Editing Skateboarding (section)

===Skate shoe===
{{Further|Skate shoe}}
Whilst early skateboarders generally rode [[barefoot]], preferring direct foot-to-board contact, and some skaters continue to do so, one of the early leading trends associated with the [[Subculture|sub-culture]] of skateboarding itself, was the sticky-soled slip-on [[skate shoe]], most popularized by [[Sean Penn]]'s skateboarding character from the 1982 film ''[[Fast Times at Ridgemont High]]''.<ref name="Architecture"/><ref name="Wave"/> Because early skateboarders were actually surfers trying to emulate the sport of surfing, at the time when skateboards first came out on the market, many skateboarded barefoot. But skaters often lacked traction, which led to foot injuries.<ref name="Fitzpatrick"/> This necessitated the need for a shoe that was specifically designed and marketed for skateboarding, such as the Randy "720", manufactured by the Randolph Rubber Company, and [[Vans]] sneakers, which eventually became cultural iconic signifiers for skateboarders during the 1970s and '80s as skateboarding became more widespread.<ref name="Wave"/><ref name="Popular">{{cite web |url = http://www.highsnobiety.com/2012/10/25/most-popular-and-era-defining-skateshoes-of-the-last-30-years-part-2/ |title = Most Popular and Era-Defining Skateshoes Of the Last 30 Years Part 2 |author = Fritz Radtke |date = October 25, 2012 |work = Highsnob |access-date = November 10, 2012 |archive-url = https://archive.today/20130615190431/http://www.highsnobiety.com/2012/10/25/most-popular-and-era-defining-skateshoes-of-the-last-30-years-part-2/ |archive-date = June 15, 2013 |url-status = live }}</ref><ref>{{cite news | url= http://www.ocregister.com/articles/-9209--.html | title= Vans strides back to O.C. | access-date= October 29, 2012 | author= Hang Nguyen | work= Orange County Register | date= June 1, 2007 | archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20150318173737/http://www.ocregister.com/articles/-9209--.html | archive-date= March 18, 2015 | url-status= live }}</ref><ref>{{cite news | url= http://archive.mensjournal.com/jimmy-van-doren-skating%E2%80%99s-accidental-hero | title= Jimmy Van Doren: Skating's Accidental Hero | access-date= November 13, 2012 | author= David Browne | work= Men's Journal | year= 2012 | url-status= dead | archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20131016124830/http://archive.mensjournal.com/jimmy-van-doren-skating%E2%80%99s-accidental-hero | archive-date= October 16, 2013 | df= mdy-all }}</ref><ref>{{cite news| url= http://skateboarddirectory.com/articles/480439_microsoft_video_games_and.html| title= Microsoft, Video Games, and Vans Skateparks| access-date= October 28, 2012| author= Josh Rabinowitz| work= SkateboardDirectory| date= November 23, 2002| url-status= dead| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20121027222841/http://skateboarddirectory.com/articles/480439_microsoft_video_games_and.html| archive-date= October 27, 2012| df= mdy-all}}</ref><ref>{{cite news | url= http://skateboarddirectory.com/articles/483254_vans_second_quarter_sales.html | title= Vans Second Quarter Sales and Earnings | access-date= October 28, 2012 | author= Vans Inc. | work= SkateboardDirectory | date= December 26, 2003 | url-status= dead | archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20121027191512/http://skateboarddirectory.com/articles/483254_vans_second_quarter_sales.html | archive-date= October 27, 2012 | df= mdy-all }}</ref>

