Wick Winder is proud to announce that they are the exclusive distributor for Eswic in Canada.
As an independent lifestyle brand, ESWIC re-invents timeless easy-to-wear basics for the lifestyle market with a fashion forward twist. At ESWIC, we evolve the essential elements of style with forward-thinking design and high quality apparel. Our commitment to upholding the highest standards poises ESWIC to expand beyond the boundaries of the action sports market as a unique, global lifestyle brand.
In ESWIC’s DNA is the synergy of athletes and artists. The dynamic bonds between pro athletes and creative professionals creates a compelling story vital to ESWIC’s retail success. Brand Founder and CEO Jimmy Arrighi – who spent over a decade at one of the industry’s top lifestyle companies, from its garage days to its eventual corporate sale – is onboard to grow ESWIC. ESWIC’s core skate team, creative innovators, and market savvy direction, elevates apparel to the next level.
Eswic is also proud to announce the addition of their skate team: Donovon Piscopo, Dakota Servold, Stevie Perez, James Hardy, Cairo Foster, Ed Templeton, & Leo Romero.
“After knowing Jimmy for a decade I am very excited to be a part of his new project. In a challenging and changing market a brand like Eswic and its story become very relevant.” Said Phil Medwid, Wick Winder co-founder.
Layne Treeter and Tim Ronan have joined Alex Stathis and E-man Anderson on the Stepchild “MAN AM” team, here’s a sneak peak of their parts
in Given “ONE” and D.O.P.E II . While your out battling the crowds on BLACK FRIDAY, grab a FREE copy of D.O.P.E II when you buy a STEPCHILD snowboard
from your local dealer.
Mark Reininga is out of Mammoth Mountain and this kid is a monster. He’s a powerful rider with some serious tricks and a style that’s all coming together. He rides Arbor’s biggest, widest snowboard, the Roundhouse 165 and jibs it like it’s a kid’s board. Watch out for Mark Reininga, he’s on the come up.
Arbor is proud to make all of our t-shirts right here, in North America. The goal ultimately is to offer an entire line of apparel manufactured in the good ole’ US of A. We currently make the t-shirt collection, including the viscose from bamboo/organic cotton tees that we are known for, the hat collection and now some of our knits all in Los Angeles. Arbor is well on its way to being a completely domestic producer of eco-friendly apparel.
Vancouver, BC – Friday Nov 4th 2011 – Wick Winder Distribution is happy to announce that Casey Jones and his agency will take over COMUИE & Ashbury sales for Western Canada.
Casey, who has a long history in the skate, snow and street wear industry, and previously sold Oakley as well as Dragon, Emerica, Altamont and eS for NLA recently went it alone and created his own sales agency.
Casey Jones
“I am excited to be given this opportunity and look forward to working with the Wick Winder crew on these amazing brands” says Casey Jones on his new acquisition. “There are so many exciting developments for both COMUNE and Ashbury it’s really great to be a part of everything and there a great compliment to my existing lines”.
“It really is an exciting time to be involved in both of these brands” Says COMUNE Canada Sales manager Scott Murray-Burrows “With footwear and other additions in the line from the gang at COMUNE and another project in the pipe from the crew at Ashbury, I know that accounts are going to be excited for what’s to come”. “We’re looking forward to working with Casey and are excited to have him involved”.
All Wick Winder Distribution lines will be available to see at the next KNOW?SHOW, January 18-20, 2012. Please look out for future updates on booth locations and events during the show.
For more information about Wickwinder and their brands, please visit their profile page on cut & SHOW – www.cutandshow.com/wickwinder
For COMUNE/Ashbury/Super brand and other Casey Jones Agency lines please contact:
Casey Jones Agency
Tel: 604 872 5979
Cell: 604 836 7253
caseyjonesagency@gmail.com
Arbor Snowboards is proud to welcome Curtis Woodman to their snowboard team. Woodman was born in Sacramento, California and currently resides in Truckee, California. “I’ve been a Curtis Woodman fan since the Neoproto days and I’m fired up to be working with him now,” says Arbor team director, Brad Farmer. “Curtis has a snowboarding ability and style that most can only dream of. If last season is any indication of where he’s headed, it’s going to be exciting to watch over the next couple of years. I believe he will be an amazing leader of the Arbor ‘Roots’ snowboard program and I can’t wait to see what he does in the backcountry this season.”
“I have honestly heard that I should ride for Arbor more times than I can count and I feel blessed to be a part of such an amazing family of snowboarders,” says Woodman. “Arbor is raw and environmentally friendly, what else could I want from a brand?” Curtis is a big fan of Arbor’s traditional wood topsheet look. “There’s nothing better than looking down at a beautiful piece of wood underneath your feet. I like being in my element on my Arbor Element snowboard.”
Look for Woodman to be filming for a major film project this coming season. He will be riding Arbor’s Blacklist, Draft and Element RX snowboards as well as spending a season testing the Arbor Abacus splitboard that’s due to be released in 2013.
In the first installment of the 2011 Get Elevated Series, the Arbor Skateboards team including James Kelly, Kody Noble, Max Myers, Eric Singer, Jimmy Riha and Duke Degen meet up at the Skate House in Los Angeles before heading Northeast into the Sierras. After a long drive and by sheer serendipity, they find a driving guide which leads to a road nestled in the mountain range nearby. Turns out the pavement is super burly with huge cracks across the road the entire way down. After the impromptu session is over, the team rests their heads in Mammoth Lakes in preparation to skate the area the following day. Days 2 and 3 will be featured in the in episode of the Get Elevated Tour.
In the middle of August this year, the Arbor Skateboard team stepped out into the Sierra mountains with a common purpose. The idea behind the project was simple and ambitious, trek into the wilderness, and skate roads we’ve never skated before. The thrill was in the hunt, and the end product is indicative and inclusive of much more than our primary vision; it encapsulates what life is like on the road for us, outside of racing and competition, where the only concern was having fun with our friends. The trip was about the team, the locations, the lifestyle, but more than anything, it was about skateboarding.
Arbor Get Elevated
We put in the research and the time to find roads on maps, but had no idea what we’d be met with once we set foot on the pavement. There was no assurance of good surfaces, places to sleep, safe conditions, or cell phone service. We were on our own in foreign territory, and the only assurance we had was a drop in elevation.
For a week we woke up at the butt crack of dawn, tried to catch fish, slept in the cold, lost our way, got stuck on top of giant boulders, and skated some of the most unbelievable roads I’ve ever seen. People went down at 50 mph plus, and countless bystanders and tourists gawked as we trudged up and flew down the hills to get our shots. The end product is something we’re proud of and illustrates our passion for skateboarding.
It is our pleasure to offer you the teaser of Arbor Skateboard’s 2011 Get Elevated Tour.
The bizarre adventures continue for the Van Delirium crew as they make their way to Mt. Hood, Oregon for some quick laps and backyard sessions at the Summits. Then they head off to Stevens Pass, Washington for a couple days of backcountry fun (imagine rail kids in the backcountry.) Things get weird for the Van crew as the long trip and the Delirium settles in.
Arbor Snowboards sent a deep crew of riders to Hot Dawgz & Hand Rails including last year’s winner, Nick Visconti as well as Ian Sams, Scotty Vine and Cody Boan. This is their vision of Bear Mountain’s Hot Dawgz & Hand Rails much of which was shot through the eye of a Red Camera.
