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Fallen Rival SL Haiti edition

In this capitalist world of profit margins, sales growth and the constant need to see higher revenues, the incidence of charitable gestures is often low. However, skateboarding is a unique entity, even with the corporate pressures of publicly owned companies, our industry still thrives and is built on the rider owned independents that do things the way they should be done! Fallen footwear is no exception to this…

This spring Fallen sees the release of the Fallen Rival SL Haiti edition skate shoe. For every pair of these sold Fallen will donate $5 to help provide education, clothing and much needed medical care to the less fortunate people of Haiti.

Haiti has historically been poverty stricken due to a variety of reasons including historical factors such as war and war debt, occupations and dictatorships, isolation and racism that are still impacting Haiti today along with current economic and environmental factors such as international aid sanctions, internal political conflict, deforestation that leads to soil erosion and flooding, hurricanes, etc.

The average Haitian earns less than $1 a day, and there have been estimates that 1 percent of the country’s 8.1 million people controls nearly half its wealth (Mozingo). More than half of Haitians eight million people lack access to clean water or sanitation.

go to Fallen footwear for more info on the shoe and to three angels relief for more on Haiti.

Here we are again, another late post, i know what you’re thinking, but, we’ve been busy… honest!! Actually we have, by the end of the month the XUMBRELLA price comparison engine should be completely refreshed offering you thousands more price comparisons on any action sports product you can think of!

Anyway, February saw the release of 6 new colourways from Nike SB. This months colourways include a Nike dunk low premium with colours by Nick Halkias, a Nike dunk mid premium with colours by LZ, Nike Zoom Air harbor in black/sunset, Nike blazer low premium in varsity red, Zoom tre in old royal and Zoom air Paul Rodriguez 2 in a really cool grey and zest colourway.

The dunk mid exibits some very current plaid details whilst the paul rodriguez 2 colourway is definitely a sign of things to come with bright over the top 80′s inspired colours. Available in all good skate shops now…

DVS shoes and Diamond Supply Co. have developed a long-standing relationship over the years and it continues to show in the product collaboration projects between the two brands. The DVS Original Intent designers teamed up with Diamond supply co. to produce a limited collection of Diamond V.V.S. shoes, jackets, tees, and hats.

This is a super tight collaberation from the two brands and in our opinion the best one so far. Featuring the DVS dayton shoe in a black red “Gucci” colourway. DVS have used some really nice premium leathers to give the skate shoe look a real top end feel. The apparel tie in is also well put together and compliments the shoes perfectly.

These items are dropping on Saturday, February 7th at the Diamond Store on Fairfax in Los Angeles. The collection will be available worldwide next week.

New for spring 2009 DC shoes unveil the Bruce Irons signature sandal! Bruce Irons is the first pro surfer on DC to get a signature sandal and according to DC it was “built from the ground up specifically for bruce”. Being the longest standing surf pro on DC shoes bruce irons is definitely the right choice for DC’s first pro sandal. The sandal features a tough rubber outsole with stamp hawaiian islands graphic on the bottom. Also, the foot bed is anatomically correct to fit your foot better and wear more comfortably. Available in three colours black, grey and brown, and should be hitting all good board sports shops this spring!

Check out the Bruce Irons DC commercial!

Also out this month is this killer collab from Supra footwear and Deathwish skateboards. Deathwish is the latest project from camp Baker where Andrew Reynolds and the crew seem to know exactly what they are doing when it comes to cross brand collaberations!

Two Supra shoes get the Deathwish treatment, the Greco suprano in not so conservative red leather and the Ellington diablo in black / white with yellow Deathwish detailing. Both shoes look great and should be with us in all good skate shops in a few weeks.

Source: Complex mag

We’re back! It’s 2009 and well, on your marks…. go!

After the holiday season full of turkey, booze and plenty of films you’ve seen a million times before but for some reason don’t seem to get old, there is nothing like the first day back at work to bring you crashing back to earth!

That’s why we decided to kick the new year off by showing you a quick preview of Nike SB‘s January release. 5 shoes two of which are the new style the Zoom air Veloce. The Veloce is introduced in two colours, white / black and black / white, featuring aspects of the Zoom Tre AD, like the sole and tongue, but with a different twist.

In addition to this we have Nike give us a new colou in the ever timeless Nike dunk hi with colours by Mai Do. The p-rod (paul rodriguez 2) gets the forest green and lemon drop treatment while the classic Blazer premium SB comes in a really smooth purple with white out sole, definately our favourate of the collection! The Zoom Air Veloce looks interesting and is not so classically skate, then again neither was the Zoom Tre and look how well that did!

