The collection included increased padding, Zoom Air insoles, and enhanced material quality, including triple stitching, a standard for skate shoes.

Sheckler explains in the video that he received his first pair of free skate shoes from the company and has skated in etnies shoes ever since.

Osiris contacted pro skater Dave Mayhew to design his own skate shoe.

Many features of a skate shoe are designed to increase its durability.

Super suede, action leather, and plastic underlying the toe cap help to increase the durability of a skate shoe.

There, users who photographed virtual versions of sneakers could purchase one of just 300 pairs of a limited-edition skate shoe, the Jim.

Pappas' professional career ended in 1999, when he was convicted of smuggling cocaine into Australia in the sole of a skate shoe.

The real star of the athletic shoe category is the skate shoe.

Are skate shoes more about substance or style?

Skateboarders use Shoe Goo on their skate shoes to both protect and repair damage done by the sandpaper-like "grip tape" of the skateboard.