Etnies

Etnies
Type	Private
Industry	Skateboarding footwear; Apparel;
Founded	1986; 40 years ago
Headquarters	Lake Forest, California, U.S.
Key people	Pierre-André Senizergues
Products	Skate shoes, apparel
Parent	Nidecker Group
Website	www.etnies.com

Etnies (stylized as etnies) is a skateboarding footwear and apparel brand founded in 1986 and owned by Nidecker Group. The brand was founded in France and later developed in Southern California; it sponsors professional skateboarders and BMX riders and releases signature shoe models.^[1]^[2]

History

The company was launched in 1986^[3] and following the end of his professional skateboarding career, Pierre André Sénizergues, commenced design work at etnies shortly after the company's formation. etnies was an emerging European brand at the time that Sénizergues joined the company and he was responsible for designing the "Senix", "Lo-Cut", "Low-Top Rap", "Intercity", and "Scam" shoe models. Sénizergues subsequently introduced the brand to the United States and proceeded to build Sole Technology, with the addition of the Emerica, éS, and ThirtyTwo (snowboarding brand created in 1995) brands.^[4]^[5]

Skate park

In 2003, etnies and the city of Lake Forest, California, opened etnies Skatepark of Lake Forest, the largest public skatepark in the state, at over 40,000 square feet (3,700 m²).^[6] The park has been used for a Sole Technology-sponsored skateboard competition, entitled "Goofy vs. Regular (GvR)"; goofy-footed skateboarders competed against regular-footed skateboarders, that was held in 2007 and 2008.^[7]^[8]

Filmography

Skateboard

2007: Restless
2018: Album

BMX

2002: Forward
2007: Grounded
2017: Chapters

Sponsorships

Current skate team

Fabiana Delfino
Trevor McClung
Nick Garcia
Barney Page
Nassim Lachhab
Andy Anderson^[9]

Julian Lewis
Noah Francisco

Former skate team

Ryan Sheckler
Chris Joslin
Jake Wooten
Aurélien Giraud^[10]
Rune Glifberg^[11]
Sean Malto^[12]
Mikey Taylor^[13]
Jason Dill^[14]
Ali Boulala^[15]
Arto Saari^[16]
Elissa Steamer^[17]
Willow
Ryan Lay
David Reyes
Jamie Tancowny
Matt Berger
Samarria Brevard
Tyler Bledsoe
Nick Fiorini
Kyle Leeper
Jose Rojo
Bastien Salabanzi
Lincoln Ueda
Chris Lambert
Rob Gonzalez
Mike Vallely
Carlos de Andrade
Fabrizio Santos

Current BMX team

Nathan Williams
Chase Hawk
Aaron Ross
Ben Lewis
Tom Dugan
Devon Smilie
Reed Stark
Jordan Godwin
Jordan Okane

References

↑ "About us". Etnies. Retrieved 4 May 2026.
↑ Douglass, Rachel (30 May 2024). "Nidecker Group acquires Etnies, éS, Emerica and ThirtyTwo". FashionUnited. Retrieved 4 May 2026.
↑ etnies website. "Page: About us".
↑ "Our Brands". Sole Technology. Sole Technology, Inc. 2013. Archived from the original on 8 January 2013. Retrieved 4 February 2013.
↑ "Pierre André Senizergues, Founder / CEO The Soul of Sole Technology". Sole Technology. Sole Technology, Inc. 2013. Archived from the original on 5 February 2013. Retrieved 4 February 2013.
↑ "Etnies Skatepark Of Lake Forest Aerial". Archived from the original on 10 March 2010. Retrieved 21 August 2010.
↑ Cam Caddie (9 October 2008). "GVR 2008 GOOFY VS REGULAR STREET SKATE FINALS" (Video upload). YouTube. Google, Inc. Archived from the original on 2021-12-12. Retrieved 4 February 2013.
↑ bnqt (12 October 2007). "Goofy Vs. Regular 2007 - Skate Contest" (Video upload). YouTube. Google, Inc. Archived from the original on 2021-12-12. Retrieved 4 February 2013.
↑ "ANDY ANDERSON WELCOME TO ETNIES". Etnies. Retrieved 4 March 2022.
↑ "AURELIEN GIRAUD WELCOME TO ETNIES". Etnies. Retrieved 4 April 2022.
↑ Wouter Oude Wesselink (February 2009). "Etnies - Rune Glifberg" (Video upload). Wouter Oude Wesselink on Vimeo. Vimeo LLC. Retrieved 4 February 2013.
↑ Camilo Olarte (2 February 2012). "sean malto etnies". YouTube. Google, Inc. Archived from the original (Video upload) on 2014-06-30. Retrieved 4 February 2013.
↑ Blair Alley (5 March 2010). "MIKEY TAYLOR ETNIES APPAREL COLLECTION". Transworld Skateboarding. Bonnier Corporation. Retrieved 4 February 2013.
↑ "Etnies - Jason Dill Ad (2008)". Skately. Skately LLC. 2013. Archived from the original on 22 February 2014. Retrieved 4 February 2013.
↑ Transworld (25 February 2007). "ETNIES ALI BOULALA SHOE". Transworld Business. Bonnier Corporation. Retrieved 4 February 2013.
↑ Chris Nieratko (2007). "Arto Saari Interview". chrisnieratko.com. Archived from the original on 18 January 2012. Retrieved 4 February 2013.
↑ "Etnies - Elissa Steamer Boardslide Ad (2007)". Skately. Skately LLC. 2013. Archived from the original on 22 February 2014. Retrieved 4 February 2013.

