Lakai 2008 holiday catalog

[aojiru]

Is it just me or does the Commerce looks a lot like the Soca/Telford Low?  The Targa looks Soca-ish too except with that old Getz/Staple foam sole thing.  Monarch 2 is gross and belongs in the DVS lineup or something.

Liking the less crazy colored Coda Highs and the yellow and black Manchester Selects.  Would have liked to see less leather and more suede shoes though.

[Peter]

how long have this catalog been out? a nice few of those shoes are already on the 40% off wall at the shop.

[BrojaySimpson]

Lakai needs to tone down the hyphy colorways on some of them.

word. what's the deal with having a black manchester, then only one colorway that looks like a early 90's puma colorway. think i'll be moving away from the man's.

[Watson]

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Ahahah actually I think this is one of their best line ups in a long time. So unless Ian loses his cool again, there probably won't be a post. Obviously (as stated) shoes like the Monarch and the Primo should be left to DVS, but overall there is way less crappy all over prints and stuff like that. They're still blowing it on the Koston 1 though. Black suede, gum sole, no print. Figure it out! I also am super stoked on the black/white Manch selects. Also the yellow ones aren't bad. Bummed I bought the black Manch Selects with grey flare. I wouldn't have if I knew white/black were coming out.

As for other comments:

Black with white sole Koston - Coming out the same season as the Staple. It has a print on the top back heel piece, but pants will probably cover it up.

Staple - Not coming out until I think February.

But who cares about all that shit, I got these in the mail today!!!

[listenupkids]

koston has four shoes.
thats too ridiculous

more manchesters.

[bothersome]

how long have this catalog been out? a nice few of those shoes are already on the 40% off wall at the shop.

Those were probably the carry over colorways of those shoes.

[wake and bacon]

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Ahahah actually I think this is one of their best line ups in a long time. So unless Ian loses his cool again, there probably won't be a post. Obviously (as stated) shoes like the Monarch and the Primo should be left to DVS, but overall there is way less crappy all over prints and stuff like that. They're still blowing it on the Koston 1 though. Black suede, gum sole, no print. Figure it out! I also am super stoked on the black/white Manch selects. Also the yellow ones aren't bad. Bummed I bought the black Manch Selects with grey flare. I wouldn't have if I knew white/black were coming out.

As for other comments:

Black with white sole Koston - Coming out the same season as the Staple. It has a print on the top back heel piece, but pants will probably cover it up.

Staple - Not coming out until I think February.

But who cares about all that shit, I got these in the mail today!!!

thank for you the good news, and you lucky motherfucker

[bothersome]

I know a shop out there has some size 12's in manchesters floating around.

[Watson]

It's all about the countries way behind the times. My buddy teaches English in Korea and he said old shoes are so easy to find. He's found and skated in Sal 23s. (Obviously the re-make from 2002-3, but who cares?!) Anyway, he said Manchesters are not that hard to find there. Not bad price either. These cost me 90 bucks a piece including express shipping.

[Bubblegum Tate]

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So where's this new Final Flare trailer that they promised us with the catalog?

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srry, were gonna need another five years to over over edit it like Lucas Puigs faggot Deja Vu edit

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As usual about 1/4 of the catalog is good, and the rest blows.

<img src="http://www.lakai.com/product/08/HO08/footwear/team_models/commerce/large/commerce-blksuede.jpg">
These look like SOCA
<img src="http://www.lakai.com/product/08/HO08/footwear/team_models/mercer/large/mercer_select-blk.jpg">
Poorman Howard selects
<img src="http://www.lakai.com/product/08/HO08/footwear/team_models/telford/large/telford-blkstar.jpg">
WTF is this?

[dopEST]

regular.

[Watson]

I think that Mercer shoe could look good in a solid colour with contrast toe, sort of like the old SLB 97s. Or some old school tennis shit, white leather, grey suede toe, kelly green accents.

The commerce shoe:

<img src="http://www.lakai.com/product/08/HO08/footwear/team_models/commerce/large/commerce-blksuede.jpg">

Is actually the EXACT same shoe as the DVS Munition.



Seriously, just look at it, every panel is exactly the same except for the Munition has pillowing in the middle, and two breath holes on the side. You can't see the back, but even the very back heel piece where the logo goes is exactly the same.

