For the majority of everyday dudes, socks were always something that you bought as many of for as cheap as possible, preferably white, preferably boring, and called it good. However, socks are starting to come into their own as a wider fashion phenomenon. Even those men ambivalent about trends in general have realized a decent pair of socks can do wonders for not just your style, but your comfort as well. All socks are not created equal, a theory proven by Stance Socks, the new socks-only company from former Element Global Marketing Director Ryan Kingman (above), who left Element to pursue what many thought was a crazy idea: creating socks specifically for the skate scene. A full year in, however, and Kingman and his partners at Stance aren’t looking so crazy. Stance takes the idea of socks out of the bulk bin and into the realm of unique, premium style and comfort, with mismatched patterns (like the Navajo patterned Reservation socks below) mix-and-match three packs, and all sorts of refreshingly out of the box ideas. Check out an awesome interview with Kingman about the ideas and history behind Stance at Rad Collector, and check our entire selection of Stance Socks for spring online now at Trucker.
Today’s unboxing (or unbagging) video features the simple yet satisfying Bowery Shoes from Element‘s newly rebranded minted Emerald Collection. Available in a variety of colorways, including charcoal shown above, chocolate (below), grey, and newspaper, the Bowery shoes showcase the Emerald Collection’s eco-friendly manufacturing with lining made from bamboo fiber and a rubber/hemp pressed outsole under a canvas upper. If you’re equal parts style-conscious and eco-conscious, get the best of both world with the Element Emerald Collection Bowery shoes at TruckerDeluxe.com
When most people think of longboards, they think of laconic cruising and casual kick-pushing. But more and more intrepid riders are taking longboarding to new heights, literally; bombing down hills at high speeds and pulling snowboard style tricks with nothing but pavement and hillsides to break their falls. Check out this video of dynamic duo Maxim and Jacko for a prime example of this extreme longboarding style and, if it looks like a good time to you, check out our selection of longboards, including Sector 9 boards like the one featured in this video and new Element Travel Well Greg Noll signature series boards like Da Bun II (below) at TruckerDeluxe.com.
The latest shoe to drop in Element’s new Emerald Collection line of high-end footwear is a full size boot version of their Hampton Boat shoe, the Hampton boot. The Hampton boot is made from full-grain leather and features boat-shoe style side laces, molded ortholite insole, heel pull and a grip of other high-end style details. Check the video below for a full 360 view and if you like what you see, check out our full selection of Element Emerald Collection shoes and Element clothing at TruckerDeluxe.com.
Though it’s still summer outside, in the clothing world, we’re already a few weeks deep into many brands fall lines. And as usual, certain trends definitely seem to be emerging. In the skate/action sports world, this fall is all about raglan sleeves, the contrasting, diagonally stitched sleeves most readily associated with baseball shirt-style tops like the Element Sean Raglan shirt (above in Burnt Sienna, also available in Onyx) but which also look dope on a sweatshirt or hoodie, like the RVCA Castro (below in Burnt Orange Heather, also available in Brown Heather, Vintage Green Heather and Smoke). For more fall offerings from RVCA, Element and more, holler at the Clothing section of TruckerDeluxe, updated on the daily!
Even though Element‘s shoe line-up was already pretty much stacked, they nevertheless decided to step things up for 2011 with their line of Emerald By Element shoes, taking some of their most popular styles and splicing in premium materials, colors and options for a higher-end look that still holds true to Element’s skate-able roots. The Emerald by Element Hampton shoes in Black Antique (above) feature the trademark Hampton midtop boat shoe design, with speckled cream midsole and suede-leather upper. The Emerald by Element Bowery shoes take the same classic canvas design and take a back a few generations with an awesome newsboy-grey colorway. More Emerald by Element shoes are definitely in the pipeline so stay tuned; in the meantime, check out selection of Element mens shoes, denim and apparel at TruckerDeluxe.com
Another day, another dope new brand hitting the internets on TruckerDeluxe.com! Today’s contestant on the Price is Right is Plan B Skateboards, which as you might have guessed from the name, is a skateboard company whose team includes some pretty bigtime skaters, such as Pat Duffy, Ryan Sheckler and Paul Rodriguez. If that that name sounds familiar, you know your skating history; Plan B skateboards was originally founded in 1991, but went dark for a good decade or so before being revived recently and coming under the umbrella of Element. Like any good skate company, besides just making skateboards, Plan B also creates its fair share of clothing, such as the Past Time t-shirt (above), which is now available for your personal enjoyment right here at TruckerDeluxe.com. Plan B recently celebrated the one year anniversary of it’s partnership with Element with a YouTube edit featuring their skate team, and clothing, in action, which you can check below.
Our shipment of life/after/denim gear for Summer 2011 has arrived, and as expected, it falls perfectly in line with life/after/denim’s impeccable reputation for creating upscale, casual and functionably fashionable men’s [...]
The TruckerDeluxe crew ventured out of the valley yesterday into the fair city of San Francisco for the Holiday 2011 tradeshow at Hotel Kabuki hosted by Obey. Though nowhere near [...]
Now that’s it’s finally stopped raining water, its started raining spring-friendly shorts and tees in earnest. The latest additions to the already bulging seams of our spring 2011 collection are [...]
Element is quickly becoming one our favorite brands not just because of their dope shoes and habit of sending us awesome stuff like skate decks signed by the world’s most [...]
One of the fun parts of working in fashion retail is being able to check out what’s gonna be hitting racks two, sometimes three seasons ahead. You get to check [...]
If shoes were a contest (and who says its not?) the winners, at least around here, would Element Bowery shoes. These shoes sold out faster than tickets to a Justin [...]
Jeremy Fish has been a fixture of the San Francisco art scene for years. You’ve seen his work for Upper Playground when Robin Williams rocked his gear while warming up [...]
I know, I know, we just jocked Element super hard the other day. But in this morning’s shipment of shoes, shirts and jackets was an anomalous box. When we opened [...]
The season ’tis changing and its time to suit of with a fresh hoodie. I really dig this blue RVCA hoodie, its a solid color with a plain logo. Its [...]
