"Last Resort AB" Pontus Alv on making skate shoes

[bigdave]

SOTS is the greatest skateboard film ever. fite me.

[silhouette]

SOTS is the greatest skateboard film ever. fite me.

Oh, for one I certainly won't fight you over this. Honestly I always found it kind of crazy how people used to worship In Search Of The Miraculous all the while having never seen the first film, which I find is so much more authentic.

[EvaporatedMilk]

more shit made in China... but it's sk8r owned!

make a team, pay them an awesome wage. maybe give them health insurance.

Otherwise, this, like every other brand is no different than Lakai Korea.

[RichardBarkley]

more shit made in China... but it's sk8r owned!

make a team, pay them an awesome wage. maybe give them health insurance.

Otherwise, this, like every other brand is no different than Lakai Korea.

What's so fucking wrong with 'Lakai Korea"?

I'm skating two pairs at the moment. Amazing shoes.

You've been brain washed by the corpos to think skate shoes are bad. You just buy those sneakers nike makes.

[JANUS]

more shit made in China... but it's sk8r owned!

make a team, pay them an awesome wage. maybe give them health insurance.

Otherwise, this, like every other brand is no different than Lakai Korea.

China =/= Vietnam

[EvaporatedMilk]

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more shit made in China... but it's sk8r owned!

make a team, pay them an awesome wage. maybe give them health insurance.

Otherwise, this, like every other brand is no different than Lakai Korea.

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What's so fucking wrong with 'Lakai Korea"?

I'm skating two pairs at the moment. Amazing shoes.

You've been brain washed by the corpos to think skate shoes are bad. You just buy those sneakers nike makes.

absolutely nothing.
im saying ppl that care about 'sk8er owned' are dumbasses

[Trashcon]

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Anyone else noticed the Vans Salman Agah vibes here? Good to see euro riders building their thing.

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AB-solutely. It's way more that first Agah shoe minus the toecap than it is a cons one-star.

Edit: I'm with Silhouette on the clean shoe argument. Also, while I can understand how someone might think of skating as aspirational--I'd say Stevie Williams could be a good example of that--it's definitely not that for many of us.

Glad I'm not the only one. This is exactly what I described them as. I'm game but don't want to order online, would rather try on.

[Sightunseen]

Tried a pair on last week and was really impressed with the quality.
They fit true to size in my opinion and felt great right off the bat. Hoping my local shop still has a pair in my size come Friday.

[pops]

These look interesting. I wonder if they come out soon.

[behavioralguide]

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Anyone else noticed the Vans Salman Agah vibes here? Good to see euro riders building their thing.

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AB-solutely. It's way more that first Agah shoe minus the toecap than it is a cons one-star.

Edit: I'm with Silhouette on the clean shoe argument. Also, while I can understand how someone might think of skating as aspirational--I'd say Stevie Williams could be a good example of that--it's definitely not that for many of us.

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Glad I'm not the only one. This is exactly what I described them as. I'm game but don't want to order online, would rather try on.

skating agah's now, like them altough abit low and flat

[Thomas]

These look interesting. I wonder if they come out soon.

I know the canvas mid are dropping in April for the third drop, so maybe those suede will drop sooner.

[HeapsCool]

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more shit made in China... but it's sk8r owned!

make a team, pay them an awesome wage. maybe give them health insurance.

Otherwise, this, like every other brand is no different than Lakai Korea.

[close]

What's so fucking wrong with 'Lakai Korea"?

I'm skating two pairs at the moment. Amazing shoes.

You've been brain washed by the corpos to think skate shoes are bad. You just buy those sneakers nike makes.