As the years pass they seem to get shorter and shorter, 2008 being no exception, has seemingly flown by. As we wind 2008 to a close, we look forward into next year with mixed emotions what with world economies crumbling and war breaking out (again!) in the middle east. There is, however lots of great stuff in store for us as we enter the 9th ear of the 21st century so chin up…

One significant milestone is Lakai Footwear celebrating their 10 year anniversary, and to mark this achievement they have release 3 limited edition shoes, which together make up the “Lakai anniversary pack”. With both company founders Mike Carroll and Rick Howard still showing the kids how it’s done it makes perfect sense that the Howard and Carroll select styles are given the anniversary treatment. Also, to complete this limited edition pack they have resurrected the Staple, which if you are old enough to remember, then you’ll know it’s a welcome return to the Lakai footwear offering! Available in all good skate shops in the new year get your self a pair and pay homage to one of the most progressive skate shoe companies out there!

for more check out the lakai website.

This spring we are blessed with another top notch footwear collaboration from HUF. This special project from long time skate shoe sponsor DVS shoes is due for release February 09. It features 5 colours in the popular DVS style “Rico” which combines simple stylish design cup sole with canvas upper. All 5 colours in this shoe look good and whether you like to play it safe with the straight up black or give your feet some “pop” with the yellow or turquoise there is something to get into. Available at all good skateboard shops from Feb, for more info —> DVS skate

DC shoes pro skateboarder Rob Dyrdek opens the doors to his Fantasy factory skate park which is due to be the feature of his new series on MTV. Skateboarders Keiran Reilly, Marquise Henry, Wes Kramer and Matt Miller had the privilage of ripping the skate park. For more info check out MTV and DC shoes.

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Stussy and In4mation for a second time paying tribute to something that is very special to both parties. The release includes a skateboard deck and t-shirt to commemorate their upbringing in Hawaii and their commitment to skateboarding. The Stussy Honolulu chapter store is managed by Mililani, Hawaii native Ian Okui who grew up with the In4mation crew and they wanted to give this release that feel of having fun and not caring about what’s hot and what’s not. The graphic utilizes a hand drawn graphic with that classic 80′s skate feel and will only be available at Stussy Honolulu, In4mation/Aloha Army and StussyDirect.com.

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This winter what better way to keep your feet warm than by rocking these sherpa lined Vans Chukka’s! The rugged and ridiculously comfortable Chukka LX shoe is a treat for your feat. Pictured above the chukka in 3 colours, the Vans chukka LX is lined with thick 100% premium shearling and crafted with a soft suede upper, high density Poron midsole cushion, and a nature-friendly hemp-infused gum rubber outsole. These shoes are the hot choice for hot feet the cold winter season, perfect for those cold nights in the snow resort or just about town!

More information —> Vans shoes

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December has been an interesting one this year, interest rates were cut again in the UK today leaving them at 2% and as of today there are only 21 days left till Christmas, dam it comes around fast! So, a lot of people may be splurging that extra cash on the finer things, and why not grab your self a pair of fresh kicks. The december range of Nike SB skate shoes should be in stores now which comprises of boulder / white Nike Blazer, black / atom red Nike Dunk SB, Baravetto Nike Dunk mid pro, sport red / white Nike Dunk hi,  grid iron / black Nike Rodriguez 2 and a back to the future inspired Nike Zoom tre in grey heather / natural grey. Get them on your xmas wish list pronto!

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Supra footwear‘s holiday 08 range should be dropping into skate stores as we speak and it seems that they haven’t fallen of the “high top” wagon just yet! With the styling of high tops still firmly in most skate shoe brands offerings for this season, and going into spring next year, it seems clear that Supra shoes are still leading the pack! There are new colours in the Vaider and Muska Sky tops you can be sure there’ll be no shortage of 80′s influenced skate shoes for the next couple of seasons. Some really cool bright colourways on offer too… our two favourites pictured in this post, visit Supra‘s website for more…

Road trip’s are the funnest times, especially when in a stinking car with your friends on a skate mission to hicksville! Nike SB am riders Grant Taylor, Justin Brock, Shane O’Neil, David Clark and flow rider Dan Plunkett take a trip to the grimy south. Skateboarding and dodging rednecks in Atlanta, here’s the latest Nike SB video update from Jason Hernandez.

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DC shoes and Plan B pro Danny Way has, over his long career as a professional skateboarder, blessed us with some of the most mind bending progression skateboarding has ever seen. He jumps out of a helicopter into a vert ramp with a torn shoulder, he jumps the great wall of china with a busted ankle… on a skateboard for gods sake!

So, considering the risks involved, it’s inevitable that he is wide open to injury and Danny has with out a doubt had his fair share! Sadly though he has another tally on the chalkboard this week at the Oi! Megarampa contest in Sao Paulo, Brazil.

Danny suffered a fall that left him with 2 broken vertebrae. however, after less than a week in hospital Danny is out and on the road to recovery… get well soon Mr “i’m definitely not some kind of super human” Way!

Oi! Megarampa Contest Final Results -

1st. Bob Burnquist
2nd. Jake Brown
3rd. Andy MacDonald
4th. Buster Halterman
5th. Rob Lorifice
6th. Adam Taylor

Best Trick
 -  Bob Burnquist
High Air -  
Jake Brown

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