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Skate Era Wafflecup Shoe
Skateboarding, Impact Protection, Next-Level Grip, WaffleCup™
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The Skate Era. NOW With WaffleCup™
The Skate Era WaffleCup™ brings our most advanced outsole to one of our most iconic silhouettes. A modernized Classic for skateboarding’s next generation.
Style VN000EF0YS8
50 years ago, the Era hit the streets. As our first shoe designed for skateboarding, the simple yet innovative silhouette took skate shoe design to the next level. Today, we’re carrying on that commitment to progression with the Skate Era WaffleCup™. Our most advanced outsole ever, the newly redesigned WaffleCup combines cupsole support and durability with vulcanized boardfeel and flexibility. It’s a modernized classic for skateboarding’s next generation.
- The original skate shoe reengineered for modern performance
- Lace-up closure with metal eyelets
- Padded collar for support and comfort
- PopCush™ footbeds offer impact protection and reduce leg fatigue for extended skating
- DuraCap™ is a thin rubber underlay designed specifically for skateboarding, placed in key areas to protect against griptape wear
- Wafflecup™ combines cupsole support and durability with vulcanized board feel and flexibility
- Cupsole construction provides enhanced support and durability
- Suede upper for a soft, textured finish
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Skate Era
Designed by skate pioneers, the Era was our first shoe made for skateboarding. Modernized with our latest skate tech, today’s Skate Era is reinforced and refined for the next generation.