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Skateboarding => USELESS WOODEN TOY BANTER => Topic started by: Vds on November 21, 2023, 09:56:23 PM
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https://www.linkedin.com/posts/shop-eat-surf_dc-global-gm-and-global-head-of-marketing-activity-7128790357042987008-G7lh?utm_source=share&utm_medium=member_ios
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Danny Way is off all DC websites and posts some weird stuff right after it.
Claims he tried to buy it, but that it didn't work out ...
https://dcshoes.com/skate/team/?_gl=1*o19bal*_ga*MTUzMDE0MTYuMTcwMDc4NDY3Mg..*_ga_DPLEDK77L9*MTcwMDc4NDY3MS4xLjAuMTcwMDc4NDY3MS4wLjAuMA.. (https://dcshoes.com/skate/team/?_gl=1*o19bal*_ga*MTUzMDE0MTYuMTcwMDc4NDY3Mg..*_ga_DPLEDK77L9*MTcwMDc4NDY3MS4xLjAuMTcwMDc4NDY3MS4wLjAuMA..)
https://www.instagram.com/p/C0Afv-UPu7x/?igshid=MzRlODBiNWFlZA== (https://www.instagram.com/p/C0Afv-UPu7x/?igshid=MzRlODBiNWFlZA==)
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Danny Way is off all DC websites and posts some weird stuff right after it.
Claims he tried to buy it, but that it didn't work out ...
https://dcshoes.com/skate/team/?_gl=1*o19bal*_ga*MTUzMDE0MTYuMTcwMDc4NDY3Mg..*_ga_DPLEDK77L9*MTcwMDc4NDY3MS4xLjAuMTcwMDc4NDY3MS4wLjAuMA.. (https://dcshoes.com/skate/team/?_gl=1*o19bal*_ga*MTUzMDE0MTYuMTcwMDc4NDY3Mg..*_ga_DPLEDK77L9*MTcwMDc4NDY3MS4xLjAuMTcwMDc4NDY3MS4wLjAuMA..)
https://www.instagram.com/p/C0Afv-UPu7x/?igshid=MzRlODBiNWFlZA== (https://www.instagram.com/p/C0Afv-UPu7x/?igshid=MzRlODBiNWFlZA==)
Damn, he laid the bricks for the foundation of DC
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Damn, that team page is illuminating. Besides no D Way, No Madars, no Colin McKay, No Adilson Pedro, no Aleka Lang, no Shaun Paul, no Jaakko, no Josh Wilson... Team is slimming up.
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Can't wait for @DGKALIS to mention something. Come back to Slap and fill us in.
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thought c was for colin
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thought c was for colin
Droors Clothing Shoe Company = DCShoeCo
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Damn, that team page is illuminating. Besides no D Way, No Madars, no Colin McKay, No Adilson Pedro, no Aleka Lang, no Shaun Paul, no Jaakko, no Josh Wilson... Team is slimming up.
Yet Tynan survives....somehow....thats a bummer for those guys. I seen Shaun in some New Balances on insta within the last week
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Could see Danny and Colin shredding the mega wheelie board ramp in deez
(https://i.ibb.co/Y8vC6K6/IMG-8254.jpg) (https://ibb.co/CvxcqXq)
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Danny of Colin
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Danny of Colin
Colin was already of a year ago
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Looks like Cory Long is now with Sorel as President, and Michael Minter went over to Reef as Chief Marketing Officer. I gotta be honest, DC was in the hole years ago before they really started doing these retros the right way and really dedicating a lot of focus on refining their product. I hated DC like any kid growing up in the mid 00s/early 10s, when Court Graffiks were the calling card of non-skater white trash d-bags, when Dyrdek was plastered on MTV 24/7, but their output in the last three years won me over. I really don't think this is going to go well, considering their other holdings. Reebok is still dogshit two years after acquisition, Airwalk resorted to selling $20 shoes at Forever 21, Vision Streetwear is atrocious, Barney's NY doesn't even exist as a company, Brooks Brothers has no vision. I mean this company is literally owned by Blackrock. Shady as fuck. Sad times.
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Damon’s story says DC is ducking Danny’s contract renewal talks.
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DC already trimmed the fat of the likes of Wes kremer, Evan smith, and maders. I’d find it hard for him to put forward a compelling argument to keep him on the payroll, especially with active pro kalis occupying the legend slot.
Sell the brand and riders get cut. It’s happen a million times.
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D-way on Cariuma seems about right…..
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DC already trimmed the fat of the likes of Wes kremer, Evan smith, and maders. I’d find it hard for him to put forward a compelling argument to keep him on the payroll, especially with active pro kalis occupying the legend slot.
Sell the brand and riders get cut. It’s happen a million times.
Yup, hate to see it, especially to someone who was there since day one, but it's the sad truth with big buyouts like this. I also wonder how long Kalis has left with his current contract. He seems to be doing well looking at his insta but he's in the same frame as DWay, loyal to the end?
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I really wonder how they decided which skaters had to be cut from the company.
Doesn't make much sense.
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Looks like Cory Long is now with Sorel as President, and Michael Minter went over to Reef as Chief Marketing Officer. I gotta be honest, DC was in the hole years ago before they really started doing these retros the right way and really dedicating a lot of focus on refining their product. I hated DC like any kid growing up in the mid 00s/early 10s, when Court Graffiks were the calling card of non-skater white trash d-bags, when Dyrdek was plastered on MTV 24/7, but their output in the last three years won me over. I really don't think this is going to go well, considering their other holdings. Reebok is still dogshit two years after acquisition, Airwalk resorted to selling $20 shoes at Forever 21, Vision Streetwear is atrocious, Barney's NY doesn't even exist as a company, Brooks Brothers has no vision. I mean this company is literally owned by Blackrock. Shady as fuck. Sad times.
Good post. Yeah, they were coming back and I believe that was because Damon Way rejoined the company and was realigning their strategy in the right direction. But Danny Way being cut seems like a telltale sign that this time around, they're done.
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Had to make some cuts so they could give kalis that ring lmao
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Had to make some cuts so they could give kalis that ring lmao
Lamborghini parts don't buy themselves.
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I really wonder how they decided which skaters had to be cut from the company.
Doesn't make much sense.
From an investor/buyout standpoint… paying dudes to not put out footage* for over a decade doesn’t make sense.
*yeah they had that old footage drop from that Hawaii ramp but aside from that, what are they getting paid to do? The dudes buying/skating Lynxes would be regardless of Danny Way, hate to say it.
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I really wonder how they decided which skaters had to be cut from the company.
Doesn't make much sense.
I’m assuming some might have longer set contracts or they have shoes in line for production with their name on it.
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heard ABG announced to cut all team categories to 1-2 riders each when they acquired boardriders. You can already see it with RVCA only keeping Curren and Spanky. Also heard DC wouldn't have as drastic of cuts but would still have cuts nonetheless
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Heard they are looking to move DC into a workwear boot brand, which is stupid.
I never understand someone buying something to completely destroy it.
Team page has really slimmed up, Shame Tommy Flynn was chopped.
Kalis should go back to adidas😎
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Heard they are looking to move DC into a workwear boot brand, which is stupid.
I never understand someone buying something to completely destroy it.
Team page has really slimmed up, Shame Tommy Flynn was chopped.
Kalis should go back to adidas😎
I have to think you're joking about the workboot thing but funnily there's a few random old skate/surf/moto? brands that have turned into workwear brands in Aus.
