Post UPCOMING/RECENT shoe releases thread

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I love these early 30’s skaters trying to bring slim pants and fancy slicked hair back.
Emerica needs a serious reboot. New shoe designer, new brand manager.

[MusclesMarinara]

I love these early 30’s skaters trying to bring slim pants and fancy slicked hair back.
Emerica needs a serious reboot. New shoe designer, new brand manager.

Not everyone needs/wants to wear baggy denim or dickies and some half cabs or tiagos either right? Amazing, people can have all different styles...

[Atiba Applebum]

I love these early 30’s skaters trying to bring slim pants and fancy slicked hair back.
Emerica needs a serious reboot. New shoe designer, new brand manager.

I don’t think they’re struggling.  They’re not trying to be all things to all skaters and it seems like they serve the skaters who like that stuff well. 

[Roisto]

I love these early 30’s skaters trying to bring slim pants and fancy slicked hair back.
Emerica needs a serious reboot. New shoe designer, new brand manager.

I think Leo's more of a regular fit guy. And I don't know if he's trying to bring anything back. Just being who he is ever since I can remember at least. That's much better than going with the "trend of the day" even if it's not exactly to my taste. I have big respect towards that. That shoe however is horrible. The Laced looks nice as does the Americana IMO, even though they're a bit "boring". But then again I'm not fond of Dunks or many other flashy shoes like that.

[Joe Davola]

Shoe companies sometimes put out one funky color way when a new shoe drops.

[Fartknocker415]

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I love these early 30’s skaters trying to bring slim pants and fancy slicked hair back.
Emerica needs a serious reboot. New shoe designer, new brand manager.

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I think Leo's more of a regular fit guy. And I don't know if he's trying to bring anything back. Just being who he is ever since I can remember at least. That's much better than going with the "trend of the day" even if it's not exactly to my taste. I have big respect towards that. That shoe however is horrible. The Laced looks nice as does the Americana IMO, even though they're a bit "boring". But then again I'm not fond of Dunks or many other flashy shoes like that.

Breh u gotta be kidding me his shits tight as fuck.

[WideFeet]

I love these early 30’s skaters trying to bring slim pants and fancy slicked hair back.
Emerica needs a serious reboot. New shoe designer, new brand manager.

I met who I thought was a designer one time and he asked me my opinion of an Emerica shoe that was prebooking. Told him I wasn’t feeling it and I never saw them come out. I’m assuming they didn’t book well, or even book at all. The guy wasn’t wearing Emerica’s. I think he wasn’t even wearing a Sole Tech shoe? Can’t remember, but definitely wasn’t Emerica.

Maybe Sole Tech has on staff designer’s, but they design for all 3 shoe brands? If that’s the case, Sole Tech should definitely have designers designated for each brand. Emerica TM could probably answer that question though

[jdholmes]

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New Emerica Romero

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these are SO ass

literally no one wants this

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@EmericaTM being forced to log into slap as a part of his job:

hahahaha

[Paco Supreme]

Look, if you put the lace holes back in it’s a basic skate shoe cupsole that finally has the ankle padding it’s needed since 2008.

They may be constantly offending someone here but let’s not crucify them for giving the guy who’s shoe it is freedom to make something he wants

[Fartknocker415]

Watch, these  getting hated on, then people will covet them and rave about them years later

[Fartknocker415]

Watch the kids in the year 2038 gonna be trying to find deadstock pairs of the silver ones for hyper-irony

[pointandclick]

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New Emerica Romero

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these are SO ass

literally no one wants this

silver leather shouldn't be a shoes 1st release colorway tbh

[Chronic85]

Watch the kids in the year 2038 gonna be trying to find deadstock pairs of the silver ones for hyper-irony

Watch, these  getting hated on, then people will covet them and rave about them years later

Watch the kids not knowing who Emerica was in 2038 when they don't stop producing trash like this.
Old head clown shoes, holy...

[Sila]

Greco would look sick in the silver one

[Mongo Lloyd]

Everyone hating on the silver model specifically, but the navy pair looks cheapened by having a white sole.

[WPG]

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I love these early 30’s skaters trying to bring slim pants and fancy slicked hair back.
Emerica needs a serious reboot. New shoe designer, new brand manager.

