Extreme sports clothing and equipment is vital in order for athletes to be able to compete to the best of their ability. This is why most athletes at the top of their game have the best footwear, clothing and other equipment. When it comes to extreme sports such as skateboarding and BMX, many traditional sportswear manufacturers don’t produce specific apparel for these sportsmen and women. This has meant that most extreme sports clothing and footwear labels have been started by the individuals involved with these sports.
Volcom Clothing is a surf, snow and skateboarding brand that produce a fine range of clothing for different extreme sports. All of their clothing is designed for the needs of each sport. Volcom creedlers are the best footwear for surfers because they slip on easily. The Volcom clothing range of snowboarding clothing is specially designed by boarders so it is guaranteed to meet your needs when you are on the slopes.
DC Shoes is a sportswear apparel company that was started by Ken Block and Damon Way back in 1994. Ken Block had competed in a range of extreme sports from skateboarding to snowboarding and believed that athletes required specialist equipment in order to be able to compete at a high level. This led to the founding of Droors clothing in 1993 that would later be changed to DC in 1994.
DC was then taken over by Quiksilver in 1994, yet they still keep on producing skate shoes that is specified to the needs of boaders. DC skate shoes are among the best in the world for skating and have a mass appeal among street wear fans.
Etnies skate shoes and clothing was started by a young skater called Pierre Andre Senizergues when he moved to California in the 1980’s to pursue his dream of becoming a pro. Senizergues went on to win a number of European and World championships and made a name for himself as a pro skateboarder. In 1988 Senizergues began designing and testing his own brand of Etnies Skate Shoes in order to create footwear that was comfortable, stylish and durable.
In the years that followed the Etnies brand began to gain recognition and were being sold throughout the globe. You can now find footwear like this in all parts of the world much like other brands. Now it is possible to find everything from Etnies in Trowbridge to DC skate shoes in Bath. During this time Senizergues looked to expand his apparel and skate shoe empire under the Sole Technology label by expanding to feature three other clothing and footwear labels to compliment the Etnies brand; Es, Emerica and Thirty Two. The Sole Technology Institute was set up to research into the impact and movement caused by skateboarding on the human body in order to produce better footwear.
