Andrew Reynolds joins an elite crew of skateboarders on Nixon Watches. The official Nixon website revealed today that Andrew Reynolds is the latest skateboarder signed to the watch giant and will have his own style and flavor embedded into a new watch line up. This comes as great news for Reynolds, with his new Deathwish project launching out of Baker, and the new Emerica shoes which some say could have “lights” on them. (according to recent ads) Andrew Reynolds has been doing some great things lately, and this could be seen as another piece to the puzzle. Altamont & Nixon…now that’s a collaboration that has money written all over it.
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Not long ago the skateboarding community was rocked, when Steve Rocco (no pun intended) sold World Industries for the sum of 20 Million Dollars. Pushing the brand into a mainstream world wide that it hasn’t really capitalized on in the skateboarding industry since.
Well, dying brands are still worth something, as we saw in the past when Larry Flynt bought Big Brother magazine. Such is the case with Duffs. Duffs wasn’t exactly a huge name in the skate shoe market, where new comers and new brands (Lakai for instance) were taking off into main skateboarding markets. Duffs has been sold to a UK company, according to Transworld business , and is moving forward to close their California offices.
What is the future of Duffs as a brand? Time will tell.
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If you have ever wanted a job in the skateboarding world, now is your chance to brush off your portfolio, take a day off and hang out with the bigwigs in the skate industry and get a job. They are having a career day, where many top skateboarding companies will be looking for new talent, and basically giving you a chance to work in the industry, instead of just skateboarding for free. Imagine getting paid to work for Girl Skatebaords, or Lakai Shoes? Even the janitor gets to skate the mini-ramp! Check out the official Career Day website here, and get your resume ready. It takes place March 21st, so you got a little time, don’t sleep on this opportunity.
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