Tony Ferguson (skateboarder)

Tony Ferguson (born May 4, 1973) is a professional skateboarder and company owner. He was an original member of the Girl Skateboards team.[1]

Tony Ferguson
Personal information
Full nameTony Ferguson
Born (1973-05-04) May 4, 1973 (age 51)
Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
Home townVancouver, British Columbia
Websitewww.tonyfergusonofficial.com
Sport
Country Canada
SportSkateboarding

Early life

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Tony was born in Edmonton, Alberta on May 4, 1973. His early years were spent in Ottawa, Ontario where he began skateboarding at age 12. His family moved to Vancouver, British Columbia in 1990. In 1994, he was living in Los Angeles, California.

Career

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As a professional skateboarder, tastemaker and footwear designer, Tony Ferguson brings 20 plus years of professional relationships to the table, along with a unique market insight that stems from two decades of hands-on experience in the footwear industry. Ferguson along with a handful of other professional skaters as well as cinematographer Spike Jonze helped start the highly influential Girl Skateboard company in 1993. Always interested in all aspects of modern culture, Tony retired from professional skateboarding and moved successfully into footwear in 2006, acquiring the global footwear license for New York streetwear pioneers Alife. From there he would go on to work on projects with brands like Adidas, Timberland, Reebok and personalities including Drake, Nas and Kanye West. 

It was during this time his knowledge of footwear truly expanded and Ferguson launched his own full service footwear agency with design, development and production teams in Europe and Asia. In 2015 Ferguson founded skate inspired luxury footwear brand Rone, a unique take on skate culture, connecting it to a luxury market for the first time. The brand has appeared in publications including GQ, Forbes, Esquire, Hypebeast, and has collaborated with such brands as The Ace Hotel and New Balance.

 


Videography

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  • Plan B – Virtual Reality (1993)[2]
  • Eric Koston Profile 411 VM (1993)[3]
  • Girl Skateboards – Goldfish (1994)[4]
  • Girl Skateboards – Mouse (1996)[5]
  • Chocolate - Chocolate Tour (1999)[6]
  • 411 VM – Girl Chocolate (1999)[7]
  • Girl Chocolate Euroblitz (2000)[8]
  • Girl Skateboards – Yeah Right (2003)[9]
  • North Two (2004)[10]
  • Four Star North Of Everything (2008)[11]
  • North (2009)[12]
  • Crail Couch interview (2009)[13]
  • Crailtap’s mini DV drawer mouse years (2010)[14]
  • Crailtap’s mini DV drawer Yeah right years (2011)[15]
  • Maolo’s tapes, 20 years of Girl (2013)[16]
  • Vice Epicly Later’d – Koston Part 4 (2014)[17]
  • Girl X Alife Budweiser commercial (2014)[18]
  • Chocolate city series commercial (2014)

References

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  1. ^ "Check In- Tony Ferguson Alife Footwear". sbcbusiness.com. Retrieved 12 December 2014.
  2. ^ "Tony Ferguson Plan B Virtual Reality 1993". YouTube. 25 June 2011. Retrieved 12 December 2014.
  3. ^ "1993 - Eric Koston - Pro File - Best of 411 Vol 1". YouTube. 24 December 2009. Retrieved 12 December 2014.
  4. ^ "Girl "Goldfish" - Tony Ferguson - 1994". YouTube. 15 March 2011. Retrieved 12 December 2014.
  5. ^ "Tony Ferguson - Mouse - 1996". YouTube. 6 February 2008. Retrieved 12 December 2014.
  6. ^ "Tony Ferguson - The Chocolate Tour". YouTube. 14 May 2012. Retrieved 12 December 2014.
  7. ^ "411VM - Girl / Chocolate - Euroblitz". YouTube. 25 January 2012. Retrieved 12 December 2014.
  8. ^ "The Girl & Chocolate Euro Blitz, 2000". YouTube. 17 July 2014. Retrieved 12 December 2014.
  9. ^ "Girl - Yeah Right - Rick, Jeron and other 16/9". YouTube. Retrieved 12 December 2014.
  10. ^ "Tony Ferguson North 2". YouTube. Retrieved 12 December 2014.
  11. ^ "Fourstar North Of Everything Tour". YouTube. 16 June 2009. Retrieved 12 December 2014.
  12. ^ "tony ferguson & montage". youtube. Retrieved 12 December 2014.
  13. ^ "Tim Gavin and Tony Ferguson on the Crail Couch". YouTube. 17 December 2009. Retrieved 12 December 2014.
  14. ^ "Crailtap's Mini DV Drawer. The Mouse Years Part 2". YouTube. 13 December 2010. Retrieved 12 December 2014.
  15. ^ "Crailtap's Mini DV Drawer, Yeah Right! years". YouTube. 15 July 2011. Retrieved 12 December 2014.
  16. ^ "Manolo's Tapes x 20 Years of Girl Skateboards". YouTube. 21 August 2013. Retrieved 12 December 2014.
  17. ^ "Eric Koston - Part 4". vice.com. 2 August 2012. Retrieved 12 December 2014.
  18. ^ "ALIFE x Budweiser Teaser by Girl featuring Tony Ferguson". hypebeast.com. 25 November 2014. Retrieved 12 December 2014.