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Lakai is throwing a rad little contest for all you art nerds and design dweebs out there. This contest is pretty bitchin’ actually because they are letting you come up with your own colorways for the Telford or Manchester Select. I know a bunch of our readers here at Seshn are great designers so head over to the Lakai website, download the template and do some good.
All entries are going to be judged on August 1st so get your ish in early. The winner gets a year supply worth of your design and a feature in the next catalog. Sounds like a great way to get your foot in the door!

Just days after the internet was buzzing with Vince’s part in a the Chocolate Skateboards Television edit, here he comes out of the gate with a new shoe sponsor, that being the big boys over at Lakai Footwear. A lot of people want to call Vans the Number 1 skate shoe company, but Lakai has basically took a shot at the empire, and is building up to the number one spot shortly. They are definitely gunning for it, and with the latest signee, they might as well call Vans into check, because Lakai Limited is fulfilling a big gap in the skateboarding shoe market. Or maybe I’m just out of my mind. Here’s the welcome video for Vincent Alvarez, Lakai Team Rider:
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Lakai recently came through the Northwest with the Zumiez Couch tour, but before they landed that gig, they were trippin in Malaga and here’s part 1 of their footage.
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Recently Lakai launched their brand new site, and I must say it’s looking good. To go along with their new site launch, Lakai is debuting their clothing line as well for summer/fall. Lakai is still killing it and has once again proven why it’s one of the top skate brands with it’s release of this great looking line of tees, hats, sweatshirts, accessories and even a limited Ogio x Lakai Collabo backpack. 
 
 

Girl Distribution, has opened up their own online store. This of course cuts out the middle man of sorts, and creates a new market for skateboarding brands to sell directly to customers. The skateboarding e-commerce giants won’t exactly be too thrilled to see that Girl Distro is selling their products at near cost for many smaller skateboard shops. The site is built in yahoo’s shopping cart and doesn’t look too user friendly, but customers that use the site will be glad to know that they are getting products directly from the source, no salesman, and no middle man involved.
This is not a new thing for the Girl distro giant, as they unleashed a stellar option for fans of Lakai skate shoes. You can get Lakai skate shoes at rock bottom prices through their clearance store. That’s right, no need to wait for your local shop to drop the price on shoes, because you can now get them directly from Lakai at a lower price.
Retailers online are not going to be glad to see this, as customers will most likely enjoy the benefits of shopping directly from the skate brands, rather than the middle man. Especially with online culture moving towards lowest price, rather than supporting local businesses.
You can check out the Crailtap store to see what they’re up to, as well as check out the Lakai Clearance store for further information on skate shoes.

The team over at Fallen Skate Shoes, have recently posted pictures from their latest treks into the unknown. First up they wen to Mexico, and showed the legions of Mexican skateboarders a thing or two about skateboarding, and hooked up a lot of my brethren with some free shoes, which is a huge blessing. In between all that, they hit some spots, met some girls, and documented it all for you.

Just when you thought that was all, Fallen also took a trip to China, where skateboarding is seeing immense growth. Sure, Lakai and Zoo York were already there, but now it was Fallen’s turn to see what they could do in the red country of China.

You can see more photos, and news from the Fallen Skateboarding team’s trip to Mexico & China, by checking out the black box distro website here or the official Fallen website here.

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Recently the Lakai footwear crew landed in mainland China, but one thing bugged me about this epic event. The guys from Lakai, coming off of one of the best skateboarding dvd’s ever made, is skateboarding the same spots that Zoo York skated last year, and documented it on video! I’m not trying to start some beef between East Coast Skateboarding and West Coast Skate Shoes, but come on now, can’t we see a team go to China and skate something that hasn’t been skated before? Instead we get the same old spots, same old tricks, but new school mentality. The Lakai team still ripped it, and Slapmagazine.com was along to cover it.

Matix is proud to announce the addition of Jesus Fernandez to the team. The Spanish skater, currently residing in the European skate-Mecca, Barcelona, joins team riders Daewon Song, Rick McCrank, Brandon Biebel, Jeron Wilson, Van Wastell, JB Gillet, Tory Pudwill, Mike Mo Capaldi, Marty Murawski, Mike Anderson, Rodney Mullen and Thrasher magazine’s ‘Skater of the Year’, Marc Johnson on the International line-up for 2008 after turning heads with his break-through video part in Lakai’s, Fully Flared. ”We’re really excited to have Jesus onboard with Matix. He’s a perfect fit on the team.” said Tony Evjenth, Matix Team Manager. “His Lakai video part has opened many eyes to what we’ve known for years - that he rips like no other.” Jesus first started skating with his brothers in his hometown of Madrid before moving to Barcelona 4 years ago. Jesus is about to have his first board released on Chocolate and is currently filming for forthcoming video projects. Plans are also in the pipeline for getting him on the road this year with the Matix team. Matix joins Lakai, Chocolate and Royal in support for Jesus in 2008 and beyond. “This is going to be good,”said Jesus.