Slam City Skates

Slam City Skates has been going since 1986, when freestyle skater Paul Sunman opened it as a concession in the basement of Rough Trade Records on Talbot Road. At the time there was nowhere else in London to buy a board, and Slam grew out of that gap into Europe's oldest skate shop, carrying the punk rock roots of the scene with it through several London addresses to its current spot on Brick Lane.

The edit is proper skate and streetwear, built on the brands that matter to people who actually ride: Anti Hero, Baker, Emerica, Enjoi, Girl and Es sit alongside label-driven names like Bronze, Heroin, Cash Only and Helas, with newer additions such as April, Jenkem and Grand Collection keeping it current rather than nostalgic.