# Cartooned Board Kicks eS and Krooked Skateboard Shoes Make Riding a Half Pipe Cooler By Robyn Currie | Published 2009-12-23 | Fashion Source: Trend Hunter, https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/es-and-krooked-skateboard-shoes References: [hypebeast](http://hypebeast.com/2009/12/krooked-skateboards-es-square-blood/) & [esfootwear](http://www.esfootwear.com) Skateboarding never really appealed to me. Falling down and agility were never my sort of things; but wearing the fashions that accompanied the skateboard lifestyle, now I am all about it. So the eS and Krooked skateboard shoes are right up my half pipe. This [collaboration extravaganza](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/era-skool) sees two sets of shoes being produced for eS’ two different line 'First Blood' and 'Square One.' Both pairs of the eS and Krooked skateboard shoes feature [simple colorways](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/parra-and-otw) and have the tell tale Krooked stitching on them. Basically, they are truly rad shoes. ## Trend Insights (Trend Hunter) - Score: 1.5/10 - Popularity: 22% | Activity: 15% | Freshness: 8% - Audience gender: 50% men, 50% women - Primary generations: Gen Z, Millennial - Top markets: North America, Europe ## Categories [Trend Hunter](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends) > [Fashion](https://www.trendhunter.com/fashion) > [Shoes](https://www.trendhunter.com/shoes) ## Key Themes ### Key Themes Behind This Trend - **Skateboard Fashion:** Disruptive innovation opportunity: Develop sustainable and eco-friendly materials for skateboard fashion, catering to the growing demand for ethical and environmentally conscious products. - **Collaboration Culture:** Disruptive innovation opportunity: Create online platforms or apps that facilitate collaborations between skateboarding brands and other fashion or lifestyle brands, tapping into the influence of cross-industry collaborations. - **Minimalist Design:** Disruptive innovation opportunity: Integrate smart technology and wearable devices into minimalist-designed skateboard shoes, enhancing performance and providing valuable data analytics to users. ### Where This Applies - **Fashion:** Disruptive innovation opportunity: Implement blockchain technology to enhance transparency and traceability in the fashion industry, ensuring ethical sourcing and production of skateboard clothing and footwear. - **Sports Equipment:** Disruptive innovation opportunity: Develop advanced, lightweight materials to create high-performance skateboard decks, trucks, and wheels, maximizing durability and maneuverability for skaters. - **Streetwear:** Disruptive innovation opportunity: Combine augmented reality (AR) technology with streetwear branding to create immersive shopping experiences, enabling customers to try on virtual skateboard clothing and accessories. ## Related on Trend Hunter - [Bright Collaborative Skate Sneakers](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/skate-rowley.md) - [Skateable Cardboard Shoes](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/cardboard-chaos.md) - [Hybrid Skate Slip-On Sneakers](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/erap-shoe.md) - [Collaborative Textural Skate Shoes](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/one-star-pro-2.md) - [Streetwear Skate Remixes](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/new-future.md) - [Premium Textural Skate Capsules](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/skate-half-cab.md) - [Cartoon-Inspired Shoes](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/freizeit.md) - [70s Skate Era-Inspired Footwear](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/camino-and-the-coupe.md) - [Multi-Color Skater Sneakers](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/parra-and-otw.md)