Customer Reviews Lakai Manchester Select

Shoes fit true to size. They're not quite as comfortable as my Vans are, but just a notch below. Good shoes and they have a removable insert so you can put more arch support in there if needed. This is my first pair of Lakai's and I would buy another pair later.

If you plan on skating the Manchester selects, only get the ones that don't have the stitch-on lakai symbol. some color-ways have the banana-peel lakai symbol that requires instant shoe-goo ing. if you get the ones that just have an embroidery on the side, they do great. even if you get that peel off lakai symbol, they are good shoes. they skate well after a little breaking in and they last long enough for the sale price.

Well, I skateboard a lot. I've been skateboarding for 6 years now, and these are the best shoes I’ve skated in a while. The ONLY drawback is the frilled edges where the laces are. Doing heel flips really ripped that material wide open, like really bad. The sole is really tough, almost like Vans. And the toe is really tough to wear down as well. I know there is no such thing as perfect, but these sneaks are the closest thing to it.

Runs slightly small with a low-profile toe that leaves little room for natural toe wiggle. Simple, clean design is nice but they do look like shoes meant for young boys. Tough to pull of for dudes older than high-school.

I bought a pair of these two years ago, and they are still kicking. I figured I'd pickup a new pair, but as it turns out, the new Manchester selects have taken a serious nose-dive in quality. I've worn them for a week and they already have a crack in the suede top, the bottoms of the shoes were warped, interior fabric has changed for the worse etc etc. Not impressed, and unfortunately, I bought two pairs!

I ventured out of being a dedicated Vans shredder my whole life to try Lakai and they've disappointed me twice now. This is the second pair of Lakai's I've tried on and I've come to the conclusion that they are way narrower than any other normal skate shoe. The toe box is so tight and uncomfortable, but the length of the shoe is as it should be. The suede on these is very thin and cheap, I can't imagine they'd hold up very long especially for hardcore street skaters out there.