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I have been avoiding éS Shoes for quite some time now. They typically run a bit narrower than my feet which is painful, and quite frankly I've been over the whole 90's retro vibe (although the Creagers look pretty good). However, when I came across these recently I was immediately infatuated with them. They seem like the kind of shoes I have been waiting for  éS to make without ever really realizing it. After umming and awwing for a few days I thought what the heck and scooped up a pair. I gotta tell you..they are above and beyond my expectations.  The fit is perfect, they are snug and secure and also comfortable. I really like the support around the ankle. The tongue is nice and puffy but not too much. There is some cool kind of rubber on the tongue that is just a different, unique feature. As mentioned, I have wider feet and these are just the right size. I am a 9.5 and these fit very well.  When viewed from above, I get a flashback to some 90's DC shoes with the navy b...

This question randomly popped into my head recently. I am genuinely curious who was the first skater to do this and in what video it occurred.  The earliest recollection I have of seeing one is from Rodney Mullen in Plan B's "Questionable" video from 1992. It would be at around the 2:34 mark.  I also recalled being impressed with Lavar McBride doing one over a bike rack in 20 Shot Sequence. This would be at the 1:39 mark in this video. I guess this was later though-1994.  So does Rodney get credit for inventing yet another trick? Or is there an earlier instance of a frontside 180 heelflip on record?? Please comment if you know of one. 

 Got these when they were first released. The grey version looked good to me, not too excited about the other options. They broke in super quick and they felt really great right out of the box. Somehow Etnies managed to find a way to have good board feel but without sacrificing good impact control. For the kind of skating that Aurelian does, you can only expect that this combination would be appealing. Surprisingly, the side of the the shoe where I ollie the most blew out after the third session (see below). I was kind of shocked as usually this part of a skate shoe will last me a while. I contemplated using some Shoe-Goo to repair them, but ended up just continuing to skate them and it didn't impact the performance of the shoe at all. As this was the first iteration of the shoe, I noticed that they updated the material from the rubber/vinyl kind of material to (what looks like) all suede so it might not be an issue any longer due to the different material being used.  N...

For comparison.. Business and Company  Primitive.   Also, check out the Marc interview on Thrasher recently. He's a kook, but he's our kook. 

Bought these on a whim. After wearing them casually for a while I skated them one day when my regular skate shoes were left at home. I was immediately impressed. The boardfeel was surprisingly good without feeling like I was absorbing too much impact. The sewn in insoles are something I have not seen before and I was very skeptical would work for me. But they have held up great and have not worn down at all. One thing that I have found I don't like about these shoes is that normally, because I do have insoles that I transfer between shoes (currently FP Insoles' Kingfoam Elite ), that without them in I have too much space in these shoes. I almost wish I would have gone a 1/2 size smaller to make them fit properly as there is space between my toes and the end of the shoes. Also I am finding that my Achilles tendon gets sore after wearing them for a significant amount of time. I think this is because of how loose they are and also because of very minimal support in the heel. ...

Can..not...stop...watching this!! Damn! http://www.thrashermagazine.com/articles/trash/candyland/ Love seeing people skate EMB again..