Vans – Half Cab Pro “20th Anniversary” – Mofo (June 2012)

Jun 5 12 under Collaborations, General Release, Heritage, History | Comments Off

It’s a new month, and that means it’s time to see the next Half Cab to commemorate the 20th Anniversary of the beloved shoe, created by legend himself, Steve Caballero. For June, we start getting into the artist series, co-designed by respected artists, and photographers, like this pair designed by Mörizen Föche, better known as Mofo. If you’ve never heard of him before, then it may be interesting to know that he was one of the guys who started Thrasher Magazine, taking on the responsibilities of photographer, photo editor, and graphic designer. The reason he was given the opportunity to design one of the few 20th Anniversary Half Cab’s is because, well, you see that iconic Half Cab silhouette on the side and tongue of every pair you have? That’s Steve Caballero. Oh, and that was taken from an original photo that MoFo shot, so yeah, he had a major part in the shoe’s iconic “image”. Literally.

The shoe is constructed entirely in black suede, while sitting on top of a white vulcanized sole with black foxing stripe. Being that this is a Pro model, it features the Duracap reinforced toe, and the removable padded sock liner. For this release, we get to see the new Pro heel tab utilized, which is a small, but awesome new feature. The Half Cab logos were given a more photo-like appearance, to commemorate MoFo, and his contribution to the skateboarding world. This is an awesome tribute, and I’m looking forward to see the rest as the year moves on! These are now starting to show up at your local Vans stores, and select Vans accounts.

You can purchase them after the jump by clicking on the picture.

info via FreshNGood

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Vans x Hello Kitty Collection (Available now!)

May 31 12 under Collaborations, General Release, Girls, Kids | Comments Off

The initial Hello Kitty collaboration with Vans was wildly successful, and Vans would be foolish to not keep a good thing going like this. Well, there hasn’t been much press info about this year’s collection, but Undefeated has just received their first shipment of Hello Kitty Vans. A few Slip-Ons for the kiddos have shown up, but the attention grabbing Sk8-Hi, with the familiar black canvas with HK heads all over print is going to be the must cop for the ladies, this season. The shoe comes complete with the signature red bow on the top of the shoe, which is a trademark identifier amongst the Hello Kitty fanatics worldwide!

Note, that these most likely are an in-store release, but your local Vans store should be getting their shipments very soon! Call up Undefeated Silverlake to see what they have for you!

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Vans x HKIT – Half Cab Pro “The Last Dragon” (Review!)

May 30 12 under Collaborations, Hong Kong, Recent Pickups!, Reviews | Comments Off

When news first broke about this release, we thought we were going to be assed out, but after digging a little deeper, I found out that HKIT had a Facebook page, and after reading a few comments on there, I saw that they were allowing orders through email. I promptly typed up a request, and after a few Facebook comments, and multiple emails, I was able to place an order. The downside was that these were only made up to a size 11, which I can still squeeze into, and thankfully these are Half Cab Pro’s, so if need be, I can swap out the removable sockliner! The color blocking, and material choice is straight up dope! There are lots of unique features on these, which makes for a great collab, such as the HKIT branding on the backside of the tongue. Take note of the embossed Hong Kong inspired graphic on the heel, and you can’t forget the dragon scale material placed on the tongue, and rear panels of the shoe. I also forgot to mention that the lace tips say HKIT on both pairs, one being a red round waxed lace, and the other a flat black waxed lace. There is also a branded HKIT dust bag as well, for that finishing touch. Enjoy the detailed pics, and if you want to place an order for these, then beware that they run about $120 shipped, but if you must have them, like I did, then shoot them an email or direct message over on their Facebook page.

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430 BMX Connection x Vans Summer 2012 Pack

May 21 12 under Collaborations, Japan Only | Comments Off

Vans Japan has once again teamed up with 430 BMX Connection out of Japan. This time they’ve decided to go with a few new models, as well as the Era which they’ve done for the past 2 collaborations. The two new models are the Sk8-Mid, and a slipper. Done up in a tonal navy canvas, featuring small accents of bright red. Both shoe models sit on top of an all white sole, with a double-wide tonal foxing stripe. The slipper is quite interesting as well, featuring an entirely red bottom sole. Each pair also features a custom insole, complete with 430 brand logos. Pretty dope! These will be available only in Japan, in June.

info via Highsnobiety

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OTWS – Series 5 “OTWS ARMY” Pocket Tee

May 21 12 under Apparel, Collaborations, OTWS | Comments Off

AVAILABLE ON OUR WEB STORE!

We here at OFFTHEWALLSITE are proud to bring to you, our latest design for our ongoing capsule t-shirt collection. This time we have three colorways available, each printed on a nice pocket tee. Everyone loves pockets! Available in the standard black/white that we always do, but we figured the white/navy and heather/burgundy versions would do quite nicely as well, being that Summer is right around the corner. Match these up with your favorite pair of W)Taps! For this release, we went with … Read More

Vans x Supreme x Campbell’s Soup Sk8-Hi & Half Cab – (Videos by @samcolt12)

May 19 12 under Collaborations, Reviews, Supreme, Videos | Comments Off

Vans – Half Cab “20th Anniversary” Pro models (another look!)

May 17 12 under Collaborations, General Release | Comments Off

We’re now half way through the year, and subsequently half way through the Half Cab’s 20th Anniversary, and since pretty much all of the original colorways have been released, we can now expect the more creative, and artistic models to come next. These will all be made as Half Cab Pro models, unlike the previous releases which were all Classics, so we can expect all of the bells and whistles that all Pro models feature. As we patiently wait for official press pics, we can at least get a closer look at a few of the artist collaborations coming out soon. Seen here, are creations created by MoFo, Dirty Donny, and Steve Caballero himself. Each one totally different from the rest! Sorry we don’t have any more info at this time, but enjoy a few pics after the jump!

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OTWS ARMY T-Shirt (Sneak Peek!)

May 15 12 under Apparel, Collaborations, OTWS | Comments Off

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Vans x HKIT – Half Cab Pro “The Last Dragon” (Hong Kong exclusive)

May 9 12 under China, Collaborations | Comments Off

Hong Kong skate shop HKIT, has teamed up with Vans to create this rad black and red Half Cab. Given the name “The Last Dragon”, these have a few contrast panels on the shoe that consist of embossed dragon scales, that obviously tie into that theme. The black nubuck suede is subtle, but couldn’t have been paired up better for this shoe. The red accents seen in the lining, round waxed laces, and on the mid lace eyelet are the perfect finishing touch on these.

following words via Hypebeast:

“Kristy Chiu, Vans Hong Kong Marketing Manager said “With our strong skateboarding heritage, Vans is excited and honored to collaborate with such an influential and reputable skateshop as HKIT. Together our goal is to support the local skate community in Hong Kong and encourage individual creativity and self expression.” The Half Cab Pro will be available exclusively at the HKIT Skateshop for $790 HKD (approximately $101 USD).”

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Vans x KENZO – Era Capsule Collection (Part 2)

May 9 12 under Collaborations | Comments Off

Parisian label KENZO recently released their first capsule collection with Vans, on some wild looking Vans Era’s. It seems like that collection isn’t quite finished yet, and is continuing on in a few more colorways, but this time in a more monotone look. Previously unseen, we now get a look at four more color combos: White with Black, Blue with Yellow, Red with Blue, and Green with Red. These are currently being sold through Opening Ceremony’s webstore for $125, and are available in both Mens and Womens sizes.

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