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Heard they are looking to move DC into a workwear boot brand, which is stupid.
I never understand someone buying something to completely destroy it.
Team page has really slimmed up, Shame Tommy Flynn was chopped.
Kalis should go back to adidas😎
they’re not turning DC into a workwear brand, authentic just licensed out the rights to a side company to make workwear boots with DC branding. This is aside from the company that DC is supposed to be licensed out to
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this is on brand of what DC is currently owned by, they do two things: license out the name, straight to outlet/liquidator..... meanwhile, we think the whole thing could have been avoided if they just had the right team.......
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all u need are a pair of mantecas and a dc flexfit
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Josh wilson needs a shoe sponsor pronto
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I heard it through the skate shop rumor mill that the DC team will be slimmed down to just Kalis, Shanahan, Lucien, and Jahmir.
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I heard it through the skate shop rumor mill that the DC team will be slimmed down to just Kalis, Shanahan, Lucien, and Jahmir.
Dropping Bilyeu might be a massive mistake, not sure how the locals will feel about that. Feels like a reverse Rumpelstiltskin, spinning gold into straw. About to let Nike just end up taking Philly.
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Danny Way is off all DC websites and posts some weird stuff right after it.
Claims he tried to buy it, but that it didn't work out ...
https://dcshoes.com/skate/team/?_gl=1*o19bal*_ga*MTUzMDE0MTYuMTcwMDc4NDY3Mg..*_ga_DPLEDK77L9*MTcwMDc4NDY3MS4xLjAuMTcwMDc4NDY3MS4wLjAuMA.. (https://dcshoes.com/skate/team/?_gl=1*o19bal*_ga*MTUzMDE0MTYuMTcwMDc4NDY3Mg..*_ga_DPLEDK77L9*MTcwMDc4NDY3MS4xLjAuMTcwMDc4NDY3MS4wLjAuMA..)
https://www.instagram.com/p/C0Afv-UPu7x/?igshid=MzRlODBiNWFlZA== (https://www.instagram.com/p/C0Afv-UPu7x/?igshid=MzRlODBiNWFlZA==)
Damn, he laid the bricks for the foundation of DC
Really bashed the footwear industry over the head when they launched the brand.
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I heard it through the skate shop rumor mill that the DC team will be slimmed down to just Kalis, Shanahan, Lucien, and Jahmir.
theres nothing to take over, philly street skating died with muni
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I heard it through the skate shop rumor mill that the DC team will be slimmed down to just Kalis, Shanahan, Lucien, and Jahmir.
could see them at the gallery paying full price on some Air Force ones
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I heard it through the skate shop rumor mill that the DC team will be slimmed down to just Kalis, Shanahan, Lucien, and Jahmir.
could see them at the gallery paying full price on some Air Force ones
It’s late November and people still skate Muni.
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Danny Way is off all DC websites and posts some weird stuff right after it.
Claims he tried to buy it, but that it didn't work out ...
https://dcshoes.com/skate/team/?_gl=1*o19bal*_ga*MTUzMDE0MTYuMTcwMDc4NDY3Mg..*_ga_DPLEDK77L9*MTcwMDc4NDY3MS4xLjAuMTcwMDc4NDY3MS4wLjAuMA.. (https://dcshoes.com/skate/team/?_gl=1*o19bal*_ga*MTUzMDE0MTYuMTcwMDc4NDY3Mg..*_ga_DPLEDK77L9*MTcwMDc4NDY3MS4xLjAuMTcwMDc4NDY3MS4wLjAuMA..)
https://www.instagram.com/p/C0Afv-UPu7x/?igshid=MzRlODBiNWFlZA== (https://www.instagram.com/p/C0Afv-UPu7x/?igshid=MzRlODBiNWFlZA==)
https://www.instagram.com/reel/CzewRBAyofu/?igshid=MzRlODBiNWFlZA==
What the heck is D Way, the man with garbagio taste doing with two analog synths and a guitar, that guy wouldn’t know good music if it threw a brick in his face!
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D-way on Cariuma seems about right…..
good fit, i can see his promodel next to the mike v @ the berrics canteen
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I hope Madars Apse can find a shoe sponsor who can pay him well. I had never really checked out his skateboarding before, then I met him when he came to do this ‘Skate Tales’ episode about Fancy Lad a couple years back. Just goofin’ around at the park right by the FL house doing benihanas and Bam-style powerslide blunts/noseblunts I could tell he was really good. Super nice guy as well! Checked out some of his parts afterwards and felt dumb, I had no idea he was so versatile and creative. Get that man a nice new home!
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Well, Authentic Brand's treatment of Sports Illustrated gives me no hope for DC. Huge controversy about them using AI to write articles, which is a massive downfall from SI's history (I get physical media is dying, but this is just terrible to see).
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Danny Way is off all DC websites and posts some weird stuff right after it.
Claims he tried to buy it, but that it didn't work out ...
https://dcshoes.com/skate/team/?_gl=1*o19bal*_ga*MTUzMDE0MTYuMTcwMDc4NDY3Mg..*_ga_DPLEDK77L9*MTcwMDc4NDY3MS4xLjAuMTcwMDc4NDY3MS4wLjAuMA.. (https://dcshoes.com/skate/team/?_gl=1*o19bal*_ga*MTUzMDE0MTYuMTcwMDc4NDY3Mg..*_ga_DPLEDK77L9*MTcwMDc4NDY3MS4xLjAuMTcwMDc4NDY3MS4wLjAuMA..)
https://www.instagram.com/p/C0Afv-UPu7x/?igshid=MzRlODBiNWFlZA== (https://www.instagram.com/p/C0Afv-UPu7x/?igshid=MzRlODBiNWFlZA==)
https://www.instagram.com/reel/CzewRBAyofu/?igshid=MzRlODBiNWFlZA==
What the heck is D Way, the man with garbagio taste doing with two analog synths and a guitar, that guy wouldn’t know good music if it threw a brick in his face!
I think he's trying to become a musician... A few weeks ago he posted pictures with Lil Tracy and fish narc, who are a rapper and a producer/musician respectfully. Both are best known for working with the late Lil Peep. Seems like D Way is trying to gain connections and clout in that scene.
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Well, Authentic Brand's treatment of Sports Illustrated gives me no hope for DC. Huge controversy about them using AI to write articles, which is a massive downfall from SI's history (I get physical media is dying, but this is just terrible to see).
Yeah that’s whack as hell
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Danny Way is off all DC websites and posts some weird stuff right after it.
Claims he tried to buy it, but that it didn't work out ...
https://dcshoes.com/skate/team/?_gl=1*o19bal*_ga*MTUzMDE0MTYuMTcwMDc4NDY3Mg..*_ga_DPLEDK77L9*MTcwMDc4NDY3MS4xLjAuMTcwMDc4NDY3MS4wLjAuMA.. (https://dcshoes.com/skate/team/?_gl=1*o19bal*_ga*MTUzMDE0MTYuMTcwMDc4NDY3Mg..*_ga_DPLEDK77L9*MTcwMDc4NDY3MS4xLjAuMTcwMDc4NDY3MS4wLjAuMA..)
https://www.instagram.com/p/C0Afv-UPu7x/?igshid=MzRlODBiNWFlZA== (https://www.instagram.com/p/C0Afv-UPu7x/?igshid=MzRlODBiNWFlZA==)
https://www.instagram.com/reel/CzewRBAyofu/?igshid=MzRlODBiNWFlZA==
What the heck is D Way, the man with garbagio taste doing with two analog synths and a guitar, that guy wouldn’t know good music if it threw a brick in his face!
