Sal 23
Sal 23
4.7
(85) 85 total reviews
Sal 23
Sal 23
A bone-fide OG Classic – Designed by Sal Barbier.
4.7
(85) 85 total reviews
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Beginning April 23rd, although we are accepting orders at this time, we will not be shipping orders until May 5th due to a development at our warehouses.
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The Sal 23 is an OG 1990s skate classic - designed by legend Sal Barbier. This low-top suede shoe features the iconic “23” on the side (a tribute to Michael Jordan) and a clean, minimalist profile. The reissue stays true to the original with a padded tongue and collar, STI Level 1 insole, molded ollie guard, and 400 NBS rubber outsole. It arrives with extra laces and custom ’90s shoebox and insole art - recapturing the style that bridged skate and street fashion.
SKU: 4102000155.701.080.1ST
Can’t believe we are able to buy a picture perfect SAL 23 in 2025. Amazing. Navy and purple colorways have the tongue straps! All earlier colorways do not BUT luckily still stay on your foot cause of the leather collar. Hopefully these never go away again
The fit on this shoe is slightly off, I would definitely recommend trying it on first. I order half size down and maybe could have gone a full size after they stretched out. The shoe its self is very well made, I’ve actually had some of my best skates in them, the flick is very good once broken in, heel flips are great. It’s not a thick shoe really, the sole is quite thin, but it does give enough support and confidence to stomp tricks. I will say something about the toe box is slightly off and definitely not how the originals were. I also think it’s criminal releasing a skate shoe without tongue straps especially when it’s an obvious lace breaker. I would give this more stars because i love the shoe, I just want them to correct the sizing and tongue strap issues then it would be perfect. They are holding up well after 10 hours.
Hello Leigh,
It’s great to hear that the shoes are performing well for you overall, especially once broken in.
We also hear you on the fit, toe box, and the lack of tongue straps. Feedback like this is incredibly valuable, and we’ll make sure it gets passed along to our product team for consideration in future updates. We’re always working to improve, and input from skaters like you plays a big role in that process.
If you ever need support with sizing or have other thoughts, don’t hesitate to reach out — we’re here to help.
Alex
etnies Customer Service Team
skating amazing just like I remember
I really really want to give a good review for these shoes as I am an late 90's skater and grew up with all versions of these shoes- the original Etnies version, the eS version sans the metal lace holes, the Sal 23.5's with the velcro strap, as well as the 2002 re-release and the later "skinny-version" re-release which we shall not speak of. I ordered a pair of Black/Black (love them) and White/Black (ehhhh) and I need to warn you that the color on this release's White/Black is not white, it's Cream. The pictures on the website are either altered, using a different material, or this is some kind of mistake. The originals weren't like this. I really don't want to hate- because I love the shoes, but I *was* disappointed when unboxing and I don't want others to go through this- if I had known the white suede was so "off" i wouldn't have bought as many pairs as I did. See the pictures and judge for yourself- notice the difference between the inner part of the tongue and the suede. BTW, the carpet in the picture is a cream-colored carpet and the lighting is natural daylight next to a window.
The shoes are good, they just sent me the wrong T-shirt and the sweatshirt I received is small.poor service, i will be letting people know in a review.👎🏼