Western Edition这个品牌1999年起源于旧金山，因大家熟知的「The Harlem of the West」而得名。上个世纪40~60年代，随着大量的非洲美籍人士涌入以及出现了各种音乐的融合，当地的商业逐步被取代。此时旧金山的滑板事业刚刚起步，但是随着众多滑板地形被破坏以及人口南迁，旧金山的滑板事业岌岌可危。Western Edition希望可以保住大家心中对滑板的那团火焰，守护那个时代风格简单的滑手和场地。
"Western Edition began in San Francisco in 1999. The name was derived from the neighborhood known as 'The Harlem of the West' in the '40s through the '60s due to its large African American community and vibrant music scene. In the '60s urban renewal hit the area hard, many residents and businesses were displaced. We saw a parallel with that and what was happening in the SF skate scene around the time we started, with a lot of people moving down south and spots becoming busts. We hope to be keepers of the flame of the spirit of all that was and is great about those times, people and places as sympathizers of simplicity and style."