Emerica 'The Leo' skate shoe

The Leo is almost exactly like Leo Romero's first pro model shoe, but has a cupsole for extra padding, and comes with an extra stitched ollie box to give it a little extra durability when your shoe is grinding along that shoe slaying grip tape.  Another really cool feature about these is all the eyelets, so you can basically turn these into two other appendages, if you were a fan of the original Leo's you know what I'm talking about. You'll have to excuse any language in the video, but it's an awesome video that shows the true essence of skating just to get an idea of what Leo does all day. With how hard Leo shreds you KNOW his shoes have to be quality especially since they're coming from Emerica skate shoes.

Emerica Jinx skate shoe

The Emerica Jinx skate shoe, although it's not as pricy as other shoes, doesn't make it any less of a quality shoe (Had to say it, kids in the shop are getting to me.) Back on track though, the Jinx comes with a pretty decent arch support (which these days is hard to find) and EVA footbed. These are the first things I notice in a shoe since I have foot problems, but the shoe is pretty low profile, which if you're not a fan of bulky, goofy looking shoes, is about as thin as you're going to get without losing much needed padding. Much like all other Emerica shoes the rubber outsole is amazingly durable and will hold up whether you shred all day or burn your shoes out footbraking downhill, and I've never once had a problem with any of Emerica skate shoes soles falling out, the Jinx even comes in 4 colors so there's a somewhat decent selection to choose from and you like any of them, this shoe is an absolute steal for only $50, I would normally be paying $60-85 for a shoe like this.