Vans x Supreme – Chukka Boot S/S 2011 pt.2 (release info)

May 23 11 under Collaborations, Supreme | Comments Off

After a few leaked photos a few months back, it’s now official that Supreme will be releasing these Chukka Boot’s as their second release for the Spring/Summer 2011 collection. They will be offered up in the 5 colorways that we’ve seen before, and they are done up in primarily a canvas material, with matching lace eyelets. Finished off with a leather heel, and a black and white checkered heel-pull. The removable sockliner is also checkerboard print. These will be out this Thursday, at Supreme U.S. locations and online, and in Japan on Saturday the 28th.

pics and info via Supreme

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Vans x American Rag CIE – Era & Chukka Boot

May 20 11 under Collaborations | Comments Off

Vans and Southern California upscale specialties store American Rag Compagnie, have created these Eras and Chukka Boot. The Era is seen in a green and grey suede makeup, as well as a red and charcoal grey model. The Chukka, however, is looking extra nice, with it’s all-black Italian leather design. That one will be a winner, for sure! No release info yet, but we can thank Highsnobiety for the info!

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Vans Vault for Brothers Marshall – “Malibu Snake” Pack

May 20 11 under Collaborations, Vault | Comments Off

Words via Highsnobiety:

“Brought up among the waves of First Point Malibu, brothers Trace and Chad Marshall (Brothers Marshall) are well-known characters from the California surf scene, and (with Rick Klotz) make up clothing line Warriors of Radness. For Fall 2011, Vans Vault have dedicated a set of sneakers to the duo: the LX Spectator and the Slip-On LX Deconstruct. Each shoe is made of Moon Beam colored leather, canvas and snake skin and will be available June 1, 2011 at Vans Vault doors.”

pics via FreshNGood

Deluxe x Vans – Zapato Del Barco (Available Now!)

May 19 11 under Collaborations, Japan Only | Comments Off

Early last year, we shared some pics and info on this Zapato Del Barco designed by Deluxe and Vans. Well, they’re starting to show up at retailers overseas, like ARK, but as for a North American release, nothing has shown up yet at retailers like Haven in Canada, but they should be receiving these soon, so watch the site for a release! Don’t expect these to be cheap either! With a Japanese-Yen price of 10,500, which equates to $128 roughly, who knows what the retail over here will be!

Here’s a few new pics for you all!

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Vans x Primitive (sneak peak)

May 10 11 under Collaborations, Samples | Comments Off

This just in, SoCal’s very own Primitive has a collaboration in the works, with Vans! Andy Netkin, CEO and one of the 3 co-owners of Primitive, dropped this info on his Twitter page a little while ago. We can’t tell what it is, just yet, but if any more pics come out, we will surely post them up on here for you all to see!

Vans x Hello Kitty – another sneakpeak!

May 4 11 under Collaborations, Kids, Womens | Comments Off

With the Vans x Sanrio – Hello Kitty collection just around the corner, we have found some new pics to show you, or your girl, or kids! From the looks of it, these appear to be for the young ones, and we’re not sure if some of these never before seen colors are exclusive to the kids line or not. As more info becomes available, we will surely post it here. Thanks to NylonMag for the pics.

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Vans x Beauty & Youth – Slip-On

Apr 28 11 under Collaborations, Japan Only | Comments Off

Words via Highsnobiety:

“Vans has collaborated with Japanese retailer Beauty & Youth for Summer 2011. Together they created two versions of the Vans Slip-On sneaker, both having a distinct vintage look as a result. Both brand logos can be found on the in-sole of the two sneakers. Look out for a release June 2011 in Japan.”

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Vans x Silas – Era

Apr 28 11 under Collaborations | Comments Off

Vans has gotten together with Japanese label Silas, to create this ready-for-summer Era. Done up primarily in blue and grey suede, with a black leather inner lining. Silas enlisted Mark Foster from Heroin Skateboards to design the shoe, as well as the embroidered “Silas” logo on the heel. The standard Silas logo is printed on the insole as well. These are sitting on top of white midsoles, with light brown foxing stripes, and are finished off with two options for lacing, a standard white pair, or a brown leather square laces. These are set to sell for 10,290 Yen, or around $127 USD, in June. Any new updates, we will let you know.

info via Highsnobiety

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Vault x Ludwig Van “Mary Jane – sz12” (Wolfstrice09’s new pickup!)

Apr 26 11 under Collaborations, Recent Pickups!, Reviews, Vault | Comments Off

So the other day, Thane (Wolfstrice09) hit me up, asking me if he could have something delivered to me, to send to him, due to shipping prices by the seller of a particular item. I had no idea what it was yet. Naturally, I was suspicious, and raised a few concerns, and eventually he gave in, and let me know what he had coming. He got the ONLY pair of size 12, Mary Jane Era’s from the Ludwig Van collection!!! May I remind you, there are only 5 pairs of this shoe in existence, and only one of each size, so this is a definite one of a kind, collector’s piece. Thane had spoke with Mike Dytri, from Ludwig Van, about purchasing these, and supposedly made him an offer, and they agreed on a deal. Smash cut to today, and Mike was knocking on my door, personally delivering these gems! I feel like such an ass for not introducing myself at the Conveyor party, so he could be like “oh, it’s you!” but I’m not one of those guys, to just walk up to people I don’t know, especially when all their friends are there celebrating the release with him! I can’t believe nobody bought these from the Ludwig Van webstore, either! The $420 price tag was a decent deal, for arguably, the best pattern in the entire series! I’m just glad I got to physically touch a pair of them, let alone my size, as well! Don’t worry Wolfs, I didn’t try them on! Anyways, nobody else from OTWS deserves these more than Thane, because he has every pattern offered in a sz12 of the Ludwig Van project, and this is just the icing on the cake. Congrats homie!

OTWS Exclusive pics

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Vans California x Offspring – Era CA

Apr 25 11 under California, Collaborations | Comments Off

Vans California teamed up with Offspring from the UK, on this Era CA. Done up in long or “nappy” suede, in two colorways, Regatta/Hazel, which is a blue and tan color combo, and Purple/Riviera, a soft purple and blue colorway. They chose to use D ring lace hooks for the top eyelet, as well as dual colored hiking laces. Feeling outdoorsy anybody? Cop these now on Offspring’s webshop in the UK. Pricing is set around $84 USD.

info via HighSnobiety

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