[close]

absolutely nothing.
im saying ppl that care about 'sk8er owned' are dumbasses

BILLIONAIRES RULE!! BILLIONAIRES RULE!! FUCK TRYING TO SUPPORT PEOPLE WHO NEED IT! BILLIONAIRES ALL DAY BABY! G6! TRUMP PAID $750 TAX IN 2015!! BILLIONAIRES! SUPPORT THEM!! VERSACE SHIT!! YOU AIN'T GOT FREE HEALTHCARE OR COLLEGE BUT PEOPLE HAVE PRIVATE JETS AND PRIVATE POWER PLANTS! SUCKED IN LAKAI, YOU SUCK! NIKE NIKE NIKE. GT ISHOD SHANE COREY KENNEDY SHIMIZU TODD JORDAN DANY SUPA!! EVERYONE CAN BE BILLIONAIRES!! DUMBASSES IF YOU DON'T WANT TO SUPPORT EXTREME WEALTH DISPARITY AND OLIGOPOLIES!!! PHIL KNIGHT ALL DAY BABY!! BILLIONAIRE LONG DISTANCE RUNNER CAN HAVE MY MONEY OVER MIKE CARROL/RICK HOWARD/ PONTUS ANY DAY OFF THE WEEK.

[truthislie]

I don´t know why but these look like old US-made Vans to me, which is a good thing. I also really like the no branding approach. Would try but I don´t skate any vulcs these days.

[EvaporatedMilk]

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more shit made in China... but it's sk8r owned!

make a team, pay them an awesome wage. maybe give them health insurance.

Otherwise, this, like every other brand is no different than Lakai Korea.

[close]

What's so fucking wrong with 'Lakai Korea"?

I'm skating two pairs at the moment. Amazing shoes.

You've been brain washed by the corpos to think skate shoes are bad. You just buy those sneakers nike makes.

[close]

absolutely nothing.
im saying ppl that care about 'sk8er owned' are dumbasses

[close]

BILLIONAIRES RULE!! BILLIONAIRES RULE!! FUCK TRYING TO SUPPORT PEOPLE WHO NEED IT! BILLIONAIRES ALL DAY BABY! G6! TRUMP PAID $750 TAX IN 2015!! BILLIONAIRES! SUPPORT THEM!! VERSACE SHIT!! YOU AIN'T GOT FREE HEALTHCARE OR COLLEGE BUT PEOPLE HAVE PRIVATE JETS AND PRIVATE POWER PLANTS! SUCKED IN LAKAI, YOU SUCK! NIKE NIKE NIKE. GT ISHOD SHANE COREY KENNEDY SHIMIZU TODD JORDAN DANY SUPA!! EVERYONE CAN BE BILLIONAIRES!! DUMBASSES IF YOU DON'T WANT TO SUPPORT EXTREME WEALTH DISPARITY AND OLIGOPOLIES!!! PHIL KNIGHT ALL DAY BABY!! BILLIONAIRE LONG DISTANCE RUNNER CAN HAVE MY MONEY OVER MIKE CARROL/RICK HOWARD/ PONTUS ANY DAY OFF THE WEEK.

thats right dumbass, I dont want to support wage disparities.. How much do ppl on Nike and Adidas get paid compared to people on State footwear, FP insoles or Lakai?

[Sloppy Krooks]

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more shit made in China... but it's sk8r owned!

make a team, pay them an awesome wage. maybe give them health insurance.

Otherwise, this, like every other brand is no different than Lakai Korea.

[close]

What's so fucking wrong with 'Lakai Korea"?

I'm skating two pairs at the moment. Amazing shoes.

You've been brain washed by the corpos to think skate shoes are bad. You just buy those sneakers nike makes.

[close]

absolutely nothing.
im saying ppl that care about 'sk8er owned' are dumbasses

[close]

BILLIONAIRES RULE!! BILLIONAIRES RULE!! FUCK TRYING TO SUPPORT PEOPLE WHO NEED IT! BILLIONAIRES ALL DAY BABY! G6! TRUMP PAID $750 TAX IN 2015!! BILLIONAIRES! SUPPORT THEM!! VERSACE SHIT!! YOU AIN'T GOT FREE HEALTHCARE OR COLLEGE BUT PEOPLE HAVE PRIVATE JETS AND PRIVATE POWER PLANTS! SUCKED IN LAKAI, YOU SUCK! NIKE NIKE NIKE. GT ISHOD SHANE COREY KENNEDY SHIMIZU TODD JORDAN DANY SUPA!! EVERYONE CAN BE BILLIONAIRES!! DUMBASSES IF YOU DON'T WANT TO SUPPORT EXTREME WEALTH DISPARITY AND OLIGOPOLIES!!! PHIL KNIGHT ALL DAY BABY!! BILLIONAIRE LONG DISTANCE RUNNER CAN HAVE MY MONEY OVER MIKE CARROL/RICK HOWARD/ PONTUS ANY DAY OFF THE WEEK.

