# Sal Barbier

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{{short description|American skateboarder}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=November 2024}}
{{Infobox person
| other_names = SLB
| birth_name  = Salvador Lucas Barbier
| birth_date  = {{birth date and age|mf=yes|1969|7|12}}<ref>{{cite web |title=Sal Barbier Profile < Skately Library |url=http://skately.com/library/people/sal-barbier |website=skately.com}}</ref>
| birth_place = [Baton Rouge, Louisiana](/source/Baton_Rouge%2C_Louisiana), U.S.
| occupation  = {{flatlist|
[Designer](/source/Designer)
[Creative director](/source/Creative_director)}}
}}
'''Salvador Lucas Barbier''' or '''SLB''' (born July 12, 1969) is an American designer, [creative director](/source/creative_director), and former professional [skateboarder](/source/skateboarder).<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.sk8shoesba.com/notas-x-sal-barbier-reediciones/|title=Notas: éS x Sal Barbier - Reediciones|date=2017-11-30|website=sk8shoesba|language=es-ES|access-date=2019-06-04}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=2011-11-09|title=Lost & Found: Sal Barbier Full Interview|url=https://www.mensjournal.com/adventure/salbarbier/|access-date=2021-02-22|website=Men's Journal|language=en-US}}</ref>

==Early life==
Barbier was born and raised in [Baton Rouge, Louisiana](/source/Baton_Rouge%2C_Louisiana).<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|url=https://www.adventuresportsnetwork.com/sport/skateboarding/salbarbier/|title=Lost & Found: Sal Barbier Full Interview|date=2011-11-09|website=Adventure Sports Network|language=en-US|access-date=2019-06-04}}</ref><ref name=":3">{{Cite web|title=SAL BARBIER -- The Nine Club|url=https://theberrics.com/sal-barbier-the-nine-club|access-date=2021-02-22|website=The Berrics|date=24 July 2017|archive-date=August 13, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200813031044/https://theberrics.com/sal-barbier-the-nine-club|url-status=dead}}</ref>

==Career==
An early pioneer of the signature [skate shoe](/source/skate_shoe) market, Barbier designed and endorsed the [Etnies](/source/Etnies) SLB 23, a shoe critically regarded as "one of the most iconic skate shoes of all time."<ref>{{Cite web |title=éS BRINGS BACK THE SAL 23 |url=https://theberrics.com/news-es-sal-barbier |access-date=2022-09-08 |website=The Berrics |date=2 October 2015 |archive-date=September 8, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220908133940/https://theberrics.com/news-es-sal-barbier |url-status=dead }}</ref> The shoe design, initially released in 1993, has been reissued many times over due to continued demand. Following up the SLB 23 with his signature MID and 97 editions from [ES Footwear](/source/%C3%89S_Footwear), Barbier's design innovations contributed to the progression and evolution of modern skateboarding shoe design.<ref>{{Cite web |last=admin |date=2016-11-11 |title=Sal Barbier Interview |url=https://blog.slamcity.com/sal-barbier-interview/ |access-date=2022-09-08 |website=Slam City Skates Blog |language=en-GB}}</ref> In addition to the innovative design, these shoes also became the blueprint for skateboarding footwear [endorsement deals](/source/endorsement_deals).<ref>{{Cite web |date=2004-12-17 |title=Paycheck - Sal Barbier and his Sal 23s. |url=https://skateboarding.transworld.net/photos/paycheck-sal-barbier-and-his-sal-23s/ |access-date=2022-09-08 |website=Transworld SKATEboarding |language=en-US}}</ref>

As a professional skateboarder, Sal was one of the six members of the original Plan B lineup. One of his trademark moves, the “Sal Flip” is ingrained in modern skateboarding culture, and featured in popular skateboarding video games, instructional guides and training apps.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Sal Flip Trick Description |url=https://www.skateboardhere.com/sal-flip.html |access-date=2021-02-23 |website=skateboardhere}}</ref><ref name=":1">{{cite web |title=Sal Flip Trick Description |url=https://www.skateboardhere.com/sal-flip.html |website=skateboardhere}}</ref> He was the first professional skateboarder to maneuver a kickflip to board slide on a handrail and perform a front side big spin boardslide on a handrail. His legendary skills were immortalized in the classic 1989 skate video ''Hokus Pokus.<ref name=":2" />''

