Ever since its inception back in 1993, Toy Machine has become a household name of sorts in the skateboarding world. Last month, Emerica launched its much-anticipated collaboration with Toy Machine with the awesome China Flat collection.

We’re all about the in-your-face Toy Machine graphics and sleek, streamlined slip-on design of this collaboration. Pick up a pair today! Better yet, mix and match these bad boys for extra pop as you cruise around this summer.

Left: éS Taido x Manwolf Right: éS Edward Machotaildrop

Skateboarding is really a sport of great passion, and éS Shoes has always been a firm believer and champion for big skate dreams. The skate brand recently did a collaboration with the movie Machotaildrop, a visually stunning tale about an amateur skateboarder who realizes his pro skating dreams while discovering a bizzare underbelly of the skateboarding world.

This trippy, critically-acclaimed movie takes its inspiration from Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory with its use of surreal cinematography and quirky storyline.

Watch the trailer video for Machotaildrop below:

Gourmet unleashes their Spring 2011 footwear collection that’s brimming with tons of old school-meets-new-school swagger. Gourmet shoes defy categorization, remixing elements of laidback street style with refined and tailored designs. Check out the fresh Gourmet collection on Zappos.com.

In collaboration with pro skater Chico Brenes for Chocolate Skateboards, DVS Shoe Co. releases the Chicolate sneaker. This fresh new collaboration sneaker is a heftier version of the classic DVS Gavin CT. It features a Chocolate Skateboards logo on the tongue, foxing and lace tips, as well as a cartoon drawing of Chico himself on the cushioned footbed.

Chico Brenes is a member of the Chocolate Skateboards team, a skateboard company founded in 1994 as a part of the Girl Skateboards family. Chico was born and raised in Nicaragua and moved to the Bay Area when he was nine years old. He soon fell in love with skateboarding, spending his teen years skating the streets of San Francisco.

Since then, he’s been sponsored by World Industries and Chocolate Skateboards. His long career as a professional skateboarder has led him back to his home country of Nicaragua where he opened the country’s first skate shop back in 2009.

Check out these fresh Chicolate sneakers as well as the entire DVS collection on the Zappos Rideshop!

The BIOM Natural Motion collection from ECCO® is based on the principle that by adding support only where the foot needs it, the foot is allowed to move and flex the way nature intended. This departure from traditional stability and motion-control footwear is the basis of the minimalist movement in athletic shoes.

Built on an anatomical last, all BIOM shoes provide a more natural flexion and dynamic stride. This allows your feet to move within its natural range of motion, breaking the habit of a heel-strike stride encouraged by more traditional cushioned pronation-control shoes.

Whether you’re looking for a walking shoe or a fitness running shoe, there’s a BIOM shoe tailored for your specific needs. The thing to remember when first transitioning into minimalist shoes, such as the BIOM Natural Motion,  is to start slowly. It takes some time for your feet to acclimate to the lack of heel lifts and motion control found in more traditional running and walking shoes.

Check out the video below, featuring world class triathlete Torbjorn Sindballe, explaining the proper way to gradually adapt to the BIOM Natural Motion shoes.

Attention all wakeskating enthusiasts out there! The weather is warming up and those lakes and beaches are calling your name! Step back on the wakeskate and show them what you’re made of out on the water.

The DVS Sandbar Series is designed with the high-octane wakeskater in mind.  DVS Shoe Company has teamed up with Obscura Wakeskates to create the newest innovation in aquatic technology with a line of water-friendly wakeskate shoes.

The DVS Rico CT Sandbar Series sneaker is an all-mesh construction sneaker that gives the skater the ultimate breathability. It’s lined in Lycra™ material, making it ultra-comfortable against wet bare feet.

The Convict Sandbar Series sneaker combines highly-breathable mesh with water-repellent waxed canvas uppers for a more solid look.  The back rubber foxing features the Obscura logo, while the DVS logo is subtly added on the front and sole of the shoe.

So, this summer, start perfecting that beautiful frontside bigspin and master that YouTube-worthy kickflip with these water-friendly wakeskate shoes from DVS!

Last week we featured the collaboration between Lakai and Spike Jonze on the Pico sneaker.  Now, we’re highlighting yet another fresh Pico collaboration, this time with Andy Jenkins, art director of Girl Skateboard Company, and close friend of Spike Jonze. Andy is also a proud member of the Art Dump team, a team of creative minds who make up the Girl Skateboard Company’s full-time art department.

Andy Jenkins’ artistic roots started back in Denver, Colorado where he moved when he was 17 and attended art school. He soon moved to California and spent the next several years working as a magazine editor, writer, designer and illustrator. He joined Girl Skateboard Company back in 1994. His work has been featured in several exhibitions worldwide, as well as several magazines and DVDs.

The exclusive Jenkins-designed Lakai Pico is just another one of his creative outlets-- in shoe form. This fresh colorway has a cool grey and yellow combo with Andy’s signature embroidered on the back. Be sure to pick up your own pair today before they’re long gone.

Also, remember to check out the rest of the Lakai line in the Zappos Rideshop.