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Skate Sneakers Are Catching Air Again

Despite sluggish sales in recent years, skate sneakers are finding momentum again as a value-priced option fuelled by innovative designs.

Skate sneakers are finding new momentum by honing in on innovative designs and affordability. (BoF Studios)

Lei Takanashi

19 August 2025

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For his New York skateboarding label’s first collaboration with New Balance Numeric — the skate division of the US footwear brand — Grand Collection founder Ben Oleynik wanted to make sneakers that both skateboarders and fashion customers would buy.

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Lei Takanashi

Lei Takanashi is a Correspondent at The Business of Fashion (BoF). He is based in New York City and covers menswear, streetwear, young consumer trends, and the intersection between fashion and culture.

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