RED WING, Minn. — In the lining of Red Wing is the footwear industry. The city thrives on the industry with manufacturing leaders Red Wing Shoe Company and Riedell Skates remaining rooted in the city ...
Before the industry’s biggest athletic labels ruled skateboarding, there was a golden era of independent skate shoe brands that offered stylistic, functional, and highly individual products — shoes ...
As our latest issue of Sole Collector Magazine, The Skate Issue (47), makes its way to retailers, today I present a special edition of Vintage Ads with a selection of skate shoe advertisements of the ...