Lakai

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Lakai is a footwear company based in Torrance, California that creates shoes designed for and inspired by skateboarding. Lakai was founded by professional skateboarders and Girl Skateboards co-founders Mike Carroll and Rick Howard in 1999. The company was formed after both riders left DC Shoes. On May 1, 2006, Eric Koston officially signed with Lakai after leaving éS Footwear at the end of 2005 after choosing not to renew his contract when éS owners Pierre André and Don Brown declined to give Koston part ownership in the company.^[1]

Lakai recently released two Koston pro models for the Holiday 2006 season.

Lakai's first video, Beware of the Flare, was released in June 2002^[2].

Contents 1 Current Team 2 Videography 3 References 4 External links

[edit] Current Team

• Rick Howard
• Mike Carroll
• Marc Johnson
• Scott Johnston
• Brandon Biebel
• Cairo Foster
• Jeff Lenoce
• Nick Jensen
• JB Gillet
• JJ Rousseau
• Danny Brady
• Lucas Puig
• Anthony Pappalardo
• Rob Welsh
• Guy Mariano
• Eric Koston

[edit] Videography

• Beware of the Flare (2002)
• Fully Flared (slated for release in 2007)

[edit] References

1. ^ http://www.twsbiz.com/twbiz/features/article/0,21214,1190200,00.html
2. ^ http://www.crailtap.com/features/bewareoftheflare/

[edit] External links

• Lakai Footwear
• Crailtap.com