State Footwear - Free and Liberated

Skate start-ups are popping up like mushrooms these days. All of them claim to distinguish themselves from the mainstream and corporate brands by their philosophy, marketing and offerings. But the striking thing about this trend is that it's only skateboard decks and clothing brands. There have been almost no new skate shoe brands in the last five years. State Footwear is about to change that! Kevin Furtado, former brand director of Dekline, is doing what any sane person would not do; start a new skate shoe brand in these uncertain and hectic times.

And we are super stoked that he took this bold step, because be honest, Nike SB, Converse Cons, and adidas skateboarding have virtually no (new) competition and have been dominating the skate scene for years. With State Footwear, the choice in real skate shoes becomes a little bigger again.
The brand name State is actually "The Free and Independent State". In other words, fck the rules, let's do our own thing. Just like we are at Revert 95.

State Footwear has clearly chosen not to reinvent the wheel. In terms of models, the shoes have a basic style: 4-hole lace and vulc soles. Furthermore, the shoes have all the technical specs you can and should expect from a skate shoe: an extra reinforced nose and heel, PU insoles, perforated rubber between the upper and lining, heel drag, double wrapping and vulcanized soles. No fancy space technology but rock solid quality! The shoes are made for skating and not for wannabe hipsters.

The different models are worn by State Footwear team riders Ben Gore, Jon Nguyen, Jordan Sanchez, Kevin Coakley and Christian Maalouf. These team riders are all big names in the skate scene and all have their own successes with video parts and coverage in Thrasher Magazine and Transworld Skateboarding, among others.

The first delivery of State Footwear at Revert 95 consists of models: Mercer, Elign X Jordan Sanchez and Madison. The collection will be expanded with new models and apparel. So keep an eye on the site.

On Friday 17 March, the first State Footwear promo skate video "FREE" will be released. Also on this date the Transworld Skateboarding video "Riddles In Mathematics" will be released. This is State's first major co-video production. You can watch the video here on iTunes (so buy it 🙁 )

Check out the trailer here:

State Footwear is a brand we can expect a lot from and have a lot of confidence in. We are stoked! Now you are. Drop by the shop and we'll be happy to show you the new collection. Or you can shop online from your easy chair >.

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