éS Footwear (pronounced like the letter s) is an American footwear brand started in 1995 by Pierre André Senizergues of Sole Technology, Inc., which also owns etnies, Emerica ThirtyTwo snowboard boots and Altamont Apparel. éS was developed as a more technically-oriented line compared to etnies and other brands at the time, in both aesthetic and function. Skateboard pro Sal Barbier left etnies and joined éS to launch the brand and design shoes, and brought his popular Sal 23 model to éS, as well. éS Footwear's most popular shoe, the Accel, was released in 1996, and is to this day the brand's strongest selling model. In Spring 2006, éS lost their last original team member and highest profile rider, Eric Koston, to Lakai Footwear. Longtime team rider Tom Penny also left to ride for Supra in 2005.
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Current team
- Rick McCrank
- Rodrigo Tx.
- P.J. Ladd
- Justin Eldridge
- Cale Nuske
- Javier Sarmiento
- Nyjah Huston
- Silas Baxter-Neal
- Bobby Worrest
- Danny Garcia
- Raymond Molinar
Previous Team Riders
- Arto Saari
- Eric Koston
- Antwuan Dixon
- Tom Penny
- Chad Muska
- Ronnie Creager
- Bob Burnquist
- Mike Taylor
- Paul Rodriguez Jr.
- Kerry Getz
- Sal Barbier
- Brandon Turner
- Paul Sharpe
Videos
Menikmati
Menikmati, which means "to enjoy" in Malay, is a skateboarding video released by éS in 2000. Each skater’s part is preceded by an introduction that provides a cultural skate perspective of where they come from.
éSpecial
The éS team released this promotional disc in September 2007, featuring full-length parts of nearly every team member, excluding P.J. Ladd, whose part consisted of only seven tricks.