I think he may have a studio or has been into producing, mixing or engineering. I’ve seen videos of him in the lab with everyone on SLAP’s favorite rapper, J Casanova.
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Danny way was hanging out with Lil Tracy hahah wtf why. Dudes mom was one of the chicks in SWV, and he made some good music when he went by “Young Bruh” like 10 years ago before SoundCloud really popped off
Free max b
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So first enjoi, and now DC as skate companies that are going to die in popularity amongst the skate community. Which company is next?
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my take away is that there is a rapper or producer called FISH NARC lol!
anyway: is there some truth to the claims that shaun paul is of DC?
Also kalis posted a new shoe model on hist insta story maybe yesterday if somebody maybe saved it?
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This saddest of hall and oats beef but who really car?
Don’t know what this is, but I like it
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Lil Tracy
Fish Narc
Danny Way
I only know what one of those things are but what fucking reality is this?
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might be a massive mistake, not sure how the locals will feel about that. Feels like a reverse Rumpelstiltskin, spinning gold into straw. About to let Nike just end up taking Philly.
I feel like Philly would more likely go to Asics or Converse before Nike, simply because of the Joey Marrone and Brian ODwyer connections
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For the record I don't care about Danny Way or his budding music career at all, but let me put y'all boomers onto fish narc and Lil Tracy
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tdja8E09LxQ&ab_channel=fishnarc
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_R1ScA9a0VA&ab_channel=fishnarc
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WqcUagDI-oM&ab_channel=GoodTalk
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For the record I don't care about Danny Way or his budding music career at all, but let me put y'all boomers onto fish narc and Lil Tracy
No.
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Okay I pressed play just for the hell of it. Really fucking terrible music.
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Okay I pressed play just for the hell of it. Really fucking terrible music.
I did the exact same thing. I really feel old if this is good new alternative or whatever music for this generation. It finally happened.
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as odd as it sounds if you can’t pimp out skaters for clout then maybe SoundCloud rappers is a close second
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I wonder where Kalis would fit if the board members who control DC let him go too.
Would he go to Nike and rock all the limited Dunks? Maybe he can push them to bring back Dunk mids with the strap.
New Balance and skate Tiagos or get his own skate version of an existing shoe?
Adidas? I could see him skating Forums or maybe Tyshawns.
Last Resort?
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For the record I don't care about Danny Way or his budding music career at all, but let me put y'all boomers onto fish narc and Lil Tracy
i was born too old for this
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I wonder where Kalis would fit if the board members who control DC let him go too.
Would he go to Nike and rock all the limited Dunks? Maybe he can push them to bring back Dunk mids with the strap.
New Balance and skate Tiagos or get his own skate version of an existing shoe?
Adidas? I could see him skating Forums or maybe Tyshawns.
Last Resort?
I think he was one of the first on Adidas but it was short lived. Pretty sure he had an ad.
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Heard they are looking to move DC into a workwear boot brand, which is stupid.
I never understand someone buying something to completely destroy it.
Team page has really slimmed up, Shame Tommy Flynn was chopped.
Kalis should go back to adidas😎
they’re not turning DC into a workwear brand, authentic just licensed out the rights to a side company to make workwear boots with DC branding. This is aside from the company that DC is supposed to be licensed out to
SOo, authentic brands also have Volcom in thier portfolio.
Volcom also trying to shift to the work wear thing
Video ripped from their site: https://cdn.shopify.com/videos/c/o/v/ab4c988705334da788ddd29cb5a1b4ad.mp4
So then I looked up other "Authentic" Brands just to see what they are doing, Quiksilver and Billabong, both have "workwear" branded products
RVCA has a "Chainmail" line
Element had that Donny Barley line
so going that same route with DC makes sense, from a company like authentic. Flood market with identical product until it's not selling anymore.
I look forward to their next clearance sale
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For the record I don't care about Danny Way or his budding music career at all, but let me put y'all boomers onto fish narc and Lil Tracy
No.
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might be a massive mistake, not sure how the locals will feel about that. Feels like a reverse Rumpelstiltskin, spinning gold into straw. About to let Nike just end up taking Philly.
I feel like Philly would more likely go to Asics or Converse before Nike, simply because of the Joey Marrone and Brian ODwyer connections
Nah, Superstars and Forums.
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Nah, Superstars and Forums.
True they also have the Adidas connections through Mulhern and Joey O'Brein
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Nah, Superstars and Forums.
True they also have the Adidas connections through Mulhern and Joey O'Brein
Kris Brown too.
We also don’t buy our skate shoes for who rides for them. We buy what we think is dope or what we can get our hands on.
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the fact that josh wilson was only on for less than 6 months is crazy. its a shame no shoe brand is fully hooking him up
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https://www.instagram.com/p/C0g7yW6JgsQ/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link&igshid=NTYzOWQzNmJjMA==
Is this true? wes kremer of DC?
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https://www.instagram.com/p/C0g7yW6JgsQ/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link&igshid=NTYzOWQzNmJjMA==
Is this true? wes kremer of DC?
Pretty sure he's no longer part of the team. yeah.
As far as that specific reason as to why, not sure. To me it's idiotic to drop such a well-respected rider just because they don't want to use social media. He still gets coverage.
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might be a massive mistake, not sure how the locals will feel about that. Feels like a reverse Rumpelstiltskin, spinning gold into straw. About to let Nike just end up taking Philly.
I feel like Philly would more likely go to Asics or Converse before Nike, simply because of the Joey Marrone and Brian ODwyer connections
Nah, Superstars and Forums.
Correct- superstars and forums already heavy there for those who outgrow DC or dont skate for them. People have been skating Adidas there forever
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might be a massive mistake, not sure how the locals will feel about that. Feels like a reverse Rumpelstiltskin, spinning gold into straw. About to let Nike just end up taking Philly.
I feel like Philly would more likely go to Asics or Converse before Nike, simply because of the Joey Marrone and Brian ODwyer connections
Nah, Superstars and Forums.
Correct- superstars and forums already heavy there for those who outgrow DC or dont skate for them. People have been skating Adidas there forever
Anyone who's seen the Sabotage videos knows this. I feel like it was all DC and Adidas for a while in Philly.
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might be a massive mistake, not sure how the locals will feel about that. Feels like a reverse Rumpelstiltskin, spinning gold into straw. About to let Nike just end up taking Philly.
I feel like Philly would more likely go to Asics or Converse before Nike, simply because of the Joey Marrone and Brian ODwyer connections
Nah, Superstars and Forums.
Correct- superstars and forums already heavy there for those who outgrow DC or dont skate for them. People have been skating Adidas there forever
Anyone who's seen the Sabotage videos knows this. I feel like it was all DC and Adidas for a while in Philly.
weird to think no one in philly was getting on the Nike program especially cause Ishod was there for so long before moving to LA. feel like around the same time there werent any big Nike pros, besides maybe A.O., living here in NYC but everyone was starting to rock Blazers and other Nike shoes
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I found a store that had a bunch of Stevie Slims for a reasonable price so I bought every pair in my size.
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Looks like Aleka Lang from Vancouver got let go as he's wearing Adidas in his newest post.
https://www.instagram.com/p/C26ALyQpuim/
I feel bad for him as he obviously loved DC and his whole thing pretty much was "guy who skates DCs". Seemed like they were investing in him a bit too before all this started to go down.
