Skater Erik Ellington is Reliving the Good Ol’ Days with a Self-Made Retro of his Emerica Signature Shoe
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- Dropping through Ellington’s Ellington World, a self-made, self-run nostalgia factory that dropped a skate deck and T-shirt with a photo of the dipped shoe on them, with the shoe following
- Arriving in its original red and grey colorway with a double-E logo on the side panels and tongue, the pair is just like the OG except for the Emerica logo
- The Erik Ellington Original Dip is available now for pre-order, with orders closing on Halloween and shipments hopefully going out to buyers in February
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Skateboarding is not a career that lasts forever. For every Lance Mountain and Eric Koston with decades of paid contracts under their belts and new sponsors waiting when the old ones fold, there are dozens more who only last a few years, get by on gas station food, and flame out before they turn 25. Somewhere in the middle, skaters like Erik Ellington are making skating work as long as possible, even if that means turning back the clock every once in a while.
The Ellington 1 is Back
For skaters of a certain age, the Emerica Ellington 1 is a grail from a bygone era, with its OG red and grey colorway taking after the Reebok Iverson line with a fully dipped red toe. These days, finding an OG pair on eBay will run you over $1,000 and would likely fall apart faster than you could lace the bulky early 2000s silhouette. So instead of sending fans to the secondary market for vintage finds, Ellington is taking his signature sneaker into his own hands, dropping a reissue of the OG colorway without help from Emerica.
Dropping through Ellington’s Ellington World, a self-made, self-run nostalgia factory that dropped a skate deck and T-shirt with a photo of the dipped shoe on them, with the shoe following. Arriving in its original red and grey colorway with a double-E logo on the side panels and tongue, the pair is just like the OG except for the Emerica logo.
Erik Ellington Original Dip Release Details
The Erik Ellington Original Dip is available now for pre-order, with orders closing on Halloween, and shipments hopefully going out to buyers in February. Available in unisex sizing, the retail price is set at $165. To keep up with all the latest skate shoe news and drop info, download the Sole Retriever App.
Zach Harris is a writer based in Philadelphia. His work has appeared in Rolling Stone, Vice, Complex, High Times, and more. He is obsessed with skateboarding and bowling. He is still looking for his first 300. For tips, reviews, and anything in size 10.5 - zach.h@soleretriever.com