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I think Leo's more of a regular fit guy. And I don't know if he's trying to bring anything back. Just being who he is ever since I can remember at least. That's much better than going with the "trend of the day" even if it's not exactly to my taste. I have big respect towards that. That shoe however is horrible. The Laced looks nice as does the Americana IMO, even though they're a bit "boring". But then again I'm not fond of Dunks or many other flashy shoes like that.

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Breh u gotta be kidding me his shits tight as fuck.

Breh, go to a mall and look at how jeans fit. You will be shocked to find that the entire world hasn't blindly followed the baggier is better trend. Also if you think his shits tight as fuck you've somehow never seen a pair of skinny jeans irl

[LebowskisRug]

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I love these early 30’s skaters trying to bring slim pants and fancy slicked hair back.
Emerica needs a serious reboot. New shoe designer, new brand manager.

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I don’t think they’re struggling.  They’re not trying to be all things to all skaters and it seems like they serve the skaters who like that stuff well.

I've seen maybe 4 pairs not on sponsored risers in all of San Diego since I've been here. I never saw a single pair in the Bay. Maybe they do great in Middle Emerica, but even most local shops don't carry them.

The brand is conceptually stale. Same kinda basic, similar thin profile cups/vulcs that are hard to differentiate, a couple reissues, then 6 million slip on colorways and toss in a couple nasty collabs.

Keep the green tint, logo, all that stuff. Don't have to get overly tech just some differentiation in models and riders.

[oyolar]

I like the silver ones but I also like weird shoes.

[Violator]

Idk, those Leos would be sick if they came with diamonds to go in the eyelets like the reynolds 3.  And I could draw on the silver ones with a black paint marker for kicks.  I'm currently skating the KSL joints in white and they're probably one of the best shoes I've skated in a while. So comfy and skate super well

[Atiba Applebum]

I like the silver ones but I also like weird shoes.

They seem like something made to attract stylists who are building up the wardrobe for a “rock” band’s tour

[oyolar]

I'm cool with that. Whatever you gotta do to survive.

[MusclesMarinara]

So.... did anyone happen to snap some pics of those XLT reissues when their Vans rep came thru?

[Atiba Applebum]

So.... did anyone happen to snap some pics of those XLT reissues when their Vans rep came thru?

Nope, sorry.  Didn’t get the vibe that it would have been cool to do, so I didn’t ask.   I probably would have been more interested in taking a pic of the Carrolls or brown half cabs if I were

[MusclesMarinara]

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So.... did anyone happen to snap some pics of those XLT reissues when their Vans rep came thru?

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Nope, sorry.  Didn’t get the vibe that it would have been cool to do, so I didn’t ask.   I probably would have been more interested in taking a pic of the Carrolls or brown half cabs if I were

Nah totally understand,  just super curious about them.

[DCLOVE]

I think the silver colorway is what makes them seem so damn goofy. It is weird they’re releasing two fancier slip on loafer type shoes this year with these and the Dakota Servold shoe.

They should just do more of the upgraded colorways for people like the Julian gamma. Leo, Dakota and John’s shoes are too similar to the team models they’re based off of.

[doublesteveburger]

been wanting to see what they could possibly do with an XLT in 2023


if they redid the sham or the slims i'm pretty sure johnny layton would come out of retirement

[Atiba Applebum]

been wanting to see what they could possibly do with an XLT in 2023


if they redid the sham or the slims i'm pretty sure johnny layton would come out of retirement

Looked pretty 1:1 to me

[FROTHY]

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I think the silver colorway is what makes them seem so damn goofy. It is weird they’re releasing two fancier slip on loafer type shoes this year with these and the Dakota Servold shoe.

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They should just do more of the upgraded colorways for people like the Julian gamma. Leo, Dakota and John’s shoes are too similar to the team models they’re based off of.

Are you talking about the company whose representative frequently has to explain the difference between their shoes to a forum of shoe nerds?

Just a light jab... I still back emerica, but it's true.

[DCLOVE]

Just quick update on the Crockett decons . They’re comfy Cush apparently. So not really skateable. But I am very happy with that.

[doublesteveburger]

just stopping by to say RIP to OP and OG Legend Bubblegum Tate, next new pair of kicks from this thread will be in your name