[bigdave]

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more shit made in China... but it's sk8r owned!

make a team, pay them an awesome wage. maybe give them health insurance.

Otherwise, this, like every other brand is no different than Lakai Korea.

[close]

What's so fucking wrong with 'Lakai Korea"?

I'm skating two pairs at the moment. Amazing shoes.

You've been brain washed by the corpos to think skate shoes are bad. You just buy those sneakers nike makes.

[close]

absolutely nothing.
im saying ppl that care about 'sk8er owned' are dumbasses

[close]

BILLIONAIRES RULE!! BILLIONAIRES RULE!! FUCK TRYING TO SUPPORT PEOPLE WHO NEED IT! BILLIONAIRES ALL DAY BABY! G6! TRUMP PAID $750 TAX IN 2015!! BILLIONAIRES! SUPPORT THEM!! VERSACE SHIT!! YOU AIN'T GOT FREE HEALTHCARE OR COLLEGE BUT PEOPLE HAVE PRIVATE JETS AND PRIVATE POWER PLANTS! SUCKED IN LAKAI, YOU SUCK! NIKE NIKE NIKE. GT ISHOD SHANE COREY KENNEDY SHIMIZU TODD JORDAN DANY SUPA!! EVERYONE CAN BE BILLIONAIRES!! DUMBASSES IF YOU DON'T WANT TO SUPPORT EXTREME WEALTH DISPARITY AND OLIGOPOLIES!!! PHIL KNIGHT ALL DAY BABY!! BILLIONAIRE LONG DISTANCE RUNNER CAN HAVE MY MONEY OVER MIKE CARROL/RICK HOWARD/ PONTUS ANY DAY OFF THE WEEK.

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Totally unrelated question, but is Lakai/Crailtap still owned by Altamont Capital?

It would appear not unless it's corp has a name I dont recognize: https://www.altamontcapital.com/portfolio/all/

[Giza Butler]

Upon a few shipping issues, I finally had the chance to try them and it feels like walking on clouds.

Not sure if I'll skate them being a low-top but the quality is insane.

Good fucking work Pontus.

[doctorkickflip]

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These look interesting. I wonder if they come out soon.

[close]

I know the canvas mid are dropping in April for the third drop, so maybe those suede will drop sooner.

I actually emailed them about these the other day. They said December.

[The Ghost of Lenny Kirk]

great shoes ! i like how simple it is. i ended up getting the mustards, but all the colorways are well executed. if it was a non-skate brand these would be 50-100 more and have a much more limited reach. hope it stays in business long enough so they can have a whole line of these.

[Allen.]

great shoes ! i like how simple it is. i ended up getting the mustards, but all the colorways are well executed. if it was a non-skate brand these would be 50-100 more and have a much more limited reach. hope it stays in business long enough so they can have a whole line of these.

You’ve got to be kidding me

[Giza Butler]

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great shoes ! i like how simple it is. i ended up getting the mustards, but all the colorways are well executed. if it was a non-skate brand these would be 50-100 more and have a much more limited reach. hope it stays in business long enough so they can have a whole line of these.

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You’ve got to be kidding me

I was skeptical too, but the quality is really good.

[Thomas]

Canvas mid as seen on their Insta story :

[HombreezysShittyPasta]

Suede halfcabs without the vans logo on a platform. Not good

[concerned_parent]

Suede halfcabs without the vans logo on a platform. Not good

nah b halfcabs have like six eyelets these have 4,294

[HombreezysShittyPasta]

Its concerning

[non-playable character]

Suede halfcabs without the vans logo on a platform. Not good

how the fuck do these look like half cabs to you?

[jay_nev]

still want the lows
not liking the white painted eyelets on those that much
those look NOTHING like half cabs not even close

[Eric Dolphy]

I disagree with HombreezysShittyOpinion, these look nothing like halfcabs. They look nice.

[Texas_Tone]

That pasta dude is a moron, these look nothing like halfcabs

[silhouette]

Suede halfcabs without the vans logo on a platform. Not good

I want to know, have you ever seen Doren's?