Editing Skate shoe (section)

== History ==
Skateboarding was originally denoted "sidewalk surfing" and early skaters emulated [[surfing]] style and performed barefoot. By the mid 1960s, skateboarders wore [[Keds]] and [[Chuck Taylor All-Stars]], which had flat rubber soles that provided traction before griptape was common. [[Plimsoll shoe|Plimsoll]]-style boat shoes manufactured by the Randolph Rubber Company and [[Vans]] were developed as the sport became more widespread.<ref name="Wave">{{cite book| last = Brooke| first = Michael| title = The Concrete Wave: The History of Skateboarding| publisher = Warwick Publishing Inc| year = 1999| isbn = 1894020545}}</ref><ref name="History_SF">{{Cite web |last=Souphanh |first=Boon Mark |date=October 31, 2019 |title=A Brief History: The Evolution of Skate Shoe Technology |url=https://www.sneakerfreaker.com/features/a-brief-history-the-evolution-of-skate-shoe-technology |access-date=2023-03-26 |website=Sneaker Freaker}}</ref>

As skateboarding focused on [[Ollie (skateboarding)|ollies]] in the 1980s, durability in footwear became more important. High-impact tricks resulted in the increased popularity of higher-cut shoes, and Vans, [[Vision Street Wear]], and [[Etnies]] introduced high-cut models by the end of the decade. A popular shoe at the time was the [[Air Jordan 1]], which was affordable and provided grip and protection. In the 1990s, low-top builds dominated the market as tricks became more [[kickflip|flip-oriented]].<ref name="History_SF" />

In 1999, [[Cara-Beth Burnside]] became the first woman to have a signature skate shoe.<ref name=":Burnside0">{{Citation|title=Meet the Skate Icon Who Was the First Woman to Grace the Cover of Thrasher Mag| date=31 May 2018 |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UzVT0UdC8bs|language=en|access-date=January 18, 2022}}</ref>