That's one thing I've always been bummed about Lakai, I know they are both through Podium, but why release some shoes that are literally exactly the same?

[Randozzi]

good example and point. but hte same can be said for nearly any spot that distributes more than one type of the same product. How many Deluxe shapes are the same? Or AWS/Habitat? Or Es', Emerica, Etnies?

People are lazy in many different kinds of work. I blame TV and the drug culture.

[shredorbread]

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Ahahah actually I think this is one of their best line ups in a long time. So unless Ian loses his cool again, there probably won't be a post. Obviously (as stated) shoes like the Monarch and the Primo should be left to DVS, but overall there is way less crappy all over prints and stuff like that. They're still blowing it on the Koston 1 though. Black suede, gum sole, no print. Figure it out! I also am super stoked on the black/white Manch selects. Also the yellow ones aren't bad. Bummed I bought the black Manch Selects with grey flare. I wouldn't have if I knew white/black were coming out.

As for other comments:

Black with white sole Koston - Coming out the same season as the Staple. It has a print on the top back heel piece, but pants will probably cover it up.

Staple - Not coming out until I think February.

But who cares about all that shit, I got these in the mail today!!!

Holy shit! Lucky fuck

[Watson]

good example and point. but hte same can be said for nearly any spot that distributes more than one type of the same product. How many Deluxe shapes are the same? Or AWS/Habitat? Or Es', Emerica, Etnies?

People are lazy in many different kinds of work. I blame TV and the drug culture.

Well yeah, I mean you can't really call out board shapes for being the same, that's way different. And even a company like Sole Tech, you will see similar shoes but not EXACTLY the same. Like those two above, that's just crazy.

[Kirtap]

I kinda like the brown/gum Koston. And I'm glad that they've started to realise that simple, solid colors are the way to go.

Btw, got these Koston samples in the mail yesterday. Wonder if they will be released..

[danker peaches]

I kinda like the brown/gum Koston. And I'm glad that they've started to realise that simple, solid colors are the way to go.

Btw, got these Koston samples in the mail yesterday. Wonder if they will be released..

I can't say i am stoked on those. better than leather I guess

[Kirtap]

I actually really like them.. the red on the inside of the tongues is a little so-so.. but it's hardly noticeable when you wear them. Regarding the shoe itself, I wish they hadn't changed it so much from the original K1's. But they're OK!


Btw, It's not that easy to see in that pic, but the 'Koston' tag on the side is upside down.. weird.

[aojiru]

Looks like the two 'new' Telford colorways were part of a few which were Japan only for a while.

Those Kostons aren't too bad but the white midsole might have looked better in black.  Did they come with red laces or a matching maroon velour tracksuit?

Considering Lakai and most skate shoes are made in Korea I wouldn't doubt there being a lot of stuff especially odd colorways being available there.

[Watson]

Those samples are actually the best colourway of the re-release that they've done yet.

[Guile]

does it really matter what the shoe looks like when youre just going to blow the fuck out of them in two days?

[cooch]

the monarch 2 looks good

[SkatingIsALifestyle]

The black manchester select or any of the black pack look coo ha.

[bumpnrun]

I haven't really taken a good look at many of the vulk lakai's.  Do they have removable insoles?  I know my Hsu's sure don't.

[wake and bacon]

Those samples are actually the best colourway of the re-release that they've done yet.

[Bubblegum Tate]

I haven't really taken a good look at many of the vulk lakai's.  Do they have removable insoles?  I know my Hsu's sure don't.

they would have equa form insole

oh yeah WTF
<img src="http://www.lakai.com/product/08/HO08/footwear/team_models/telford/large/telford-blkstar.jpg">

<img src="http://i17.ebayimg.com/01/i/001/03/b0/3237_12.JPG">

[pancake man]

is it me or are the commerce's just socas with a different name

[Bubblegum Tate]

is it me or are the commerce's just socas with a different name

it is im only stoked on the manchester selects & those black pack carroll selects

[Super Yummy Falafel]

Remember the Crailtap Carrol 4s with the denim toe cap and all the goofy colors....
I longed for that shoe.

[Bubblegum Tate]

Remember the Crailtap Carrol 4s with the denim toe cap and all the goofy colors....
I longed for that shoe.

i had those
<img src="http://www.k5.com/images/products/LAKAI/L/MENS_CARROLL4MID_BLKr.jpg">