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Anyone with knowledge of the situation elaborate on what's currently going on with DC Skateboarding? There hasn't been a single release since November, and there are for sure a number of colorways/models that haven't been released yet. Last year we had the Kalis + Cafe release in Feb. but it's been completely radio silent. Even my local shop has no idea what's going on and haven't heard anything period.
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saw josh wilson in globes a few months ago but he's got a dc ad in the new thrasher? make it make sense
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Looks like Aleka Lang from Vancouver got let go as he's wearing Adidas in his newest post.
https://www.instagram.com/p/C26ALyQpuim/
I feel bad for him as he obviously loved DC and his whole thing pretty much was "guy who skates DCs". Seemed like they were investing in him a bit too before all this started to go down.
I was actually wondering what was up with him the other day. He definitely fit DC's old/new direction and I was hyped on it. Adidas look good on him too. Hope he keeps moving up
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Anyone with knowledge of the situation elaborate on what's currently going on with DC Skateboarding? There hasn't been a single release since November, and there are for sure a number of colorways/models that haven't been released yet. Last year we had the Kalis + Cafe release in Feb. but it's been completely radio silent. Even my local shop has no idea what's going on and haven't heard anything period.
Company that doesn't give a fuck about skateboarding buys a skateboard brand but don't give a fuck about skateboarding.
A tale as old as time.
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Anyone with knowledge of the situation elaborate on what's currently going on with DC Skateboarding? There hasn't been a single release since November, and there are for sure a number of colorways/models that haven't been released yet. Last year we had the Kalis + Cafe release in Feb. but it's been completely radio silent. Even my local shop has no idea what's going on and haven't heard anything period.
Company that doesn't give a fuck about skateboarding buys a skateboard brand but don't give a fuck about skateboarding.
A tale as old as time.
I just wanna see what Kalis does, he has dissed other brands lets see where loyalty goes down the line
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saw josh wilson in globes a few months ago but he's got a dc ad in the new thrasher? make it make sense
Magazines are usually done 3 months in advance and DC would of summitted ad content a month before that. Plus, they most probly had a year contract so that had to run out or they have to pay out to get out of the contract.
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Anyone with knowledge of the situation elaborate on what's currently going on with DC Skateboarding? There hasn't been a single release since November, and there are for sure a number of colorways/models that haven't been released yet. Last year we had the Kalis + Cafe release in Feb. but it's been completely radio silent. Even my local shop has no idea what's going on and haven't heard anything period.
Company that doesn't give a fuck about skateboarding buys a skateboard brand but don't give a fuck about skateboarding.
A tale as old as time.
I just wanna see what Kalis does, he has dissed other brands lets see where loyalty goes down the line
In other Kalis news, his new shoe looks like a Nike Monarch.
https://www.instagram.com/p/C2cs0ztuxhD/?img_index=1
(https://images.dsw.com/is/image/DSWShoes/230495_101_ss_01?impolicy=colpg&imwidth=800&imdensity=1)
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Toe box looks exactly the same
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DC lost it's traction when they let Tiago go. He was a perfect fit for both DC and Droors. Shanahan can't be the new guy, not enough juice. Also, leaning on East Coast skateboarding is not the best plan. DC is done.
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My sister has worked in the surf industry for the last 20 years and is currently at a authentic brand, and authentic is absolutely destroying all of there action sports brands at the moment there not much hope for dc now.
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Looks like Aleka Lang from Vancouver got let go as he's wearing Adidas in his newest post.
https://www.instagram.com/p/C26ALyQpuim/
I feel bad for him as he obviously loved DC and his whole thing pretty much was "guy who skates DCs". Seemed like they were investing in him a bit too before all this started to go down.
I was actually wondering what was up with him the other day. He definitely fit DC's old/new direction and I was hyped on it. Adidas look good on him too. Hope he keeps moving up
Looks good in the Adidas. I wonder how many people are gonna try and move to NB in the next year
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The direction that the skate line has gone in the past few years was cool with the reissues, collabs, and hybrid shoes. All all the "limited" drops seemed to do pretty well with sales but what quantities were they producing in the first place? These brands following the exclusivity marketing bullshit are shooting themselves in the foot.
They do the Cash Only Lynx and drop all three guys immediately? Aleka in Adidas, Philly in Reebok (not sure if he was actually ON? but still), and I'm pretty sure Pedro posted a pair of Nike Blazers a week ago?
These suits are cooked. In my delusional perfect world, the remaining guys can hang on long enough for Authentic Brands to reap what they sow, take a massive fucking L, and hand it to some combination of Dyrdek/Damon/Kalis/literally anybody with a fucking spine who can stand on a board.
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The direction that the skate line has gone in the past few years was cool with the reissues, collabs, and hybrid shoes. All all the "limited" drops seemed to do pretty well with sales but what quantities were they producing in the first place? These brands following the exclusivity marketing bullshit are shooting themselves in the foot.
They do the Cash Only Lynx and drop all three guys immediately? Aleka in Adidas, Philly in Reebok (not sure if he was actually ON? but still), and I'm pretty sure Pedro posted a pair of Nike Blazers a week ago?
These suits are cooked. In my delusional perfect world, the remaining guys can hang on long enough for Authentic Brands to reap what they sow, take a massive fucking L, and hand it to some combination of Dyrdek/Damon/Kalis/literally anybody with a fucking spine who can stand on a board.
Yeah this is so fucked
I've understood why they dropped a few guys up until this point, with the refocusing the brand image and all that. But this move looks like the sign of a dying brand.
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It's a shame an OG brand lañike DC going this route. Last few years their collabs were pretty cool. Authentic is gonna turn them into another soulless brand like those in their portfolio
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the thing with Brands like this in this corporate conglomerate world is, you can probably make more money just pumping out some bullshit DC Court shoes and some DC shirts to JC Penny and Rackroom shoes just having 4 employees that work at all of your other brands too than paying a team and designers and people to really run a proper company. Once a company is established like this it's the name that has value, the motorcross redneck thats gonna by the stuff at Academy sports doesn't know that it's just a shell of the company it once was, and those sales generally add up to way more than what you're gonna make off a core skateboarding. This is what happens when you sell your company to a corporate entity, at the end of the day they only care about the numbers.
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So first enjoi, and now DC as skate companies that are going to die in popularity amongst the skate community. Which company is next?
Hopefully emerica
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Gonna be crazy when they eventually drop Kalis. Not saying it's happening this round, but it's gotta happen eventually. That's gonna be weird.
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Rob Dyrdek is the only chance to revive this brand (if he bought it).
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Gonna be crazy when they eventually drop Kalis. Not saying it's happening this round, but it's gotta happen eventually. That's gonna be weird.
the thought of khakis being of dc (eventually somewhere in time) sure is weird.
on the matter of DC i am intrigued how lucien clarke got on kinda recently and seems to be wearing samples of his pro model :o ?
i miean, might be one shoe, contract runs out and he's gone too, who knows, but still
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Despite what the skate culture has done for DC and what DC has done for skate cultures where the team is nowadays is just complete happenstance……it’s a blip in their marketing. It’s airwalk at this point…
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might be a massive mistake, not sure how the locals will feel about that. Feels like a reverse Rumpelstiltskin, spinning gold into straw. About to let Nike just end up taking Philly.
