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Emerica Hopi Chiller Shoe review

If you are in need of a chiller right now, Emerica have these brand new Hopi’s available for the more laid back skater out there. Inspired by Andrew Reynolds’ desire to chill after a skate sesh, the Hopi is made from a thick, hand sewn suede and comes with a natural gum rubber outsole. These are as flat as pancakes, but don’t let that put you off as they are also the perfect chiller to have on whilst mooching round your house where you really don’t require any shoe with a heel anyway.

These simple and comfy bohemian shoes definitely bring the native indian, wild west look and also come with beads that you can take off easily. Especially if you are not looking to rock that Ben Jobe vibe and randomly huck out your magic flute at any moment whilst making a cuppa. You should also be aware that due to their tendency to look like one of those shoes you find at the pet shop, you should probably keep them out of reach if you keep a young canine in your yard, otherwise these could be mistaken for treats and be chewed apart.

After being in denial about ordering a pair of these, i’m now at one with my Hopi’s and they are doing a splendid job of making my life more chilled. As the long, cold nights start to roll in this autumn, you may want to think about getting yourself a pair and feeling the same comfort.

Zac

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Emerica in Europe with Reynolds, Westgate and more

The Emerica team flew into Europe this July to skate demos and spots in Germany, Norway and Finland and came back with some footage for you to wtch today.

Click below for an edit released today featuring Leo Romero, Brandon Westgate, Andrew Reynolds, Bryan Herman, Kevin ‘Spanky’ Long and Jerry Hsu, plus European team riders Eniz Fazliov, Tom Knox, Rob Maatman, Vladik Scholz and Helder Lima.

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Line Check July 2011

UK skate shops are stacked with new decks, wheels, clothing, shoes, hats and more right now so here’s our monthly gathering of what we think are the best options throughout July. Explore below for a selection of products available from Skate Mental, Girl, Superdead, Heroin, Drawing Boards, Volcom, Foundation, Unabomber, Chocolate, Crayon, Toy Machine, Fourstar, Altamont, DVS, Lakai, Kr3w, éS and Emerica.

If you would like your product considered for inclusion in this zine, get in touch here.

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Leo Romero Stay Gold B-Sides

Leo Romero’s section in the Stay Gold video made sure it got rewound when it dropped due to ‘that’ handrail and much more.

His b-sides from Stay Gold have been released by Emerica this week so get stuck in for a load more extra footage from those sessions that made his part.

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New Brandon Westgate street footage

brandonwestgateMore amazing Brandon Westgate footage has arrived today as part of a comp to win a bunch of dollars at this years X-Games in July.

Click here to see more footage of him from our interview this year.

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Heath Kirchart Emerica Stay Gold B-Side

heath-kirchart-stay-gold-b-sideEmerica just released Heath Kirchart’s Stay Gold B-Side and it’s a beast. The amount of dedication that goes into his skating is phenomenal as you will see from the street footage on this edit. This is followed by a session at Bob Burquist’s mega ramp where you can really get a feel of just how hard it is to skate. Stay with it.

Overall, this is one of the best B-Sides from Stay Gold. If you missed it, read our interview with Heath and enjoy this footage.

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Andrew Reynolds backyard footage

andrewreynoldsskateNew footage of Andrew Reynolds skating his backyard went online today from his sock sponsor. Press play.

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Line Check June 2011

We have been sent a mammoth amount of product for inclusion in this month’s Line Check so enjoy June’s selection that you can find in your local skate shop this month from Death, Blueprint, Superdead, Witchcraft, Girl, Pig, Addict, éS, Emerica, Dekline, Etnies, Lovenskate, Unabomber, Heathen, Volcom and Fourstar.

If you would like to send us product for inclusion in next month’s round up, contact us from the link at the bottom of the page.

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Brandon Westgate Emerica Stay Gold B-Side

It’s Brandon Westgate‘s turn to share his B-sides with us today so sit back and take in 12 minutes of goodness from Emerica’s brightest talent.

If you our interview with Brandon in April then click here for the feature.

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Andrew Reynolds Quartersnacks Baggy Girbauds remix

Like Ice Cream? Like Andrew Reynolds in Stay Gold? Like this remix of Reynold’s recent b-sides by Quartersnacks from the button above.