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Element Skateboards welcome Brandon Westgate

 

Element present a short welcome edit to introduce New England powerhouse Brandon Westgate as their newest global rider. Westgate is known for his power, speed and innovative style. A hard worker both on and off the board, he joins an impressive line-up of riders that includes the likes of Nick Garcia, Levi Brown and Mark Appleyard, following his recent departure from Zoo York.

See the welcome edit in its entirety below. You will also be able to shop Brandon’s first deck series over at elementbrand.com shortly.

 

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Hockey Skateboards

 

Seemingly out of nowhere a two-part promo has appeared online from Anthony Van Engelen and Jason Dill’s Hockey Skateboards, and along with it their first line of decks and tees have also been released.

Hockey Skateboards has been unveiled under the F.A World Entertainment umbrella as a kind of passion project away from the main line brand following the success of Fucking Awesome. After months of teasers and subtle mentions in interviews, the raw 4 minute footage featuring riders Donovan Piscopo and John Fitzgerald finally launches the brand in true F.A style with no music, little editing and great skateboarding. At this point not much else is known about the company with little promotion and little in the way of information from the video, but we are liking what we see so far and looking forward to seeing how it all pans out. Hopefully we can expect to see Hockey Skateboards hitting our shores soon.

You can view the video below and check out Hockey Skateboards inaugural release over at fuckingawesomestore.com

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Oakley present One Obsession: Eric Koston

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Oakley continue their ONE OBSESSION campaign as they partner up with globally renowned skateboarder Eric Koston to talk on the love he has for his craft.

Koston discusses his process, how a trick begins in the minds eye using his imagination and the rich history of L.A’s Lockwood school, and the integral role it played in igniting a movement that continues to play a huge role in peoples life today.

The mutli-channel campaign from Oakley spans across 22 countries using the hashtag #LiveYours to question “where does your obsession take you?”. Combining with over 450 Oakley athletes in sharing and celebrating their physical places of obsession, Oakley will reward contributions to the ONE OBSESSION campaign with surprise experiences and access to athletes who inspire them.

You can find out more on the campaign at www.oakley.com/one-obsession

 

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Vans Classic “Flamingo” Pack

 

 Vans Classic bring us firmly into summer mode as they present the Van Doren “Flamingo” pack, made up of the Van Doren Authentic and Van Doren Old Skool silhouettes.

Having enjoyed a few days of rare British sunshine, now seems the perfect time to update the wardrobe with a Summer statement piece and the Flamingo pack offers up just that in terms of footwear. The eye catching pink and turquoise tropical pattern is inspired by the reissued prints and patterns pulled from the Vans archives over the years.  The all over flamingo print is applied to the durable canvas uppers of both the Authentic and Old Skool styles, sitting on top of a clean white midsole with accentuating black piping and Vans signature waffle outsole. Additional features include contrasting white lacing, with white side stripe branding on the Old Skool, bringing balance to the bold design.

The Vans Classic Van Doren “Flamingo” Pack is available now at vans.co.uk

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Magenta Winter Boards Series

 

We will be the first to admit that we were a bit late on this one, but the latest graphic series from Magenta is definitely worth a mention on the site with some of the limited graphics still available.

Magenta’s ‘Winter Boards’ series is made up of two parts, the first from Soy Panday consisting of 7 boards, including one new shape, that feature a selection of illustrated designs inspired by sacred geometry.  The second is a special collaboration with 90’s street skateboarding legend Brian Lotti which consists of 3 boards, one being another new shape, adorning custom artwork from the man himself.

Available in extremely limited numbers, you can still pick up styles from the series over at Magenta’s online store and at stockists including Note Shop and Decade Store.

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Supreme x Stone Island Spring/Summer 2015

 

Having been the centre of a major leak scandal last week following its premature release on Stone Island’s German web store, we can now take a closer look at Supreme and Stone Island’s highly anticipated collaboration for Spring/Summer 2015.

Perhaps not the most obvious pairing but one that seemingly compliments each party none the less, the New York skate giants and Italian outerwear specialists have enjoyed some serious success off their previous collaborative ventures in the past, and this season sees the two come together once again on another concise offering that is sure to hit the same levels of demand. The collection utilises some of Stone Islands most coveted styles pulled directly from their archives, applying Supreme’s unique approach to design and combining the pairs knowledge in material application to offer several premium street ready pieces. This seasons effort is comprised of dual branded Metal 5C anorak’s and 6-panel hat’s offered up in two colour options of a custom all over paisley pattern and constructed from a water resistant iridescent nylon fabric. The collection is rounded off with three nautical inspired striped long-sleeves that arrive in black, red and green colour ways.

The Supreme x Stone Island Spring/Summer 2015 release is sure to become one of the seasons most sought after releases and if you want in on the action you will need to act fast. The collection drops on the brands webstore and at its London, New York and Los Angeles locations tomorrow (9th of April).

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New Balance Numeric present VX 4000

 

 New Balance Numeric present their latest video entitled “VX 4000”. The six and a half minute video captures riders PJ Ladd, Levi Brown, Tom Karangelov, Jordan Taylor, Tyler Surrey, Jordan Trahan, Tom Knox, Marquise Henry, and Jack Curtin shredding streets and bombing hills. The video came about with a slight bit of fortune, following the team stumbling across the 4K setting on their camera having set out to shoot a new VX part.

Shop the latest from New Balance Numeric at Flatspot and Slam City, and you can enjoy the VX 4000 video in 4K below…