I feel like Philly would more likely go to Asics or Converse before Nike, simply because of the Joey Marrone and Brian ODwyer connections
Nah, Superstars and Forums.
Correct- superstars and forums already heavy there for those who outgrow DC or dont skate for them. People have been skating Adidas there forever
Anyone who's seen the Sabotage videos knows this. I feel like it was all DC and Adidas for a while in Philly.
Nike had a fair amount of representation in NY. Gino lived there, I believe Stefan and BA did at points. Cyrus was fully on, and they hooked up Max Palmer and Andrew Wilson just off the top of my head even if they weren't officially on (but they still appeared in videos). Early on they hooked up guys like Supa.
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Authentic went and offered many of there athletes 10% of there original contract and just canceled a few other there not cleaning up there teams there try to show roi to shareholders Remember, this is the same company that owns Thomasville furniture and David Beckham clothing they don’t give a shit about the skate or surf industry
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Authentic went and offered many of there athletes 10% of there original contract and just canceled a few other there not cleaning up there teams there try to show roi to shareholders Remember, this is the same company that owns Thomasville furniture and David Beckham clothing they don’t give a shit about the skate or surf industry
well damn
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Despite what the skate culture has done for DC and what DC has done for skate cultures where the team is nowadays is just complete happenstance……it’s a blip in their marketing. It’s airwalk at this point…
exactly. they also have vision street wear and apparently they own and plan to reboot jimmy'z too. who's ready for velcro waistbands and berets?
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…who's ready for velcro waistbands and berets?
Hello…
Yoo-Hoo!!!
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…who's ready for velcro waistbands and berets?
Seriously though, the real answer is that NKA dood.
He’s been patiently awaiting the return of the “easy in, easy out” waist band for nearly four decades & everybody knows that nothing looks better sitting atop a well oiled pony tail than a Velcro-closure beret. Now is his time: the hour of the Nigel is upon us! Repent!!!
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Oh god DC!!! Who knows!!!! Who cares!!!!!
People really still care!!!?? Shit is shocking!!! Y’all virgins way behind!
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Woah!!!! People are discussing others waist bands these days…wtf am I reading??? Shit is truly bizarre yet fascinating. I missed slap
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So you’re saying don’t make a waistband tier list video
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Musta been a snow day at school
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All this nostalgia for puffy DC’s, and people forget how many hot pockets those shoes contributed to in the late 90’s-early 00’s.
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All this nostalgia for puffy DC’s, and people forget how many hot pockets those shoes contributed to in the late 90’s-early 00’s.
Now the 40 year Olds buying the puffy DC's are some of the biggest contributors to hot pockets. Circle of life
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Anyone have some insider info from skateshops/distributions/ dc employees? As I've seen latest IG post with court graffik yesterday, I'm starting to worry that some predictions from this thread may really come true
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Damon in the comments!!
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Damon in the comments!!
is this not exactly the type of thing DC has been putting out for the last like 20 years though?
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is this not exactly the type of thing DC has been putting out for the last like 20 years though?
Backbone of DC in the last several years has been reissues of styles during the peak of their success. Clocker, Kalis OG, Truth, Williams, Lynx OG, ect to name just a few. They were pivoting towards those reissues being the core of their skate offerings before they got acquired.
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is this not exactly the type of thing DC has been putting out for the last like 20 years though?
Exactly. This is nothing new. Also this is DC Shoes main IG account. They don’t post shit like that on the DC Skateboarding page. I could see where he’s coming from if they posted the mall shoes on the skate page. They also just posted a Kalynx on both pages.
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that shoe has been a classic at the mall food court for the last 2 decades
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Anyone have some insider info from skateshops/distributions/ dc employees? As I've seen latest IG post with court graffik yesterday, I'm starting to worry that some predictions from this thread may really come true
DC is basically cutting their entire in-house staff on March 1st including designers and anyone who really had any say in the brand's direction - that's all supposed to shift to their licensee BBC international in florida (same company that licenses Heelys, Champion, etc.). It's also been said that the company that bought DC & Boardriders that they were looking to clip teams for most brands to just 1-2 people, and that they don't believe in royalties. Most dudes that are still on the team without signature models like Bilyeu are just pro flow due to this change. I'd expect that they'll keep Shanahan, Lucien, and Kalis for now since they all have pro models in 2024. Expect brand direction to shift drastically after the spring 25 line since that's the last line the DC staff will have worked on.
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is this not exactly the type of thing DC has been putting out for the last like 20 years though?
I’d love to see the numbers which support this…..my money is on the Graffik all day is the highest selling shoe….. whether we like it or not…..I love the re-issues, I love the Philly edits…..I don’t buy shit….
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No chance reissues make up even close to the majority of DC's sales. Garbage like this is the backbone:
(https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/51s3cbLB6ZL._AC_UY900_.jpg)
Our store hasn't carried DC in over five years and we had flat brimmed flexfit wearers calling the shop asking for these things. In fact we get people calling the shop fairly regularly looking for DC and I can tell you this much: They ain't looking for Lynx and Clockers.
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And I won’t stop calling until you get these back in stock >:(
(https://i.pinimg.com/originals/56/f9/ae/56f9aef096cbac0c500557f678e62cff.jpg)
Fr tho I’m tempted to buy a pair of Mantecas to see if they’re as good as I remember them being.
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Ooooh yeah those ones were sick. Had the grey/navy and my friend had the brown and they were so dope ahaha.
(https://scontent.fyxe2-1.fna.fbcdn.net/v/t1.6435-9/125296078_119019440016427_4327471909039586487_n.jpg?_nc_cat=101&ccb=1-7&_nc_sid=810d5f&_nc_ohc=E3oOPhUp3ZQAX-ajjw_&_nc_ht=scontent.fyxe2-1.fna&oh=00_AfDLaP0Z1Aww-1YJTV-Ajev6KXDndl64Pm7GGpnchclhxw&oe=65ECEB68)
(https://scontent.fyxe2-1.fna.fbcdn.net/v/t1.6435-9/126058614_119019450016426_4947321619238304067_n.jpg?_nc_cat=106&ccb=1-7&_nc_sid=810d5f&_nc_ohc=s-SFhzOBOMMAX_iKZSO&_nc_ht=scontent.fyxe2-1.fna&oh=00_AfDKUiXSphB8n88dzX-MP40Y33siHWJqevmOFIqaq_EOUQ&oe=65ECF558)
Maybe the last good DC shoe?
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Ooooh yeah those ones were sick. Had the grey/navy and my friend had the brown and they were so dope ahaha.
(https://scontent.fyxe2-1.fna.fbcdn.net/v/t1.6435-9/125296078_119019440016427_4327471909039586487_n.jpg?_nc_cat=101&ccb=1-7&_nc_sid=810d5f&_nc_ohc=E3oOPhUp3ZQAX-ajjw_&_nc_ht=scontent.fyxe2-1.fna&oh=00_AfDLaP0Z1Aww-1YJTV-Ajev6KXDndl64Pm7GGpnchclhxw&oe=65ECEB68)
(https://scontent.fyxe2-1.fna.fbcdn.net/v/t1.6435-9/126058614_119019450016426_4947321619238304067_n.jpg?_nc_cat=106&ccb=1-7&_nc_sid=810d5f&_nc_ohc=s-SFhzOBOMMAX_iKZSO&_nc_ht=scontent.fyxe2-1.fna&oh=00_AfDKUiXSphB8n88dzX-MP40Y33siHWJqevmOFIqaq_EOUQ&oe=65ECF558)
Maybe the last good DC shoe?
