Vans is the #1 skateboarding shoe brand in California catering primarily to the youth market. The brand had also been manufacturing BMX shoes and snowboarding shoes. Over the years, it has been one of the most popular sneakers brand worldwide. The designs are always classic and simple yet very much challenging in a lot of aspects. The sticky sole and “off the wall” would always and forever be Vans’ trademark. So here we have the latest news, new releases, reviews and pictures of the sneakers brand…Vans.
Rekindle the childhood memories with the collaboration of Disney and Vans to come up with the two Mickey Mouse inspired Sk8 Hi sneakers. The two colorways like the grey over blue colors have iconic Mickey Mouse graphics and Disney characters of all time. Other features include side panels with Mickey’s mouse ears and cartoon shaped hands as well as Vans typical checkerboard pattern. Now available at ABC-Mart, those sneaker heads that are child at heart shout have this one.
For their perennial Authentic series model, Vans came up with two colorways with the employment of hemp. This is to make up the uppers which are supported by thick brown soles. The two colorways which you can choose from would be Dusky Orchid and Birch.
Vans has already conquered the niche of the granola set and color name trends with these two new attractive shoes.
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For this coming Spring and Summer 2010, Vans will be releasing Skate Mid which is a version of the famous Sk8-Hi. In this coming month of March, be prepared to grab a pair on your favorite Vans retailer which is in two new colorways namely High Risk Red and Classic Blue’ in canvas and suede materials and Navajo/Green Banana in pure canvas.
All time favorite skateboard shoes which was originally released in the 1970″s has made a comeback again. The Vans Off the Wall pack really brought out memories and great heritage. The pack is consists of the Era and Slip On models, as well as Old Skool 77 and Mid Skool 77 with its original colorways. The shoes are mostly made of suede and canvas uppers so who would ask for more? And of course it also comes with the special Off the Wall box finished with photos that just looks so perfect.
Skater’s from around the world, past, present and future, time to shine and enjoy the World’s 1st Skateboard Shoes.
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New York City skateboarding guru Andy Kessler collaborated with Vans Syndicate team to give rise to these two unique sneakers. Though Kessler passed away last summer before these designs came into the market, he will surely appreciate these releases.
In this pack, the Sk8-Hi as well as the Old Skool is now available at selected stores in black soft suede with its leather upper part sitting on the traditional Vans waffle sole. AK logo can also be spotted on the insole while you can see Kessler’s influence on the heel logo with the New York City and Skateboarding designs.
The Suicidal Tendencies Series of the popular emo-punk shoe designer Vans is unceasingly widening its reach to its youthful market. Their faithful customer base has crossed generations of punk bands, skateboard fanatics and the entire music industry in general. Now, Vans commemorates these limited SK8-His with the design taken after the album artwork of the Suicidal Tendencies illustrations.
With its new design perfect to fit any classic punk outfit, it would surely be a hit to the young punks existing all around the place. The entirety of the shoes is mostly in black and white colors saturated with the band’s reflective designs of their music and love for art as well. The pack includes the Era which is simpler in blue color and low cut which only bears the logo of the band. The logo is embroidered at the back heel part of the shoes with a few more graphics on the interior sections.
This Spring 2010, another spectacular line of collection would be released by Vans. After the Era 45-fixie give way to the new set of sneakers from the Vans California series named the Binded Pack. A mini-series consisting of Sk8-Hi and Slip-On, it will be available in two colorways namely Black Espresso and Purple version. These sneakers feature an upper part in canvas with binding contrast and can be purchased soon at your favorite Vans retailers.
This month of February, Vans Vault worked on the Switchback LX to produce earth-toned and rugged silhouettes while the Mountain Edition LX is in contrast with bright colorways such as French Blue and Deep Red. In addition to the Vans Vault line of collection is the Authentic LX in five leather colorways and the Sk8-Hi Standard Issue LX with three colorways. Check out your favorite retailers for these must-see sneakers.
