Ppl can mock axion 3.0 but I think they’ve found their footing (no pun) better than eS has
This is the sad truth of the skate shoe industry right now. We have established brands like eS who won't even make a proper last/sole for the Koston remake, then we have Axion which is basically as legit as Supra/Straye doing a way better job at producing their heritage models. (When they're not bastardizing them with terrible colours, making them mid, etc.)
Problem is with Axion is it's run by a bunch of kooks including this guy Steve Harden who used to work for Supra:
His instagram account is bizarre and embarrassing and I assume that's why Axion's is as well with thirst tagging Supreme and Hypebeast and Louis Vuitton in posts of their shoes as well as commenting on their own posts about how dope their shoes look.
https://www.instagram.com/axion_steveIf you look at their employees on Linkedin, it's pretty clear they're just a non-skate corporate entity masquerading as a beloved 90s shoe company.
https://www.linkedin.com/company/axionfootwear?trk=public_profile_topcard-current-companyNot to mention how clueless they are. Labeling trick names wrong in photos then deleting the whole post, making a post on their story thinking that Val Kilmer is wearing Marianos in a movie that came out before Axion existed even though the shoe doesn't even look the same:
Anyway, sorry to derail the thread, this could easily be it's own thread. Just this brand is so pathetic that it makes me mad. Their reissues are pretty good but all the rest of their new models are basically just shitty new Supras.
Also Micky Papa rides for them. Woof.