SLB97 pro model Es' skate shoe
date: label: date made
content: 1997
name: label: designer
content: Barbier, Sal
notes: label: Description (Brief)
content: SLB97 pro model Es' skate shoe is white leather and suede with brown leather at the toe and a brown gum shoe sole and brown laces. According to the donor this was a first sample for Barbier's third signature shoe. This shoe is known as the SLB 97, it was released with Es' footwear and was also developed from a sketch Barbier submitted. The sole was not yet developed so the factory used an existing sole from another shoe company (Brooks). This shoe also had one correction and then went straight to production also making this one different from the production model.
label: Description (Brief)
content: Sal Barbier is a Black skateboarder from Louisiana who began skating in the late 1980s, becoming pro and releasing his first signature deck in 1990 with H-Street Skateboards. He often skated throughout the South and threw the first street contest in Louisiana. After taking other skater's pro model shoes and customizing them to fit his skating needs and style, Barbier designed his first pro model shoe with Etnies. This became one of the most influential skate shoes, changing the profile from big and chunky to sleek and streamlined, revolutionizing the industry.
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
topic: label: name of sport
content: skateboarding
label: level of sport
content: Professional
label: web subject
content: African American
setName: label: See more items in
content: Culture and the Arts: Sport and Leisure
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content: Sports & Leisure
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: 2022.0066.02
label: accession number
content: 2022.0066
label: catalog number
content: 2022.0066.02
objectType: label: Object Name
content: shoe, skateboarding
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: suede (overall material)
label: Physical Description
content: rubber (overall material)
label: Physical Description
content: fabric (overall material)
label: Measurements
content: overall: 11 in x 4 in x 4 1/2 in; 27.94 cm x 10.16 cm x 11.43 cm