How Los Angeles’ Skateboarding Culture Became a Part of the Sneaker History | Sole Origins
How Los Angeles’ Skateboarding Culture Became a Part of the Sneaker History | Sole Origins
Professional skateboarders, Eric Koston and Paul Rodriguez breakdown the history of skate and sneaker culture. Plus, find out how iconic street wear brands including Diamonds, Undefeated and Hundreds make their mark in the footwear industry.
Sole Origins is Complex’s newest docu-series that will uncover the untold stories of the most elusive sneakers from NYC, Tokyo, Paris and Los Angeles. Interviews with Joe La Puma, Clark Kent, Ugly Mely, Hirofumi Kojima and Eric Koston.
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Crazy how Nike changed the game. I wonder if the ppl in Adidas are upset with Complex for only showing love to Nike. Lol
This series is AMAZING!!!! Chills
Van VANS,VANS,VANS,VANS,,,BACK IN 70,-80S WE COULD ORDER OUR OWN CUSTOM COLORS ,IN LEATHER OR CANVASS
If complex posts one more fucking shoe video i swear to god
P Rod and Bobby Hundred, dope
I love how in all these films the creators talk about wearing shoes ..i wish the kids today would wear them and not just hoard them and let um sit on shelves ..over time they will rot so wear them while you can before u cant ..and once u cant they will be worth nothing .
Melrose has definitely changed over the years I loved the vibe back in the day now it’s just people trying to show off how strange they are and trying to be cooler then the next persons outfit with zero shopping bags in hand…..
LA cool and all but NY better ❌🧢
Thank you for this series. Im a new head and i can feel all this amazing old energy about sneakers that are so great.
Nike had a skateboard shoe that came out in the late 86 or 87 that look almost like a chuck Taylor canvas I had a pair Royal blue and yellow with White lettering saying NIKE white sole.. I hated them shoes
Should be called how large corporations infiltrate organic street movements.
Loved all of these vids!!!! So fire!!!!
I am LIVING for this series 🙌🏾🙌🏾….
3rd💞💞💞
19:32 okay you gotta blur this part out (shoutout Welty, Dunne)
Not a fam of the sb
This series is so DOPE!!! I absolutely love this shit man!!! #sneakerhead #complex
Who’d know it,🤷🏻♂️ great story man.👌🏻
Complex consistently thinks of the dopest parts of the culture to make vids and docs of
Best series ever!!
Nike sb… legendary. P rod, mine and many others favorite skater, a legend. Koston a legend. Nicky diamonds a legend. Undefeated making huge waves. Sneakers and the culture are beautiful when you really dive into it. This show is amazing. This shit will go down in history
LA episode without mr. cartoons and nike cortez?
yuhh
This series is amazing
LOVE THESE VIDS SO MUCH!
Also what’s with the blurred Mars shoes at 16:12??
Great bunch of films brings me back to the great days off sneakers I will be wearing some sb today
2nd
i remember being in middle school in 8th grade and i bought my first pair of tiffs, damn how time flies by….
I hope Nike rerelease all these kicks.
The Shoe Surgeon is an artist not just a shoe maker.
The Dunks & Jordan 1s are the best shoes ever!!
THE SHOE SURGEON
That Gold Gator shoes is the gayest thing ever
Only came here for the skater side of the story because in reality we rule the world.
This docu seems too scripted… when the SB came out skaters weren’t flocking to them. You were deemed a corporate sellout if you had them. But Jordans did have great traction on a board
Damn!
First
I was apart of the first 15 in that video looking bummy as hell with my boys but it was well worth the wait lol 😅
Too much docu series in 1 week Complex. Y’all should’ve dropped 1 vid a week. Love the content.
This series is so fire!
Turtle was the first sneaker head