Personal mobility doesn’t get more personal than skates. Rollers, blades and strap-on wheels are all part of the skating family.
Whether for low-cost transportation, sport, competition, or recreation, skates are fun for your feet and the rest of your body gets to come along for the ride.
With a little practice and determination almost anyone can learn to skate, so we’ve gathered together some examples of skates and skating-inspired trends for you to consider.
25 Takes on Skates
From Rollerskating Babies to Motorized Wheels Attached to Your Shoes:
Katie Cordrey — Jul 14, 2009 — Lifestyle
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Battered Pinup Girls
Memphis Roller Derby Calendar 2008
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Rollerblading in the Buff
"Earth Friend Gen" Raises Awareness
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Carpet Skates
A Great Way to Break Your Arm
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Rollerblading Baby Ads
Evian Takes Living Young to a Whole New Extreme
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Heated Blades
Thermablade To Revolutionize Hockey
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Freeline Skates
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Strap-On Transportation
Skorpion Skates
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Designer Skates
Emporio Armani Skorpion Quadline Roller-Skates
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Homeless Musican Fashion Designers
The Crazy Robertson
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Knitted Roller Skates
Faux Athletic Baby Feet Accessories By Allkindsofstuff
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Safer Inline Skates
'Mercury' Skate Design Reduces Fatigue, Joint Damage & Looks Awesome
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Mexico City's Mega Skating Rink
3,200 Sq Meter Rink in Zocalo Square
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Car-Inspired Roller Skates
Vauxhall Releases Corsa Skates to Promo Disco Night
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Fashionable Outdoor Roller Rinks
Preen Blades at Nokia Skate Almighty
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Plen the Skating Robot- Skates Better Than You Ever Will
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Ice Skating Testicle
Check Your Balls Campaign
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Musical Rollerskating
Michel Lauziere Plays Classics on Glass Bottles With Rollerblades
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Inline Skating Slalom
Mimicking Skiing on Roller Blades is Exploding Worldwide
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Ultra Fast Roller Skates
Booster Blades
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Roller Derby
Where Else Can You Wear Makeup + A Skirt And Kick The Crap Out Of People?
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Roller Disco on the Rise
Fun & Friction Burns
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Rollerblading Giraffes
Orangina Gets Kooky With Humanimal Ad Campaign
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Shaving With Skates, Whiskers & Shears
Wilkinson Sword Saves You With Home Delivery
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Electric Powered Skates
iSkate For Alternative Commuters
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Rollerblades 2.0
Inline Skates that do a 720
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Dutch Nudists
Get Buff at the Gym
Baring All for Women's Rights
GoTopless.Org and National Topless Day
Fashionable Yarn Robes
Amazing Pink Knitwear Dress By Jemma Sykes Are Made of Organic Wool
Light Bead Musical Curtain
Rollerblading in the Buff
"Earth Friend Gen" Raises Awareness
Humanimal Hybrid Photography
Wolf Boy and Bunny Girl Artwork by Isabelle Levenez
25 Dangerous Extreme Sports
Ideal for Adrenaline-Addicted Individuals Like Jeremy Lusk
25 Nifty Knitted Innovations
From Gigantic Rabbits to Wool Jewelry
Viral Photo-Swapping
ManBabies Exchanges the Heads of Father & Son for Fun
Fighting Discrimination
Canadian Nudists To Paypal: Don't Cut Us Off, Eh!
Babies with Tattoos
Are ‘Roothless & Toothless' Tats on Tots Wrong?
Facial Hair for Infants
Mustaches On Babies Photographed By Alexander Crispin
Formal Baby Wear
Opus Adult-Inspired Clothing for Babies Include Fake Ties
Evolved Extreme Sports
The Stepboard Skateboard by Nicolas Chacana is Next Generation Shredding
Pop Culture Icons as Bunnies
Amigurumi Knit Rabbits Inspired by Famous Horror Flicks
20 Unusual Musical Instruments
From Modified Atari Consoles to Carrot Clarinets
Swedish Knit Catwalks
Beckmans College of Design Fashion Graduates Show
Quirky Humanimal Comparisons
‘Fish and People' Photography Pairs Unusual Lookalikes
Designer Skates
Emporio Armani Skorpion Quadline Roller-Skates
Edible Knitting
DIY 'Knit Nights' Yarn Ball Cupcakes Made With Colorful Marzipan
Music Up Your Bum
Spongebob Squarepants Musical Thermometer
Homeless Musican Fashion Designers
The Crazy Robertson
Kiddie Chest Hair Tees
The Fake Hairy T-Shirt Makes Babies Look All Grown Up
Colorful Draping Neckwear
'Barely Knitted Scarves' by Young Designer Fnubbu
Knitted Roller Skates
Faux Athletic Baby Feet Accessories By Allkindsofstuff
Vintage Animal Cushions
Knitted Scottish Lambswool Pillows by Donna Wilson
Musical Condoms
When Transducers Become Part of Sex
Miniature Knitting
The Art of Amigurumi
Musical Lamps Make Beautiful Melodies
Foscarini Allegro Soft Mood Lights
Extreme City Sports
Urban Cliff Diving
Unusually Smart Babies
Sofia Bank Ad Shows They Are Experienced, Although Newborn
$30,000 Shaving Tools
The Hommage Damascene Razor
Sci-Fi Knitting
Star Wars Crafts Take DIY Art To A Gallery Far, Far Away
Fashionable Outdoor Roller Rinks
Preen Blades at Nokia Skate Almighty
Extreme Glacier Sports
Global Warming Lets Red Bull Team Wakeboard an Iceberg
Freezing Extreme Sports
ID Prints Photographs of Radical Entertainment for Posters
Extreme Snowsport Fusion
Speedriding is a Mix Between Paragliding and Skiing
Musical Rollerskating
Michel Lauziere Plays Classics on Glass Bottles With Rollerblades
Moonwalking Babies
Evian Shows Video of Little Kids with Michael Jackson Moves
Shaving with Fossils
The Mastodon Razor
Travel-Friendly Musical Instruments
The Foldable Electric Guitar
Chocolate Bubble Boarding
Aero Has Fun With Skateboarding Stunts in Brown Balloons
Knit Junk Food
Burgers as Inedible Art
Six Bladed Circular Shaving
The Rolling Razor
Mountain-Climbing Skateboard Shoes
White Mountaineering Slip-Ons Are Fit for the Alps, Or a Skate
Ultra Fast Roller Skates
Booster Blades
Skiing With Dogs
Eco-Friendly Uphill Skiing In The Alps... With Your Canine Companion
Rollerblading Giraffes
Orangina Gets Kooky With Humanimal Ad Campaign
Skateboard Controllers
Activision Gives Sneak Peek of ‘Tony Hawk Ride' Video Game
Musical Chair
Vibrate to Your Favourite Song
Rollerblades 2.0
Inline Skates that do a 720
Auto-Tuning Babies
T Pain's Audio Offspring Makes Baby Cries Catchy