Los Angeles' Sneaker Rise in Skateboarding Culture | Sole Origins 

Damn complex really pushing these out on the daily. they know they're on to something with this series

How can you say LA skateboarding without ever mentioning Vans, DC, Etnies, Emerica, Element, and etc. Hypebeast ruined skateboarding imo.

You always need multiple sources to learn about something. Happy to see people point out the things missing in the video biased towards Nike. Helps someone like me who is trying to learn about the histories of these various cultures.

This is dope, don't get me wrong. Love seeing the connection between skate and mainstream culture. But honestly, it seems like every well-made doc that comes out lately is all about Nike SB, Supreme, Hypebeast culture and that's labeled as "skate culture"....in reality though the bulk of skateboarders are still going to identify with brands like Emerica, Etnies, DC, Lakai, Globe, Fallen, éS, DVS.....and no one is really doing anything to document the impact of those brands....brands that in reality had a huge impact on popular culture in the 2000s (when skateboarding became "cool").

Everyone skated in DC's & Etnies in the 90s, what are they talking about?

These just keep getting better and better! Loving the content!

This kind of feels like really great marketing disguised as really great content. All but two of the featured shoes in the series have been made by Nike or Converse (a company owned by Nike)

Dear Complex, Thank you.

I want to see the Jordan mars yards they looked amazing even blurred out! Great work. These shows are absolute eye candy for sneaker heads!!

Love this. Hopefully London coming soon!

Love this series! Thank you Complex!

Damn, this is turning out to be a really amazing series

complex pushing some great content

This is a Nike SB ad or what? Even me, from distant Greece, knows that Vans, Etnies, and DC were always prominent in the LA skate scene. wtf

"checks over stripes dats what I like"- Complex

This was amazing. Good job guys.

amazing editing and soundtrack!!! Well done!

This is the best series youve ever put out. Thank you so much

Called it on the last video,lol.Very well-made episode yet again,London is next?

i really enjoy this series

This was maaaad dope!

This series deserves way more views

Wow the production quality and featured guests on this is so high! Well done Complex

DEAR COMPLEX Uve made my Quarantine worth the while

This series is crazy!!! Such good content

Best series ever produced by Complex, hands down. Keeping coming !

this is so well made. thanks complex!

love this series

tysm complex... gain so much knowledge

Best one of the series right here ! 👏

Best show on Complex along with FSR 👏🏽 We’ve got extrnse knowledge in S.O and chill updates and regular convo in FSR. Perfect balance!

One of the best docu series I’ve ever seen

Great content but why just Nike sb?!?! They have taken so much away from quality skateboarder owned skate shoe companies. Just glorifying the fact they just overpowered the whole industry really

Such a great series.

This is the best series’s y’all have ever done

True..I've been a Sneaker head for a Minute and got to admit Etnies,DvS and other Skate shoes made an Impact in the Sneaker Culture..

This series is fr something different. Love it

This is a great Series! Sk8 or DiE. Please do past skate shoe companies., Vita,Dill shoe,IPath etc..

The BEST series on this platform 👌

This is a dope piece putting skateboarding as a elevating and progressing origins of sneaks , rad

It’d be cool if you did one in London

more of these types of episodes please!!

An LA resident since 1989 and sneaker enthusiast since 1996 having purchased many pairs from all 3 UNDFTD locations (special shoutout to Alex and the SM store on Main), this episode strongly resonates and strikes a personal chord with me. It's The Shoes was a landmark series by ESPN back in 05/06 as it echoed and portrayed the stories behind the sneakers; however, this series has upped the ante even more. I remember walking into UNDFTD SM, meeting Alex aka #Bruzzus - when he used to skate in his 2001 Retro 3 black/cement - and bought close to 10 Jordan IV raffle shirts in hopes of winning a coveted pair, a dream that like winning the Lotto, went unfilled. Every now and then, I'll stop by the boutique on Main Street and be in awe of the history of the store, the iconic moments that were affiliated with the brand, and the people like Alex and others who made it happen. Another beautiful, well made video, my personal favorite so far of this series, an absolutely amazing series by Complex who got it right. Teach them all. #ogsupportgroup #sneakerpreservationsociety #UNDFTD #UNDTFDSM #Bruzzus

Its not the same with the internet anymore. Its harder with these bots. I liked word of mouth and hanging out at the block to get the scoop.

This series was needed. Now the people won't forget where/how our culture started.

Just makes me want to buy more!

mad nostalgic, love sb dunks and the first 3 prods too

Dunks will live on forever! The balenciaga sock shoes though...hella hyped 😂💀🔜

Bro this series is gold!!!

Do London, loving the series

This series is gonna singlehandedly bring dunks back and I’m here for it

Love these episodes

My fave dunk hi are de la soul, mf doom, wheat bison, tweed, peewee Herman! So many dope sb dunks

Great series 👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼

For this series to only ne 20 mins it puts Everyday Struggle to shame

great series

Great doc!