Wenning’s shoe imo
(http://www.skateparkoftampa.com/spot/productimages/colors/2624_16540.jpg)
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The dc website just updated their site with the new Kalynx shoe.
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is this not exactly the type of thing DC has been putting out for the last like 20 years though?
I think that shoe's changed. Unless that's a kids size the toe box looks too short and the upper looks too high. Doesn't look like a standard CG?
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Ooooh yeah those ones were sick. Had the grey/navy and my friend had the brown and they were so dope ahaha.
(https://scontent.fyxe2-1.fna.fbcdn.net/v/t1.6435-9/125296078_119019440016427_4327471909039586487_n.jpg?_nc_cat=101&ccb=1-7&_nc_sid=810d5f&_nc_ohc=E3oOPhUp3ZQAX-ajjw_&_nc_ht=scontent.fyxe2-1.fna&oh=00_AfDLaP0Z1Aww-1YJTV-Ajev6KXDndl64Pm7GGpnchclhxw&oe=65ECEB68)
(https://scontent.fyxe2-1.fna.fbcdn.net/v/t1.6435-9/126058614_119019450016426_4947321619238304067_n.jpg?_nc_cat=106&ccb=1-7&_nc_sid=810d5f&_nc_ohc=s-SFhzOBOMMAX_iKZSO&_nc_ht=scontent.fyxe2-1.fna&oh=00_AfDKUiXSphB8n88dzX-MP40Y33siHWJqevmOFIqaq_EOUQ&oe=65ECF558)
Maybe the last good DC shoe?
Funny you could get the actual Nike air trainers that these were based on for cheaper than the DC at the time. I actually think the mike mo and cole lite were the best shoes DC ever made but with how lame those guys are now I have no problem if people pretend they never existed.
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Just when I finally was able to get my first pair of OG Lynx's and realize how good they feel to skate (for me) DC is about to shit the bed
Welp back to SB Dunks it will be I guess
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is this not exactly the type of thing DC has been putting out for the last like 20 years though?
I’d love to see the numbers which support this…..my money is on the Graffik all day is the highest selling shoe….. whether we like it or not…..I love the re-issues, I love the Philly edits…..I don’t buy shit….
Nah, DC has always had courts, stags, and versatile in production. Currently big dumb “classic” shoes on trend. DC was kind of ahead of the game with the Stevie and legacy, but now kids want the trash. The courts graffik are back in style. DC is doing the right thing financially by embracing this weird 2000s era fad.
Edit: Zumiez landing page is currently a giant DC court ad with a link that says "shop 90s skate shoes" which then takes you to a page with shoes and brands that did not exist in the 90s
Doesn’t mean it’s okay to neglect their core skate roots
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is this not exactly the type of thing DC has been putting out for the last like 20 years though?
I’d love to see the numbers which support this…..my money is on the Graffik all day is the highest selling shoe….. whether we like it or not…..I love the re-issues, I love the Philly edits…..I don’t buy shit….
Had to see this for myself and it's really bad
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ABG bought board riders, then took away all of the rider budget, no one got "kicked off" but they werent gonna stay for no money, there are people who are still on getting nothing waiting it out, no one at dc wanted anyone to leave but abg took all the money away. All the up top left for other jobs in fear of getting laid off. its insane they cut so much money and let many office people go and it just still doesnt seem like its enough for them. There are still good people in there who got everything thrown on their plate that are trying to save everything that got built back up over the recent years.
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Just popped in to say Jamie Salter is the biggest vulture and has been leaching off skating and snowboarding for 30 years too long.
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DC on shitty product placement in kids movies.
https://youtu.be/JK2rqxLLMRw
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Looks like the shoe finally dropped on DC. Site just got updated and there is no skate team section.
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where's Khakis when you need him
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If they’ve sacked the entire team then I could see Jahmir on Adidas, not sure where Shanahan would go but he deserves a solid home (maybe NB) and it sucks for him because he just got a shoe last year. Kalis is one of my all time favorites but I don’t see him getting another shoe this late in the game.
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For what it’s worth they posted a clip from Jahmir yesterday on IG.
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What even is of Authentic anymore?
For me, it’s crazy, like…
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There's a banner running on the website saying they're moving warehouse.
And that looks like a totally new website? Does not look like the site from a couple weeks ago.
Edit: and there's no apparel.
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There's a banner running on the website saying they're moving warehouse.
And that looks like a totally new website? Does not look like the site from a couple weeks ago.
Edit: and there's no apparel.
All of their OG releases got sent to ruze. They were supposed to drop a new Lynx OG, Williams, and Truth, but randomly the truth and Williams appeared on the site on the 29th and sold out immediately. Unsure if they've cancelled these releases or not, but I know there is an unreleased JS-1 color way, another cancelled Jahmir color way, and a signature Lucien shoe that is MIA
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This dude is the worst. He got into the biz originally by stiffing a snowboard factory on a bill in the 90's, and just got bigger and shittier over the years from there.
Just popped in to say Jamie Salter is the biggest vulture and has been leaching off skating and snowboarding for 30 years too long.
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This dude is the worst. He got into the biz originally by stiffing a snowboard factory on a bill in the 90's, and just got bigger and shittier over the years from there.
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Just popped in to say Jamie Salter is the biggest vulture and has been leaching off skating and snowboarding for 30 years too long.
Jamie all those brands and all that money is not bringing your hairline back brother
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this forum is many times mean to our 5’2” kings out there
(https://pbs.twimg.com/media/FxotrRdX0AAn2xY.png)
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It's a jawdropper that DC, Airwalk & Vision Street Wear all ended up being owned by the same corporation.
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I feel the need to rebump this thread
as ANYONE got into the dcshoes.com new site?
theres no team page, not even using the riders for the ads
pro shoes are "reserve"... kinda a collabo? stuff thats months old... wtf?
shit its done: full on mall brand
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I feel the need to rebump this thread
as ANYONE got into the dcshoes.com new site?
theres no team page, not even using the riders for the ads
pro shoes are "reserve"... kinda a collabo? stuff thats months old... wtf?
shit its done: full on mall brand
Boardriders have this up so maybe they don't know all the riders are of.
https://www.boardriders.com/dc-shoes/
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Within 5 years, DC will turn into a yoga lifestyle brand like Zoo York did.
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I feel the need to rebump this thread
as ANYONE got into the dcshoes.com new site?
theres no team page, not even using the riders for the ads
pro shoes are "reserve"... kinda a collabo? stuff thats months old... wtf?
shit its done: full on mall brand
I found the new website really hard to navigate on my cellphone. Like I wanted to just scroll up, but it kept making me accidentally select and open the pages for various shoes.
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Just looked at the Fall 24 DC catalog. The write up for that new Kalis shoe in the skate catalog says "Inspired by the Truth OG" and "Josh Kalis approved." but it's called the Ascend and doesn't have Kalis' name on it. Also there's colours in the mainline catalog and that one doesn't mention Kalis at all.
Also there's a skate photo of Shanahan on the first page but no Shanahan shoe in the catalog.
Not saying any of this means anything because if the catalogs are being put together by non skaters they may just be a mess but I'm not saying it doesn't mean anything either.
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Just looked at the Fall 24 DC catalog. The write up for that new Kalis shoe in the skate catalog says "Inspired by the Truth OG" and "Josh Kalis approved." but it's called the Ascend and doesn't have Kalis' name on it. Also there's colours in the mainline catalog and that one doesn't mention Kalis at all.