While the skate shoes design afforded better connection and traction with the deck, skaterboarders themselves could often be identified when wearing the shoes, with Tony Hawk once saying, "If you were wearing Vans shoes in 86, you were a skateboarder".<ref name="Stalefish"/> Because of its connection with skateboarding, Vans financed the legendary skateboarding documentary ''[[Dogtown and Z-Boys]]'' and was the first sneaker company to endorse a professional skateboarder [[Stacy Peralta]]. Vans has a long history of being a major sponsor of many of skateboarding's competitions and events throughout skateboarding's history as well, including the [[Warped Tour|Vans Warped Tour]] and the Vans Triple Crown Series.<ref name="Architecture"/><ref name="Wave"/><ref>{{cite web |url = http://snowboarding.transworld.net/1000027743/other/xbox-sponsors-vans-triple-crown/|title = Xbox sponsors vans triple crown |date = July 23, 2001 |work = Transworld Snowboarding |access-date= October 28, 2012 }}</ref><ref>{{cite news| url= http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/worlds-best-skateboarders-to-compete-in-southern-california-october-6-8th-vans-to-host-premier-event-in-the-sport-73449707.html| title= World's Best Skateboarders to Compete in Southern California| access-date= October 29, 2012| author= Vans| work= PRNewswire| year= 2000| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20131114181536/http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/worlds-best-skateboarders-to-compete-in-southern-california-october-6-8th-vans-to-host-premier-event-in-the-sport-73449707.html| archive-date= November 14, 2013| url-status= live}}</ref><ref name="shoes">{{cite web |url = http://www.skateboardermag.com/features/15thngshoes/ |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20110127072958/http://www.skateboardermag.com/features/15thngshoes/ |url-status = dead |archive-date = January 27, 2011 |title = 15 Things You Didn't Know About Skate Shoes |author = Adam Salo |date = January 5, 2006 |work = GrindMedia |access-date = November 2, 2012 }}</ref><ref name="Footwear">{{cite book |url = https://books.google.com/books?id=yuMdRAAACAAJ |title = Made for Skate:The Illustrated History of Skateboard Footwear |author1 = Jurgen Blumlein |author2 = Daniel Schmid |author3 = Dirk Vogel |publisher = Gingko Press |date = July 1, 2010 |isbn = 9781584233978 |access-date = November 2, 2012 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20150319224353/http://books.google.com/books/about/Made_for_Skate.html?id=yuMdRAAACAAJ |archive-date = March 19, 2015 |url-status = live }}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine|url = http://www.ladolcetati.com/sneakers.html|title = The Heads Behind The Shoes|author = Tatiana Simonian|magazine = Anthem Magazine|year = 2005|access-date = November 13, 2012|url-status = dead|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20100625041009/http://www.ladolcetati.com/sneakers.html|archive-date = June 25, 2010|df = mdy-all}}</ref>

As it eventually became more apparent that skateboarding had a particular identity with a style of shoe, other brands of shoe companies began to specifically design skate shoes for functionality and style to further enhance the experience and culture of skateboarding including such brands as; [[Converse (shoe company)|Converse]], [[Nike Skateboarding|Nike]], [[DC Shoes]], [[Globe International|Globe]], [[Adidas]], [[Zoo York (company)|Zoo York]] and [[World Industries]]. Many professional skateboarders are designed a pro-model skate shoe, with their name on it, once they have received a [[skateboarding sponsorship]] after becoming notable skateboarders. Some shoe companies involved with skateboarding, like [[Sole Technology]], an American footwear company that makes the [[Etnies]] skate shoe brand, further distinguish themselves in the market by collaborating with local cities to open public [[skateparks]], such as the [[etnies Skatepark]] in [[Lake Forest, California|Lake Forest]], California.<ref name="shoes"/><ref name="Footwear"/><ref>{{cite web |url = http://www.sitedesigngroup.com/projects/details/lake-forest |title = Etnies Skatepark Of Lake Forest Aerial |work=Site Design Group|access-date=November 2, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091003012253/http://www.sitedesigngroup.com/projects/details/lake-forest|archive-date=October 3, 2009|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref name="Street">{{Cite book|last=Davis|first=James|title=Skateboarding is not a Crime: 50 years of Street Culture|publisher=Firefly Books|year=2004|pages=[https://archive.org/details/skateboardingisn00davi/page/67 67]|url=https://archive.org/details/skateboardingisn00davi|url-access=registration|isbn=9781554070015|access-date=November 14, 2015}}</ref>