would you rather skate for current day dvs or current day lakai
This is like asking if you’d rather be kicked in the balls or punched in the balls. But, the chance to make Berra cry in front of me is incredibly tempting.
Lakai, and I say this as someone who has had quite a few pairs over the years, have always been on the lesser side of things when it came to quality.
BUT, they were cool bc Rick and Mike and the rest of the team made them look cool. I remember pining over MJ3s and the Mariano shoe with the Italian flag colors for the logo after Fully Flared dropped. While not outstanding shoes, I loved them bc I was supporting Rick and Mike et al.
Not having a single soul, including the founders of the goddamned company, no matter how lackadaisically they handled it up to this point, makes it no longer the same Lakai I grew up with.
Fuck Lakai and this Marc dude.