Also there's a skate photo of Shanahan on the first page but no Shanahan shoe in the catalog.
Not saying any of this means anything because if the catalogs are being put together by non skaters they may just be a mess but I'm not saying it doesn't mean anything either.
Does your shop sell DC?
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Hell no hahaha.
We carried them forever ago, dropped them, then picked them up again right when the Lynx was coming out again. Around that time they had a bunch of good people working for them and were really easy to deal with and supported the shop well. Then it just turned into a nightmare to deal with and the shoes were stinking up the place so we dropped them again. That was at least 5-6 years ago.
We're a mid-sized town in the prairies of Saskatchewan though and the only people coming in asking for DC are looking for nasty shit like the Court Graffik. Mall stores don't even carry DC here anymore.
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Danny Way is off all DC websites and posts some weird stuff right after it.
Claims he tried to buy it, but that it didn't work out ...
https://dcshoes.com/skate/team/?_gl=1*o19bal*_ga*MTUzMDE0MTYuMTcwMDc4NDY3Mg..*_ga_DPLEDK77L9*MTcwMDc4NDY3MS4xLjAuMTcwMDc4NDY3MS4wLjAuMA.. (https://dcshoes.com/skate/team/?_gl=1*o19bal*_ga*MTUzMDE0MTYuMTcwMDc4NDY3Mg..*_ga_DPLEDK77L9*MTcwMDc4NDY3MS4xLjAuMTcwMDc4NDY3MS4wLjAuMA..)
https://www.instagram.com/p/C0Afv-UPu7x/?igshid=MzRlODBiNWFlZA== (https://www.instagram.com/p/C0Afv-UPu7x/?igshid=MzRlODBiNWFlZA==)
Damn, he laid the bricks for the foundation of DC
Those kalynx are steamers too. I wonder if they sell.
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I feel the need to rebump this thread
as ANYONE got into the dcshoes.com new site?
theres no team page, not even using the riders for the ads
pro shoes are "reserve"... kinda a collabo? stuff thats months old... wtf?
shit its done: full on mall brand
https://www.dcshoes.com/collections/mens-skate-shoes
Terrible sign them taking the team page out.
I remember seeing the signs of DVS falling apart back in the day, getting a bit of that vibe here.
Still hoping (perhaps naively) that DC holds together.
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What up Slap's. Don't trip on the website and all that. DC is healthy and things like the team page will be up. As youse know there's been a massive transition with lots of moving parts. The team is just about locked in, sales is locked in, ect. Lucien and Jah are in Italy right now filming for a drop, Shanahan working on stuff in NYC/Philly, OG drops are not slowing down. There is a lot of very dope stuff happening and in the works.
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Nice to see you lurking again. Thanks for the most solid update/info in months. Stick around. Slap loves you.
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DGKalis always keeping it 100. Respect. 🫡
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What up Slap's. Don't trip on the website and all that. DC is healthy and things like the team page will be up. As youse know there's been a massive transition with lots of moving parts. The team is just about locked in, sales is locked in, ect. Lucien and Jah are in Italy right now filming for a drop, Shanahan working on stuff in NYC/Philly, OG drops are not slowing down. There is a lot of very dope stuff happening and in the works.
Thank you, Kalis. Been lurking on resell sites hard for OG models since it was looking grim. Hyped on what's to come!
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(https://imgs.classicfm.com/images/320539?crop=16_9&width=660&relax=1&format=webp&signature=AlZj-uBM_R7MXYeUyHTaTe5NlIU=)
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What up Slap's. Don't trip on the website and all that. DC is healthy and things like the team page will be up. As youse know there's been a massive transition with lots of moving parts. The team is just about locked in, sales is locked in, ect. Lucien and Jah are in Italy right now filming for a drop, Shanahan working on stuff in NYC/Philly, OG drops are not slowing down. There is a lot of very dope stuff happening and in the works.
best news of the year
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What up Slap's. Don't trip on the website and all that. DC is healthy and things like the team page will be up. As youse know there's been a massive transition with lots of moving parts. The team is just about locked in, sales is locked in, ect. Lucien and Jah are in Italy right now filming for a drop, Shanahan working on stuff in NYC/Philly, OG drops are not slowing down. There is a lot of very dope stuff happening and in the works.
why did DC guys drop Aleka and Shaun Paul
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What up Slap's. Don't trip on the website and all that. DC is healthy and things like the team page will be up. As youse know there's been a massive transition with lots of moving parts. The team is just about locked in, sales is locked in, ect. Lucien and Jah are in Italy right now filming for a drop, Shanahan working on stuff in NYC/Philly, OG drops are not slowing down. There is a lot of very dope stuff happening and in the works.
(https://y.yarn.co/4e0a633d-c9cb-43d7-be93-af5aaeaad98d_text.gif)
Thanks Josh, good to see you lurking back on the forum.
Please tell them to make the OG drops in smaller sizes, it's nearly impossible for me to find my size and it's honestly a bummer.
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What up Slap's. Don't trip on the website and all that. DC is healthy and things like the team page will be up. As youse know there's been a massive transition with lots of moving parts. The team is just about locked in, sales is locked in, ect. Lucien and Jah are in Italy right now filming for a drop, Shanahan working on stuff in NYC/Philly, OG drops are not slowing down. There is a lot of very dope stuff happening and in the works.
Delighted to hear things are actually ok. As a someone who loves chunky shoes (DC, Etnies, etc.), that's reassuring to hear.
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A vegan syntax would be awesome
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Boarderiders Group laying off another 590 people.
https://sg.news.yahoo.com/boardriders-laying-off-hundreds-southern-205438387.html
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Boarderiders Group laying off another 590 people.
https://sg.news.yahoo.com/boardriders-laying-off-hundreds-southern-205438387.html
Yeah, they've gulped up these brands into their licensing portfolio. Shocking when you consider that Quiksilver, Roxy, Billabong, and even RVCA were massive at one point, used to absolutely dominate in surfing. ABG's entire business model is to just make money off doing as little as possible and earning their money from licensing. Quality and ethics are probably their last concern. ABG at one point even sued Laila Ali for trying to trademark her own name because her dad's name was among their licenses. Going to be interesting to see how this pans out.
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looks like Josh Wilson is off
https://www.instagram.com/stories/tylercichy/3347169600699695698?utm_source=ig_story_item_share&igsh=cjY2ZnRoMHpqazlv
really thought he was gonna be the cusp since he’s had two ads in recent memory. like 2 months ago right or am i crazy?
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Sully’s also been skating in Last Resorts. I’m pretty sure he was working on a welcome part for DC?
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Sully’s also been skating in Last Resorts. I’m pretty sure he was working on a welcome part for DC?
If you're referring to Sully Cormier he was never on DC. Vans flow > Asics last I saw but LRAB is a cooler fit for Stu Kirst/Sully both
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Sully’s also been skating in Last Resorts. I’m pretty sure he was working on a welcome part for DC?
If you're referring to Sully Cormier he was never on DC. Vans flow > Asics last I saw but LRAB is a cooler fit for Stu Kirst/Sully both
Salomon Cardenas who’s on alltimers
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Justice for Josh Wilson. He needs to be properly hooked up.
