Info via Hypebeast:

“Following its collaboration with New Balance, Stray Rats has now unveiled its latest team-up with Vans Vault.

Continuing to add to its footwear lineup, the upcoming collab features two colorways of the Old Skool No Stripe and an Era colorway. A major focus of the collaboration is an archival leopard pattern accented by either suede or canvas and contrast stitching. Aside from the usual Vans branding tabs, additional branding on the shoe includes “STRAY RATS” is embossed on the back heel panel and spray paint-style printed insoles. Rounding up the design of the shoes are glossy black midsoles paired with gum rubber outsoles.”

Exclusive to U.S. customers only, the Stray Rats x Vans Vault Old Skool No Stripe and Era are set to be available via a raffle on Stray Rat’s website.

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Vans is excited to partner with multidisciplinary, Southern California-based artist Julian Klincewicz for the first-time to deliver a new collection celebrating human connection. The rising young artist imbued his inclusive worldview into a trio of premium Bold Ni LX sneakers from the California footwear label’s Vault by Vans division.

Working across photography, film, music, fashion, writing, Klincewicz (b. 1995) has partnered with a range of leading artists and brands including Kanye West, Jay-Z, Beyoncé, Calvin Klein (under Raf Simons), Louis Vuitton, MISBHV, Acne Studios and Eckhaus Latta. His work has been shown alongside the likes of Cali Thornhill Dewitt, Jim Goldberg, Wendy Ewald, Ed & Dianna Templeton and Nobuyoshi Araki, and was recently exhibited in the Virgil Abloh curated “Coming of Age” exhibition.

For his project with Vans, Klincewicz used the Latin prefix “COM” (meaning “together”) as a catalyst to explore human connection. Highlighting three central pillars that he feels represent a meaningful life — COMPASSION, COMMUNITY and COMMUNICATION — Klincewicz reworked the archival Vans Bold Ni in premium suedes and leathers with a trio of colorways dubbed Eden, Black Beauty, and Grey Ridge. The three key themes are featured directly with hand scrawled text and sketches of stars, hearts and flowers across the tongues of the shoes, in metallic gold. The signature Vans Ultracush® insole also features a circular imprint of the artist’s name, which matches up to a dust bag that’s included with each pair. A set of three t-shirts featuring original photo-based art revolving around the same three pillars completes the collection.

“I think what’s always been interesting to me is when things have layers to them, when an object represents something bigger than the sum of its parts and takes on a life of its own. For me shoes have always been such a part of defining identity, and I was thinking a lot about what goes into your identity, and how to make something that could, on a very basic level, function as a reminder that identity does not exist in a vacuum — it’s something that’s meant to be shared. I love the idea that we are not alone — we’re all humans. We’re in it together.” – Julian Klincewicz

In conjunction with the collaboration Vans will also be donating $10,000 to RAINN. For more information, visit rainn.org.

The Vault by Vans x Julian Klincewicz project will be released August 1, 2020 at select Vault by Vans accounts.

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Words via Hypebeast:

“Sneaker retailer Maha Amsterdam and Vans have linked up for a delectable July release. This one comes from the Vault by Vans line up with the OG Style 36 LX as the chosen silhouette. The versatile low top features the skate brand’s iconic checker pattern spruced up in orange and white. The colorway is actually inspired by the Dutch pastry, Orange Tompouce. The dessert consists of a thin puff pastry filled with cream and topped with a layer of smooth, pink icing. Orange icing is traditionally used for King’s Day in Amsterdam to represent Dutch colors. The official color names for this particular model are “Marshmallow,” “Amberglow” and “True White.”

The Maha Amsterdam x Vault by Vans OG Style 36 LX is available now at Maha Amsterdam’s official site but will drop for a wider release on July 11.”

edit:  These are sold out on Maha’s website as of 7/13/20

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Words via Hypebeast:

“Vault by Vans has teamed up with Copson for a collaborative summer release entitled “What’s Your Fantasy? The Great Unknown”.

Seen as a natural fit by both brands thanks their skateboarding roots, both Vans and Copson share a sense of freedom in its DNA. The Vans playground is California, USA, while Copson hails from Calabria, Italy — two regions known for its sunshine.

The Californian droughts of the ‘70s became a breeding ground for the birth of bowl skating. Surfers took to the empty swimming pools to find pleasure in trying something new. Vans gifted them its shoes and became and naturally aligned with this movement. It is an era of skateboarding that has forever inspired Copson.

In typically understated Copson style, the collection has been influenced by the brand’s well-being and spirituality ethos, resulting in both clean and timeless designs. The Epoch sneaker has been recreated with Italian suedette, the Slip-on features a favourite print from the Vans archives, and the Authentic is updated with suede detailing.

Following the lockdown restrictions imposed globally, Copson photographer and film director Romano Pizzichini turned the lens onto himself with a ‘self portrait’ series shot at home in London.

The “What’s your fantasy?” project celebrates the beauty and magic that can be born from the new and unfamiliar and is an optimistic nod to the changes that are going on around us in the world today.

The Vault by Vans x Copson collection drops on June 30, 2020, and will be available via the Copson web store.

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