologne and Hamburg.
And finally, what is it all about?
TPDG is all about skateboarding. It’s about the streets. TPDG is about gritty imagery, dirty hands. About jersey barriers and brick walls, gangsigns and bloodstains. It‘s about well-made garments, clean styles and classic cuts.
Find TPDG at www.tpdgsupplies.com and on Facebook.
Tune: Action Bronson – ‘Barry Horowitz’ from the album ‘Dr. Lecter’ produced by Tommy Mas.
Independent are reknowned for making some of the best trucks many of us who worship the plank have ever had to pleasure to shred. But they also produce some very nice threads too, catered exclusively for skaters. Just look at that Lifer tee… being esoteric is common with skate companies and is not often a good thing, but Indy can manage to achieve it – and do so frequently – without losing a shred of their radness.
If any of that stuff up there catches your eye then answer the following question to be in with a chance of getting the lot. Just fill in the forms below and Yahtzee!
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Below: Bobby getting rubbed up in the Soletech HQ (Photo: Stanley)
Bobby Worrest is one of those rare folk in skateboarding who seem to embody what many a self-proclaimed ‘true’ skateboarder associates with both skateboarding and the extended culture that comes inherant within it. Devoid of any artsy pretense, Bobby tears up streets in the same way he’d tear through a six pack of beer, drunkenly roar through a capella renditions of Slayer or cover grotty walls with spray paint.
Bobby gives a shit about the things that matter and doesn’t waste time with the things that don’t, so you can be guaranteed that with the Bobby Worrest approved garb that éS unloaded on stores this autumn that you’ll get what you pay for. Solid materials, no-bullshit design and stuff that gets the job done in the raddest way possible. Just like his First Blood shoe (which happens to be one of our absolute favourites from the last decade) before it, we were a little more than stoked to try out some of his signature clothes.
Read on below for a top-to-toe review of Bobby’s Wrecker Cap, Chop Jacket and Worrest 2 Jean and follow this link for our linguistic rimjob of his First Blood shoe.
Wrecker Starter Hat
So let’s tackle these from the head down. Now, New Era might be what first springs to mind when thinking of fitted caps but Starter were the definitive hat brand in the late 80s and early 90s, rocking that snapped back harder than your 9-year-old self did on summer holiday trips to the seaside. Bobby’s collab with the hat-champs is a rocking callback not to awkward family trips, but thankfully recalls the styles of early east coast subway graffiti writers and b-boys alike. Awesome.
It fits nice and tight, even on my ridiculously shaped head, is super comfortable and the custom twill patch logo on the front looks dope too. Very Bobby so far…
Chop Jacket (Tobacco)
At first glance, this cotton quilted garage jacket may remind you of those that tend to frequent buses so much that they have their own pass and somehow know everyone on-board. Maybe it’s the mouldy tobacco colourway that evoked these connotations but on second glance I’m already kind of into it. In fact, my reaction to this jacket kind of went remarkably like this.
It’s as comfortable as what I’d imagine wearing your bed would be, only it’s ever so slightly more casual and inconspicuous than leaving the house in a king size duvet. So when it’s spuds-u-like outside (like the perpetually freezing east coast) you can keep cozy. Want proof? Try to imagine Bobby Worrest shivering… you can’t. Bobby Worrest doesn’t shiver.
The colourway itself is so beige it’s actually rad, plus the twin front pockets are deep enough to carry all your bus passes, bits of tissue and snack size mars bars. If you’re not sold on first glance, then you’ll be surprised how styling you could be in this. It does the jacket job, and it does it well.
Eli Shirt (Gold)
A collection can never be without a woven plaid flannel number, and the Eli is a fine example of how to fully complete a clothing line. The Eli comes in a traditional red/black colourway for all those who love buying into all that wood-chopping, animal-loving, cigarette-smoking, beer-swilling malarky and in this mustardy gold/yellow that we were told to wear and tear. Generally, it’s as hard to stand-out with flannel shirt design as it is to go wrong with it, but this particular colourway is a rare gem that you won’t find in the local market.
The Eli is a mid-weight flannel that serves as a solid layer to aid you in your constant battle against the bitter winds of winter but not feel too bulky while out skating. There’s dual chest pocket action providing a miniature time capsule into the 50s should you choose to keep a comb or pack of smokes close to your heart. Overall, a versatile piece of comfortable cotton in traditional buffalo plaid and a worthy addition to your wardrobe that’s probably filled with substitute picnic blankets as it already is.
Worrest 2 (Midnight Wash)
These denim wonders are nowhere near as poetic as the colourway ‘midnight wash’ might implicate, a definite good thing. If my arguement why you should be repping Worrest’s signature gear is primarily concerned with how it replicates the ‘get shit done’ mentality then these jeans would be the perfect example. These are a refreshingly plain pair of jeans that combine cotton with stretch denim to provide that massively comfortable bit of give. They are a regular fit and haven’t once irritated the areas most frustratingly prone to irritation. That’s right gents, your balls are safe. Bobby wouldn’t have it any other way.
The usual five pockets are there in the usual places, the fly zips up and down easily, the little shield éS logo is a nice touch and it even comes complete with a patterned shoelace belt to save you raiding your wardrobe for a spare. I couldn’t ask for a better pair of jeans. Bobby and éS come up trumps yet again with these. Highly recommended.
Stanley