Orchid Footwear began producing shoes in 2003 around the same time I bought my first BMX bike. They began with a single shoe which blossomed into one hundred different shoes and colorways over the last seven years. Orchid to me represents a solid and reliable entity that is all about the rider. Being that they’re also located about forty-five minutes from me provides a sense of locality and tangibility. I feel that their growth and development in the BMX world provides an analogy to my own growth and change in riding.

I bought my first pair of Orchids from Loweriders in Downingtown, PA in the summer before my freshman year of high school in 2004. I was drawn to the Disciples after having seen Corey’s part in Wide Awake Nightmare. In my younger years I remember looking up to riders like Van Homan and Corey Martinez and I wanted to wear the same shoes they had. Since then I’ve owned about a dozen pairs of Orchids and now I wouldn’t wear any other shoe.

This timeline documents the various Orchids I’ve worn over the past six years and how my riding has developed into what it is today. I’ve also provided a list of each type of shoe I’ve owned and ridden in.

Disciples – Black/Rust – Summer/Fall/Winter 2004

Disciples – Black/Burgundy – Spring/Summer/Fall 2005

Disciples – Black/Blue – Winter 2005 to Spring/Summer/Fall 2006

Hexes – Black – Spring/Summer/Fall/Winter 2006

Vandever v2s – Black – Spring/Summer/Fall 2007

Porters – Coffee – Winter 2007 to Spring/Summer 2008

Majestics – Red/White/Blue – Fall/Winter 2008

Vandever v2s – Aqua – Spring/Summer 2009

Functions – Black/White – Fall/Winter 2009

Functions – Ox Blood – Spring 2010

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