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crazy that he was willing to skate in DC’s and shoot ads for them in the first place. Then they had the audacity to still kick him off. Looks better skating in chucks. Same thing as T-Funk lol
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The photo for the DC ad for Josh Wilson was so dope.
https://www.instagram.com/p/Ci_QK4jpNeK/?hl=en&img_index=1
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As a Josh Wilson fan I'm sad that Josh Wilson is losing a paycheque.
As a Josh Wilson fan I'm happy to no longer have to see Josh Wilson wearing DC Shoes.
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feels more and more like a brand affiliate making a point to swing by and say "don't worry, everything's going great with the brand!" is the biggest indicator things are, in fact, not great with that particular brand
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so is it just john, jahmir, lucien, and kalis now?
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At least we got footage of him in some clocker 2s
https://youtu.be/9TMePPRwwSM?si=fZRMrC9qM11Wcgy_
so is it just john, jahmir, lucien, and kalis now?
Adilson, Bilyeu, and Will Marshall?
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so is it just john, jahmir, lucien, and kalis now?
Is it going down the Es route?
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At least we got footage of him in some clocker 2s
https://youtu.be/9TMePPRwwSM?si=fZRMrC9qM11Wcgy_
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so is it just john, jahmir, lucien, and kalis now?
Adilson, Bilyeu, and Will Marshall?
Ish Cepeda just had a Metric colorway drop.
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first of, big ups to Kalis for dropping by!
and well he said DC is doing good wich means the brand is not going under but still let a bunch of people go/ contracts ran out.
adilson was seen wearing some blazers and superstars on insta if i remember correctly.
ish recently had a new metric colorway and will marshall posted some clip a few days ago still in DCs.
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so is it just john, jahmir, lucien, and kalis now?
Is it going down the Es route?
Ish, Kalis, John and Lucien for now (at least what the new website protests to).
Will better get picked up somewhere, it's a fucking travesty given how hard he repped that shit.
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feels more and more like a brand affiliate making a point to swing by and say "don't worry, everything's going great with the brand!" is the biggest indicator things are, in fact, not great with that particular brand
Yeah, imagine if spanky came into the sole tech thread and said the same thing kalis did. DC have let go of a hell of a lot more dudes than emerica has, but it all takes is Kalis to come on here, and say things are going good for ppl on here to believe...
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Yeah it sucks. I love DC, their shoes skate amazing and liked the skaters they had. Sucks that they have had to drop several people. Especially how the fuck would you drop Wes Kremer?!?!?
I saw recently on insta that Jace Detomasso was rocking Nikes. Which sucks because he rocked DCs hard as fuck.
He has a part in this which was fucking insane and he was repping DC really hard.
https://youtu.be/1blFGT_Lacc?si=yDMFRvZDGsX800rP
C'mon DC! You can make it!! Just dont drop a lot of the legit gods reppin your shit hard as fuck!!
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It’s going good for the dudes who cosplay like it’s 2003*
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It’s going good for the dudes who cosplay like it’s 2003*
Not for Kevin Bilyeu or seemingly Jahmir...
And by possible extension of your claim, Adilson Pedro or Aleka Lange, depending on how you define 2003 cosplay.
I don't think anyone is really under the delusion that DC is "fine", obviously dropping a majority of your riders is not a good sign given their VC overlords, but fuck it, I still want a pair of OG Lynx (not the damn Lynx Zero) so I can wax in nostalgia some more before reverting back to my current reality.
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Yeah it sucks. I love DC, their shoes skate amazing and liked the skaters they had. Sucks that they have had to drop several people. Especially how the fuck would you drop Wes Kremer?!?!?
I saw recently on insta that Jace Detomasso was rocking Nikes. Which sucks because he rocked DCs hard as fuck.
He has a part in this which was fucking insane and he was repping DC really hard.
https://youtu.be/1blFGT_Lacc?si=yDMFRvZDGsX800rP
C'mon DC! You can make it!! Just dont drop a lo of the legit gods reppin your shit hard as fuck!!
I'm with gsosa on this one. Wes Kremer, Evan Smith, Josef Scott, Jaakko Ojanen, Alexis Ramirez.... List goes on, they all ripped and entertaining to watch. Bummer they couldn't keep them on. I also rocked their shoes and this maybe an unpopular opinion but I loved all the Wes Kremer vulc models. Still skate them when I can find them. Never cared for their chunky shoe reboot.
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feels more and more like a brand affiliate making a point to swing by and say "don't worry, everything's going great with the brand!" is the biggest indicator things are, in fact, not great with that particular brand
Yeah, imagine if spanky came into the sole tech thread and said the same thing kalis did. DC have let go of a hell of a lot more dudes than emerica has, but it all takes is Kalis to come on here, and say things are going good for ppl on here to believe...
no disrespect to the man but isn't that what emerica TM did until they let him go?
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Seems like Will is still on based on their most recent insta post
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It’s going good for the dudes who cosplay like it’s 2003*
What you wearing?
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It’s going good for the dudes who cosplay like it’s 2003*
What you wearing?
Just started breaking in these Alexis Manteca's for summer actually. Kalis no disrespect you’re a fucking legend and I’m just some nobody on a dead skateboard forum making a bad joke.
(https://i.ibb.co/BBm7Jrc/IMG-1222.jpg)
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It’s going good for the dudes who cosplay like it’s 2003*
What you wearing?
(https://i.ibb.co/BBm7Jrc/IMG-1222.jpg)
Nah.... nobody is a nobody. All love here 💯👊🏽
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Kalis you're the man. When I was a little kid right around when Photosynthesis came out my mom worked in a lab at Temple and sometimes when I was off from school she'd have to bring me to work (I'm 32 now). If I behaved she'd take me to skate Cecil on her lunch break and/or when she was done work before we'd go home. She obviously remembers this better than me but apparently I was hounding you with questions and at a point you were like buddy could you please shut up I'm trying to skate. She thought it was absolutely hilarious and still brings it up from time to time this day. If I mention your name she still remembers and laughs. Sorry I've been drinking a bit.
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What you wearing?
(https://i.ibb.co/BBm7Jrc/IMG-1222.jpg)
for some reason they decided to make a colorway for Alexis that wasn't the S (for skateboard) version.
It doesn't make sense.
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Y’all really switched fast damn.
Kalis wassup good to see you back on your lurk my man. them white buscemi lynx were crazy fire, but if I got an extra 300 to spend I’m, gonna spend it on my daughter.
If you got any worn 10,10.5s it don’t even matter the color I’ll gladly take the dropoffs.
Free max b
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It’s going good for the dudes who cosplay like it’s 2003*
What you wearing?
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for some reason they decided to make a colorway for Alexis that wasn't the S (for skateboard) version.
It doesn't make sense.
Alexis Sablone skates for DC now??
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It’s going good for the dudes who cosplay like it’s 2003*
What you wearing?
(https://i.ibb.co/BBm7Jrc/IMG-1222.jpg)
for some reason they decided to make a colorway for Alexis that wasn't the S (for skateboard) version.
It doesn't make sense.
Alexis Sablone skates for DC now??
pretty sure the S is just to identify the suede version. I’ve had a few pair. They’re all the same
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@TwisT
The S is for the skate version of a shoe with usually better upper materials (what they call Super Suede for instance, Super Stitch) and an upgraded insole (Impact G). Alexis' had a basic insole and the upper materials weren't as durable as a Manteca S
Edit: DC is not consistent with this S though but this is how it is for the Manual or the Manteca
@Shtonk Alexis Ramirez