COTM – BRING YOUR FRIENDS TO SK8 N’ MEET SANTANA
The name isn’t referring to the jolly harbinger of the late-December Capitalist holiday OR a guitar legend that also responds to “Carlos.” It refers to the Orange County community, Santa Ana. And, founded in 2019, this crew is inclusive and non-denominational.
BRYCE-OUT YOUR LOOK! WETTSTEIN ADDS STYLE DIRECTOR TO RESUME
LA-based skate apparel brand GEO (aka The GEO Metro Party) has recruited Olympic Skateboarder Bryce Wettstein as style director and the unparalleled creative mind will be designing a signature line!
MEETING OF THE MINDS! NORA VASCONCELLOS CAPSULE COLLECTION BY ALEXIS SABLONE DROPS
Nora has an eye for quality. That’s why she hand-selected skater/architect/holistic fine artist Alexis Sablone to design a new capsule collection for NHS that includes custom Krux Trucks, a sticky sweet slab of Mob Grip, and she even squeezed some of those creative juices on a ripe set of OJs.
COTM – LONELYBONES ENGINEERING CONNECTION IN BOSTON
I’m pretty certain if my family hadn’t moved back to California from Boston when I was in 8th Grade I eventually would have picked up a board and found my way to LonelyBones. String together the words ‘gentle’ and ‘nurturing’ with skating, throw in two kick-ass engineer-leaders, and you’ve got my attention.
DISPATCH FROM THE CREATURE CAMP- ALLYSHA LE SLAYS THE NEW “STUMPS” DECK
Creature leaves no stone unturned when it comes to the dimensions of their decks. Allysha Le sets up one of the straight 8″ Stumps boards and puts it to the test at McVicker park. No dimensions shall go unexplored! Hail Sacred Geometry!
KASSY BAILEY – SLINGIN’ BAGUETTES THE OLD FASHIONED WAY
Old Fashioned Standards is exactly what it sounds like: a brand forged by genuine hard work and grit. Ultra high quality clothing created with the homies & sustainability in mind, an in-demand lane of the clothing industry. Each stitch, pattern, and detail that goes into a piece of clothing produced by OFS is handmade by owner and founder, Kassy Bailey. A Vancouver OG skater, Kassy is dedicated to sourcing unique materials and customizing the proper sizing of her products, which are designed to last generations like pieces she inherited from her grandfather.
RICCI AND TRES WITH ROBERT BRINK
Trans Skateboarder Disqualified from 2020 Olympic Qualifiers. In April 2021, Los Angeles skateboarder Ricci And Tres submitted a virtual run on Instagram with hopes of entering the Women’s Street USA Skateboarding National Championships presented by Toyota, making her the first ever American trans skateboarder to attempt to qualify for the Olympics. Due to IOC regulations, […]
ROSE ARCHIE- ON TURNING FORTY AND STAYING FLIPPIN’ FABULOUS
“I always want everyone to acknowledge the past, present and future generations of Indigenous people here on “Turtle Island”. Learning about the land you’re on by going to https://native-land.ca will honour Nations that have been taking care of the land.”
BURNSIDE IS NEARING MIDDLE AGE! HALLOWEEN 2021 FUN
Lots of dudes dressed up as construction workers, because they didn’t plan a costume and really ARE construction workers. Pretty genius because they can just sleep in their clothes.
SANTA CRUZ RELEASES ALL-GENDER COLLECTION
We have been DIYing non-gender clothing for decades, and Santa Cruz is one of the first large companies to catch on. But it won’t be the last. Hiring Alex White, who no doubt pulled for this, was possibly the smartest business decision a skate company has made in history.
