After being a part of the Vancouver BC based No Limits Group for seven years, Lifetime Collective founders Reid Stewart and Trevor Fleming announced today that they have reacquired sole ownership of their brand.
“With this, we begin a new chapter to truly look forward to. We are excited and inspired to be taking the brand forward and progressing it in ways that match the Lifetime vision.This move will keep the fire burning and renew our motivation to keep inspired and creative.” explained Lifetime founders Reid Stewart and Trevor Fleming.
Lifetime’s new offices are located in Vancouver’s Mt. Pleasant district and will also act as a brand new storefront. For the official word, follow the jump. [click to continue…]
Got three words for this skate stopper remover: stop, drop, and roll. Seems like a man so good with power tools would have learned that in kindergarten. Guess not.
Illicit Snowboarding’s collection of classic snowmobiling fashion from Ski-Doo and others had us crying tears of sexy joy. Click through for one of the best collections of classic (60s, 70s, and 80s) snow fashion that would kill on the hill today, too. Oh, and you might see some pretty hot photos of your grandma in here, too.
Supra is celebrating the opening of their first California retail store. It’s in Santa Monica, of course.
“We are pleased with the performance of our first two stores and the response from the public has been amazing,” said a SUPRA spokesperson. “We had many potential locations we were looking at for our third store, but Santa Monica made the most sense because Southern California is where the brand was born. It’s a coming home of sorts, and we’re excited about the location.”
In celebration of the Thrasher Magazine Death Match(March 15, 2013), Converse is releasing 240 pairs of this “limited-edition” Converse Texas CTS, apparently. Guess Orange is a big color in Texas sporting or something.
Performance features of the Converse Texas CTS include a molded, multi-density Lunarlon drop-in sockliner for extra comfort; abrasion-resistant suede; traction rubber vulcanized sole; and full memory foam in the collar and tongue for a true customized fit. . . Only 240 pairs of the Converse Texas CTS will be exclusively available in Texas and will be sold at Nice Kicks, Tekgnar, and Fast Forward for a suggested retail price of $65.
If only these things had a little, inset, white star on the side. We’d be all over them. Follow the jump for the official details. [click to continue…]
Billabong, which doesn’t appear to be in the driver’s seat with much of anything when it comes to its own financial situation, has laid down the law to its two suitors. Paul Naude (and friends) and VF Corp reportedly have until March 28, 2013 to make their final bids, according to a story on The Wall Street Journal. And then Billabong will just, well, they’ll just wait until someone makes them a lower offer later like they did last time. Because as we all know:
Billabong is battling to reverse an earnings decline triggered by the global slowdown, a strong Australian dollar that has diluted overseas income, and the dwindling appeal of its core brands among younger people. Sales in the Americas and Europe have fallen sharply as cautious consumers rein in spending or switch to other brands, leading to a build up of surplus clothing stock.
Aside from all that a deadline is a deadline, damnit!
Confession: our first “real” skateboard was a purple, anodized aluminum Banzai Skateboard. Got it for Christmas after dreaming about it for months. It had both nose and tail kick long before it was cool. It rolled smoothly and quietly and it hooked us for life. Every feeling of stoke we had for that board, came flooding back when we saw Lost’s new Hesher Metal Cruisers. It appears we’re not the only one’s with anodized aluminum fantasies.
“The earliest memories from my skateboarding days in the 70’s are of riding my Banzai aluminum double kick skateboard,” said Matt “Mayhem” Biolos. “Flashy fun from the past is the polar opposite of all the plastic stuff so many brands are putting out. We wanted to do something special and exquisite.”
And it seems they have. The boards come in four anodized colors with laser cut logos, translucent, color-matched wheels, and die cut grip. The Hesher Metal Cruisers are sold only as completes for $149 a pop. Banzai, indeed.
And unnamed Spokane, Washington man allegedly attacked his neighbor with a machete and then fled into Hillyard Skateboards tearly this morning (March 13, 2013) where he holed up for seven hours while police negotiators tried to talk him into coming out, according to the Spokesman Review.
Officers called in SWAT and hostage negotiation teams. . . “For a period of time we thought there was another person in there as the suspect was actually holding up a mannequin behind a window and talking back and forth as if there was two people,” Arleth said. . . Police shot gas canisters into the business and tried to contact the man via loudspeaker. . . Arleth said they could hear the man speaking but that he never directly responded to the negotiators.
When officers finally got inside the man attempted to stab the officers with a 3-foot-long wooden spear. Spokane locals will not be surprised by the notion that police believe a controlled substance and/or mental health issues may be to blame.
After being a part of the Vancouver BC based No Limits Group for seven years, Lifetime Collective founders Reid Stewart and Trevor Fleming announced today that they have reacquired sole ownership of their brand.