Barbier founded and directed several skate companies that shaped the market of the 90’s, and still have an influence on many of today’s brands.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Journal |first=Men's |title=Lost & Found: Sal Barbier Full Interview |url=https://www.mensjournal.com/adventure/salbarbier/ |access-date=2022-09-08 |website=Men's Journal |date=5 December 2019 |language=en-US}}</ref> In his role as a creative director, Sal continues to work with the limited-edition Aesthetics Skateboards, and select collaborations.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2021-10-14 |title=Life Lessons: Sal Barbier (from issue #6) |url=https://www.skateism.com/life-lessons-sal-barbier/ |access-date=2022-09-08 |website=Skateism |language=en-GB}}</ref>

===Skate video parts===
*1989: ''Hokus Pokus'' - H-Street Skateboards<ref name=":2">{{Cite web|title=Sal Barbier skater profile. Online skate videos and video parts by Sal Barbier. {{!}} Skatevideosite|url=http://www.skatevideosite.com/skaters/1035/sal+barbier|access-date=2019-06-04|website=www.skatevideosite.com|archive-date=June 4, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190604204937/http://www.skatevideosite.com/skaters/1035/sal+barbier|url-status=dead}}</ref>
*1991: ''This Is Not The New H-Street Video'' - H-Street Skateboards<ref>{{Cite web|title=H-Street – This Is Not The New H-Street Video – Skatevideosite|url=https://www.skatevideosite.com/h-street-this-is-not-the-new-h-street-video/|access-date=2021-02-23|language=en-US|archive-date=September 8, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220908131628/https://www.skatevideosite.com/h-street-this-is-not-the-new-h-street-video/|url-status=dead}}</ref>
*1991: Schlossbach - Turn The Other Cheek<ref>{{Citation|title=Schlossbach - Turn The Other Cheek (1991) Skateboarding Video| date=June 25, 2017 |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IYt92guY-gU|language=en|access-date=2021-03-01}}</ref>
*1991: Frontline Video - Quiet Storm<ref>{{Citation|title=Frontline Video - Quiet Storm (1991) Skateboarding Video| date=February 4, 2017 |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=10xQhuF3OZs|language=en|access-date=2021-03-01}}</ref>
*1992: ''Questionable'' - Plan B Skateboards<ref>{{cite web|title=Plan B – Questionable – Skatevideosite|url=https://www.skatevideosite.com/plan-b-questionable/|access-date=February 23, 2021|archive-date=September 8, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220908131618/https://www.skatevideosite.com/plan-b-questionable/|url-status=dead}}</ref>
*1993: ''Virtual Reality'' - [Plan B Skateboards](/source/Plan_B_Skateboards) - video dedicated to Salvador Lucas Barbier<ref>{{Cite web|title=Plan B – Virtual Reality – Skatevideosite|url=https://www.skatevideosite.com/plan-b-virtual-reality/|access-date=2021-02-23|language=en-US|archive-date=September 8, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220908131627/https://www.skatevideosite.com/plan-b-virtual-reality/|url-status=dead}}</ref>
*1994: ''Second Hand Smoke'' - [Plan B Skateboards](/source/Plan_B_Skateboards)<ref name=":2" />
*1996: ''Eastern Exposure Zero'' - Dan Wolfe<ref>{{Cite web|title=Eastern Exposure Zero – Skatevideosite|url=https://www.skatevideosite.com/eastern-exposure-zero/|access-date=2021-02-23|language=en-US|archive-date=September 8, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220908131633/https://www.skatevideosite.com/eastern-exposure-zero/|url-status=dead}}</ref>
*2019: ''Boys Of Summer'' 2 - Logan Lara<ref>{{Cite web|title=Boys Of Summer 2 – Skatevideosite|url=https://www.skatevideosite.com/boys-of-summer-2/|access-date=2021-02-23|language=en-US|archive-date=September 8, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220908131617/https://www.skatevideosite.com/boys-of-summer-2/|url-status=dead}}</ref>

==References==
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==External links==
*[https://skateboarding.transworld.net/photos/paycheck-sal-barbier-and-his-sal-23s/ Paycheck – Sal Barbier and his Sal 23s - Transworld, 2004]
*[https://www.adventuresportsnetwork.com/sport/skateboarding/salbarbier/ Lost & Found: Sal Barbier Full Interview - Skateboarder, 2011]
*[https://theberrics.com/sal-barbier-the-nine-club Sal Barbier — The Nine Club - 2017] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200813031044/https://theberrics.com/sal-barbier-the-nine-club |date=August 13, 2020 }}
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