Chicago’s froSkate community of skateboarders has its own Nike shoe. And, yes, the collaboration is about love, not hate
by Darcel Rockett, Chicago Tribune
Aug 30, 2022
4 minutes
CHICAGO -- Three years. That’s how long it’s been since members of the froSkate community rolled onto the Chicago’s skateboarding landscape with skatepark meetups for BIPOC femme, queer, trans and nonbinary people to learn the sport among one another. Now the skate crew has its own shoe — their first collaboration — and it’s with Nike SB.
The project began about 18 months ago according to froSkate founder/CEO. Nike SB approached the collective to design a shoe that was a celebration of those who haven’t always felt seen. Designed by and froSkate vice president, the is available in and on the
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