The shoes aesthetic is great! They don't go on that easy though. At least for me. The pull up over the heel is pretty difficult. I have to unlace a bit, each time, basically squish the heel flat w/my foot, then pull it back up & over like a sock. So that part's a bummer. It's the right fit once it's on, so I know it's not a size thing. I still like them. Bottom edge of rubber, on back of shoe is wearing faster than I'd hoped for. When they arrived the white seemed kinda dirty. Idk. Sucks to complain, it's a cool shoe, & I'm blessed to have shoes at all. Just not ideal for the price, I guess. And no free sticker? Sigh. For $90 + I thought maybe. Gone are the days I guess. Thanks anyhow Emerica. Maybe I'll have better luck w/a Romero. Hope the feedback is helpful, even it's not the most glowing🤙🏼

I used to skate emericas back when I was a teen, and they were always quality shoes. But as I got older I stopped skating so much and thus stopped wearing skate shoes as often. This is the first pair of emericas I've picked up in over 10 years and while I really like the shoe design, the quality was extremely low. Yellow glue stains around the fabric on the edges of the rubberized toe cap. 1 month into owning them the toe cap has completely separated from the fabric, and I didn't even skate them. The white color faded to yellow extremely quick as well. They're just not great shoes and I'm disappointed to have to write this about a brand I loved throughout my entire teenage years.

I hope emerica has better quality control going forward. If I were rating them on only quality it'd be one star, but I'll give them two because the design is really nice.

Awesome, comfortable, durable shoe! I love these shoes... The shoes are good looking and have some love with the features... Winkowski/Georgia

Got the black suede. In my 20+ years of skating these might be one of my top two favorite shoes I've worn. It's hard to find all the aspects this shoe has in one these days (mid top, simple colors and tasteful branding, the right padding / protection only where you need it, perfect toe shape). I've had shoes that last longer, but honestly I'd rather have a shoe that wears out and skates good (can always add Shoe Goo) vs being stuck with something that lasts forever and never feels like I want.

Please keep this one around Emerica!

I bought these and the white pair and was pretty stoked on them at first. They look sick, have great board feel and grip and and are ver comfortable but after a week of skating the sole started to delaminate. the soles is pretty thin compared to Nike or vans. The white pair with the rubber toe have held up better but the toe cap also is coming unglued. Love these shoes and how they feel just wish they were a bit more durable.

Everything you could want in a skate shoe. It’s been two weeks and they’re broken in but not really worn out at all. A good reminder that a shoes from a company that only make shoes for skating is always the best bet.

These shoes skate good. Took a few days to break in the toe cap on the white ones, but after that they are great!

I recently purchased these at Tactics Skate Shop in Seattle…

This is a text I just sent to my buddy before realizing I should write a review…
“Man, I skated the **** out of those winkowski emericas, and there’s barely any wear and tear.
I have a little lifting from threads tearing up by the laces about midway up the shoe. But I didn’t even notice it until I sat down to glue the threads as a precautionary method this morning.
These things give massive board feel, and so far seem pretty durable, comfortable, and in my opinion, are kinda sick looking. Not to mention… they aren’t clunky feeling like my last emericas.
I’m pretty **** stoked that I came across these ones.

While I think I basically fall in love with 2/3s of the shoes I skate, I can honestly say that I’m impressed by these.

The amount of skating I did this last week in them would match pretty closely to the amount of skating I’ve done in some of my other shoes that tore up a lot quicker. Because it’s not as though I get eleven two plus hour sessions in all that often.” (And especially in one week)

These shoes fit really well. I have messed up feet. Fallen arches. A broken toe that healed into a hammer toe. And often my feet just simply ache whether I’m skating, sitting, running, standing, sleeping, whatever. But these shoes have somehow seemed to lessen some of that pain… or rather, aches, when skating in them.
I’ve been buying most shoes lately a half size to a size up, I bought these in an 11.5, which is a half size up, due to my weird **** pinky toe on my right foot. But on my left foot I’d say an 11 would have been perfect, so true to size is my point.
Something about the construction on these shoes seems to be keeping me from getting my normal wear and tear from heel flips, as well as from kick flips.
I haven’t even begun to tear a lace, whereas normally I tear laces within two to three sessions.
I bought the black and purple pair, and they look so sick when I look down at my feet while skating.
Also, I sweat, A LOT, and these shoes, while not the most breathable, seem to be decently breathable for a taller shoe. But… it’s only been up to about 83° around here as of late. So time will tell. I’m stoked though.
For what it’s worth… I’m 6’0” tall on a good day. And 197-205lbs depending on how many tacos I’ve eaten. I’m not a great skater at all. I’m forty. I can kickflip and heelflip most days, do some front boards and tail slides, and some nose grinds and stuff like that. I’m not launching myself off ten stairs these days. But the impacts I have taken in them, from some like three foot drops, with my flat **** feet… have been pretty well cushioned by the G6 insoles.
Coming from a beat to **** veteran who has put many a miles on his feet… these shoes are worth your money. I’m gonna order a pair of the whites when I can., because I feel like I finally found a shoe I’m stoked to continue skating.
If I find a negative, I’ll come back and write about it. But so far I haven’t. (Only time will tell I suppose)

Super good. Emerica killed it on this one. Reminds me a lot of his vegan omen color way which was an incredible skate shoe.

Looks so sick, skates super well, feels really comfy love the rubber toe cap too. Solid mid top would recommend definitely getting another pair.