Aside from conveying an intrinsic sense of street cool, women’s skate shoes (at least the really good ones) are specially designed for the moderately extreme sport of skateboarding. Women’s skate shoes have special features that enhance flexibility and grip, and also prevent heel bruises. To survive regular abuse in the skate park, women’s skateboard shoes offer loops and protectors to prevent lace shredding, triple stitching to guard against ripping, extra width to increase contact with the board, and thicker tongues and sides for protection in a crash. Girls who’ve never seen the inside of a skate park can still be seen wearing women’s skate sneakers to evoke a street-savvy vibe, and no brand caters to this market better than DC shoes.