External links

Official website

[1] "About us". Etnies. Retrieved 4 May 2026.

[2] Douglass, Rachel (30 May 2024). "Nidecker Group acquires Etnies, éS, Emerica and ThirtyTwo". FashionUnited. Retrieved 4 May 2026.

[3] tnies website. "Page: About us".

[Our-4] "Our Brands". Sole Technology. Sole Technology, Inc. 2013. Archived from the original on 8 January 2013. Retrieved 4 February 2013.

[5] "Pierre André Senizergues, Founder / CEO The Soul of Sole Technology". Sole Technology. Sole Technology, Inc. 2013. Archived from the original on 5 February 2013. Retrieved 4 February 2013.

[Aerial-6] "Etnies Skatepark Of Lake Forest Aerial". Archived from the original on 10 March 2010. Retrieved 21 August 2010.

[7] Cam Caddie (9 October 2008). "GVR 2008 GOOFY VS REGULAR STREET SKATE FINALS" (Video upload). YouTube. Google, Inc. Archived from the original on 2021-12-12. Retrieved 4 February 2013.

[8] qt (12 October 2007). "Goofy Vs. Regular 2007 - Skate Contest" (Video upload). YouTube. Google, Inc. Archived from the original on 2021-12-12. Retrieved 4 February 2013.

[9] "ANDY ANDERSON WELCOME TO ETNIES". Etnies. Retrieved 4 March 2022.

[10] "AURELIEN GIRAUD WELCOME TO ETNIES". Etnies. Retrieved 4 April 2022.

[11] Wouter Oude Wesselink (February 2009). "Etnies - Rune Glifberg" (Video upload). Wouter Oude Wesselink on Vimeo. Vimeo LLC. Retrieved 4 February 2013.

[12] Camilo Olarte (2 February 2012). "sean malto etnies". YouTube. Google, Inc. Archived from the original (Video upload) on 2014-06-30. Retrieved 4 February 2013.

[13] Blair Alley (5 March 2010). "MIKEY TAYLOR ETNIES APPAREL COLLECTION". Transworld Skateboarding. Bonnier Corporation. Retrieved 4 February 2013.

[14] "Etnies - Jason Dill Ad (2008)". Skately. Skately LLC. 2013. Archived from the original on 22 February 2014. Retrieved 4 February 2013.

[15] Transworld (25 February 2007). "ETNIES ALI BOULALA SHOE". Transworld Business. Bonnier Corporation. Retrieved 4 February 2013.

[16] Chris Nieratko (2007). "Arto Saari Interview". chrisnieratko.com. Archived from the original on 18 January 2012. Retrieved 4 February 2013.

[17] "Etnies - Elissa Steamer Boardslide Ad (2007)". Skately. Skately LLC. 2013. Archived from the original on 22 February 2014. Retrieved 4 February 2013.

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