Words via Opening Ceremony:

“As a part of our 2016: The Year in China series, Opening Ceremony teams up with Vans to present the Qi Pao Pack. Iconic OG Classic Slip-On LX sneakers are wrapped in a silky Chinese brocade fabric, available in three striking colors, black, pink, and red.”

The pack is now available from Opening Ceremony’s webstore for $85.

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Barneys New York has finally revealed their collaboration with Vans Vault of the new Runner model.  They did a pretty good job of keeping things under wraps, but we now get to see their punk inspired shoe.  All four shops who collaborated on the Runner went in an entirely different direction, and these are no exception.  Right off the bat, you notice the polished silvertone studded spikes mounted along the jazz stripe.  I guess you can say that these are the edgier pair of the bunch.  They feature a mixture of black nubuck and perforated suede leather, sitting on top of a speckled midsole with gum sawtooth sole, and finishing up nicely with a silver specchio leather ankle panel.  The shoe also features a black and white checkerboard Ultracush Lite insole with custom Barneys branding.  These are available now on the Barneys webstore for $150.

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Pics of the latest Gosha Rubchinskiy Vans have officially released, and we get a closer look at the OG Half Cab LX that was chosen for this release.  Available in 4 colorways, each being primarily constructed in suede.  The color blocking follows suit on 3 out of the 4 models, and two pairs feature black soles.  Red heel tabs can be seen on each shoe.  These will start dropping at your favorite Gosha accounts soon, so keep your ears to the street.

pics via DSM London

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Vans Vault has teamed up with Parisian brand Club 75 (Busy P., Michael Dupouy, and So-Me), to create this highly limited collaboration, featuring an OG Sk8-Hi LX, and OG Era LX.  The design inspiration comes from local Parisian life, thus the graphic “Locals Only” displayed across each toe of the OG Era LX.  Both shoes feature an all-over print of miniature illustrations of what Paris has to offer.  From “beautiful girls” to “meat on a spit”.  Hey, whatever floats your boat!  The shoes are definitely unique, and to the first 30 customers, a skateboard deck with the coinciding graphics will be given out.  Unfortunately, these are an in-shop exclusive, at 32 rue Yves Toudic, in the 10th arrondissement.  Good luck!

info via Be-Street

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Bows And Arrows have released full pictures of their Vault by Vans Runner LX version, a wild and less serious design covered completely in white pony hair.   The luxury details are still there with the mix of pony hair and soft premium leather, but I’m a little sad that they didn’t produce smaller sizes for the ladies, as this Runner could easily be unisex.  Bows And Arrows has already created a link to the webpage that will be selling remaining pairs of the shoe, which can be found here.

Here’s what Bows And Arrows has to say about their shoe:

“We’re excited to introduce a project we worked on with our friends over at Vans Vault. Considering Vans isn’t exactly known for having an imprint on the running shoe world we thought this was a cool opportunity to have some fun and bring a light hearted perspective to a market that’s not only completely over saturated, but a bit too serious sometimes.

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Blends just released the pics of their Vault by Vans Runner collab, and I must say I am really digging these.  Blends was one of four shops picked to work with Vault on this retro-esque model, joining Sole Classics, Bows & Arrows, and we heard the fourth shop is either Bodega or Barney’s, but neither have hinted at a shoe.  To most newcomers, the Runner may be a completely new, and possibly confusing silhouette, but if you know your Vans history, then you know these have their roots planted in the Made In USA Serio runners of the early 80’s.  Google ’em!  Is this a good decision for Vans?  Do you think they should keep making them, or keep them limited to preserve their desirability?  Either way, this highly limited Vault by Vans collection might just be one to grab all four pairs of.

Following excerpt from Blends:
“Southern California-based boutique, Blends, teams up with Vans Vault for a special take on Vans’ Runner model. Blends dresses the model in a supple premium leather in an all-over quilted design with tonal accents of supple leather on the Jazz-Stripe, Heel, and Socklining as well as waxed flat cotton laces. Additional details include a Black rubber outsole accented with a white mid-sole. Vans utilizes its proprietary ULTRACUSH™ cushion technology for optimized support for every stride”.

The Blends x Vans Vault Quilted Leather Runner will be available this Saturday, 25th, at Blends Costa Mesa and Blendsus.com.

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