Nike dunks (low) would forever be my number 1 shoe! Classic... 💙💙💙

I am lucky enough to have 2 pairs of the lows and 1 pair of the highs. I get more compliments on the lows than any other shoe I own (300+ pairs). Absolutely legendary pair and brand.

These are so good

Which shoes is P-Rod rocking during the interview? Black with white swoosh! 🔥🔥🔥

Great Series Here in LA!

The Origin Of The Hypebeast : Nike SB

Dunks on dunks on dunks. The cigar city dunk is what got me started. And ever since that day in 8th grade ive been a dunk head. My end life goal is to own at least of pair of every dunk ever made.

sb ??? lol airwalk, vans, emerica, osiris, etnies etc

You guys are great

The existence of retros are one of the reasons why I will always be intimately involved with the sneaker culture.

I was never a Jordan fan but when sb dunks came out I was an instant fan.

Koston is stil aliveeee :)

its never gonna die bc we always wanted it as children and now we can afford it...that is the best feeling ever

I'm french and I didn't liked the episode on Paris, but the others are really great, thanks to share that culture

thank you for this video guy i from france

Very cool series ,Do one on sf . Bay fam

The nike sb mid top dunks is still one of my favorite shoes.

What P.rod was talking about is what he was to me. Facts!

Yup burgundy red pro b grip tapes. I had the ones with the 3m highlights

Absolutely love this shit!

back in the day when you buy a pair of sneakers and wear them. now, you buy a pair and its so expensive, you keep it in the box

This video makes it sound like that skaters were using whatever they could for shoes and all wearing Jordans until Nike SB came along... eS, Osiris, Vans etc were all pumping out iconic shoes like the Accels, Half Cabs and D3s. Eric Koston himself even had the eS Koston 3s that was an homage to the old Jordan days that were sold for like $180 in 2000!

Love how contrasted this episode was with the Paris one. The Paris episode was more about Paris and jerking itself off with "fashion" and how it's so different when really it had little to do with shoes. Then there's this episode where it's the polar opposite. They talked more about the shoes, the collabs, the ideas, the history than the city. In fact, I don't think they said LA more than 6 times in the video. In the Paris video, Paris was said probably 20 times. Everyone spoke about that moment in time when things changed. They said without the Nike SB sneaker culture wouldn't have exploded the way it did recently. The Paris episode was a huge stretch of people saying "Paris" and "Fashion" with no substance. In fact I'd say it was more about how Paris was associating fashion with sneakers instead of the city influencing the sneakers. I see why that's important? but it was boring and drawn out. Then there's the great comparison to the New York episode. In LA, they skated and talked about shoes. In New York they skated and beat the shit out of each other for shoes.

I skate in vans 😂

I had a pair of Reese Forbes Denim Lows like 15 years ago and I beat the hell out of them because I loved them and wore them every day. After watching this, I looked them up on StockX and I was so shocked/sad to see them going for $5000+

Starting this interview with Dom 👏🏽 BP4LIFE

Not sure if this has been asked but does anyone know what Nike Trainers were shown in the video at “<a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="1169">19:29</a>mins” in? They were black with light red mesh and red air unit....

Thx dawg

I want a pair of those Tiffany Dunks.

<a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="111">1:51</a> FACTS!! I remember ditching school just to go to Melrose and Fairfax in the early 2000’s when Fat Beats was there.. That shit was always lit ! Those were good times.. 😎

Reading thorugh some of the comments, it seems that many people are confusing this video as mostly just a skateboarding shoe culture video. This series is about shoe culture in general and Nike/Jordan have been at the forefront front of it. This video is a quick glimpse as how skateboard culture has affected sneaker culture and vise versa. Some brands that were skating brands, because of Nike and the culture, have transcended skating. Look at Supreme or Babe. How many people buy their products and know their origins? Skate culture has helped change shoes styles which has affected fashion trends. It's awesome seeing how street, skateboarding, hip-hop, fashion, and cultures have all inspired and morphed each other into what they are and will become.

Did I really just cry from a sneaker doc

I want the SB hype to come back. I have so many in my garage collecting dust I want to sell.

How come the Mars yard high is blurred out?

Do the next one :)

They need 2 release the og pair

what’s that shoes called and the end with the LA embroiled on it

Not one mention of Puma Clyde/suede? That was the quintessential early 90's skate shoe. Fat white laces, purple Blind pants, etc.. I didn't know of anyone skating with Nike...that was like the "jock" shoe.

I skate on my beat up vans shoes... and i love it

You should do a Chicago one too

Chicago next?

brings me back to 2007-2008 days.....

I loved the Kostens from és...