Supreme will be releasing a new style of the Vans Old Skool. The shoe features a cotton bouclé upper with an iridescent side stripe and leather lining. Made exclusively for Supreme, the Old Skool will be offered in four colorways.
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Designer Taka Hayashi pays homage to Vans’ design history by reimagining the retro runner, the Serio, under premium label, Vault by Vans. Inspired by the original silhouette introduced in the early ‘80s, Taka Hayashi’s unique vision blends the vintage Vans runner with a buffalo boot form to create the TH Buffalo Boot LX.
The latest Vault by Vans model has the constructed outsole of a work boot translated through a stacked leather wedge, EVA Midsole and a Vibram® ripple sole bottom plate. The result provides a premium, athletic-inspired style that’s reminiscent of Vans’ decades long design history. Available in black, brown and taupe, the TH Buffalo Trail LX features upgraded materials like leather, nubuck and suede both outside and inside the shoe. The Vault by Vans x Taka Hayashi Buffalo Trail LX will be available this May at select stockists.
info via Vans and pics via Strictly Waffles
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Taka Hayashi consistently brings new designs to the table, sometimes ahead of their time, and sometimes waaay ahead of their time. For the Spring/Summer 2016 season, we see two new models based off of a few familiar classics, the Slip-On and the Sk8-Hi. Introducing the Nomad LX and Sk8-Nomad LX. Both are constructed in premium buffed leather, with a signature perforated pattern throughout each shoe. Available in black/natural brown, as well as brown/jester red, while sitting atop an all-white vulcanized sole. These will start showing up at your local Vault dealer shortly, if they haven’t already.
info via Hypebeast
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The midnight hours burn and the the streets yearn for a “Night Ride Out.” The Vans x Leader Bikes collaboration focuses on the shadows of the streets, the mystery of the midnight hour ride, who is to say you can only go out during the day. Fitted with the new reflective Vans apparel, you can be seen in the mystery of the night while out riding. No city sleeps, who knows who you could be riding with next while on a Night Ride Out.
Leader x Vans products would be available on May 13th. 2016 in Japan and May 21st. in USA.
Asia Premier tour for full movie is going to be May 13th. in Seoul, 14th. in Tokyo and 16th. in Osaka.
Film, Edit, Directed by Macaframa (Colin Arlen, Colby Elrick, Jason Rosete)
Music: BYU by VHVL
Daaaamn Blends! Back at it again with the Bones Vans! This is the 5th release of the wildly popular “Bones Jazz Stripe” Vans to come out of the Blends camp, and this time we’ve got another banger. Always known for keeping things clean, simple, timeless, wearable, and trendless, this time Blends chose a Peacoat navy colorway, with a black jazz stripe and laces. The shoes have such a dark dye, that they appear to be almost black except for the natural suede on the edges of the premium leather panels, and on the back side of the inner zipper flap, where you can see a much more pronounced blue color. That slight contrast makes for a really cool design, and I could see this sort of treatment being a new trend in higher quality releases. The construction and make-up is still the same as all the other Blends Bones releases. Thin non-removable footbeds with minimal branding, and muted leather tongues, with no tags or branding. A white foxing, with black foxing stripe, and waffle sole complete the look. I hope some of you were fortunate enough to pick up a pair, as these are pretty much still the only Vans shoe that commands an over-night camp out. As you read this, I’m probably in line with the homies, waiting for Blends to open up. You might think I’m crazy for doing this stuff still, but this is one of the reasons why I do the Vans thing. The passion and the old school vibe sneaker culture is still there, and that still makes it fun for me. Thanks to the Blends family for always making it easy for me to get my hands on these. I’m forever grateful! -Guamstyles
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This is an interesting collaboration! Vans is teaming up with Nintendo, to release this fun collection of sneakers, paying homage to some of our favorite video game titles some of us grew up with. Some of the styles are designed more towards the original NES games, complete with 8-bit graphics, featuring characters from Super Mario Bros., The Legend of Zelda, and Duck Hunt, while other designs feature more recent 64-bit graphics like Yoshi, and Donkey Kong. There’s also a Sk8-Hi that features an all-over print of OG NES controllers. The coolest part of this collection will be the custom boxes (not pictured), that look like original NES consoles. As more info becomes available, we’ll share it with you.
info via Highsnobiety
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Words via Hypebeast:
“After surfacing a while back, Sasquatchfabrix.‘s take on the Vans Sk8-Hi is finally set for an official release. Crafted exclusively for BEAMS and hot on the heels of the Japanese imprint’s coveted collab alongside Supreme, the kicks come with premium navy suede construction and white leather lining, contrast stitching, white rubber foxing, and a gum rubber outsole. The big draw here, though, is the addition of an elastic strap across the tongue — meaning the high-tops can be worn with or without laces.”
These have already dropped in Japan, so you may have a hard time finding them.
For the second part of Saint Alfred’s recent collaboration with Vans Vault, they’ve created this Sk8-Hi Binding LX, a deconstructed Sk8-Hi of sorts, featuring water repelling Ventile brand uppers, the same gussetted tongues as the Old Skools, stitched jazz stripes, and co-branding on the tongue label, and Ortholite footbeds. The same morse code pattern can also be found on the side wall foxing. Limited to 100 pairs, these released in store today, and remaining pairs will be available online tomorrow.
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Vans has collaborated with Urban Outfitters on this clean and simple Sk8-Hi Reissue. The shoe features a mixture of suede and canvas in a nude colorway with white accents, with light brown stitching to colormatch the gum sole and foxing. These are nice, and the $65 price point makes them even better. Now available on the Urban Outfitters webstore.
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