14) @BTNC

Aug 11 14 under Collaborations, Events, Syndicate | Comments Off

Join Beatnic (Fullerton) and Eric Dressen, as they release the latest collabo pack from the Vans Syndicate line. Eric will be in-store from 4PM to 9PM, doing some in-store tattooing for the BTNC friends & family, but rejoice! One lucky raffle winner will win a free tattoo from Eric Dressen! Pretty awesome if you’re a fan of his work, or just in the mood to get an awesome, unique tattoo with a story to tell behind it. Santa Cruz will also be contributing some giveaways for the event, and word is there might even be some signed stuff to be given, or raffled out. Just come and check it out, and see what’s up!

Itinerary:

4 to 6

HE WILL BE TATTOOING FRIENDS AND FAMILY

(WHILE EVERYONE IS MINGLING AND DRINKING)

6 to 7:30

THEY WILL BE RELEASING THE SHOES AND ALSO SIGNING (IF SOME WANT TO GET THE SHOES SIGNED AND WHAT NOT)

7:30

RAFFLE FOR THE WINNER FOR A CHANCE OF A FREE TATTOO

8 to 9

ERIC DRESSEN LAST TATTOO

EVERYONE CAN JUST MINGLE DRINK AND HAVE FUN

Vans x Fitted HI x Blue Hawaii Surf – “Waiʻaleʻale” Era Pro (Summer 2014)

Aug 8 14 under Collaborations, Pro | Comments Off

Words via Hypebeast:

“FITTED Hawaii has teamed up with Blue Hawaii Surf to rework the Vans Era Pro. The classic skate sneaker receives a tropical makeover with multicolored floral print overhauling its nylon ripstop upper. Rust-proof eyelets and a Spacer Mesh footbed adds to the shoe’s water-resistant attribute. Underneath, an all-white vulcanized rubber sole offers a clean contrast and a classic finish. Available with three sets of solid-colored rope laces — black, white and yellow — the Era Pro is a perfect summer shoe to be worn on-the-go.”

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Vans Syndicate 026.161 x Eric Dressen – Old Skool 026 “S” & Sk8-Hi 026 “S” (@silostore)

Aug 7 14 under Collaborations, Syndicate | Comments Off

Words and pics via Silo (with permission, of course!):

“No pro in the history of skateboarding ever made a successful transition from the ‘70s skinny board era through the ‘80s vert era to eventually become a pioneer in the modern era of street skateboarding. None, zero, zilch, nada. None, that is, except for Eric Dressen, OG Venice and Santa Cruz legend. Eric has witnessed firsthand the rise and fall of skateboarding three times over, and has come out a better man for it. These days, Eric still skates for Santa Cruz and has expanded his artistic output to include tattooing full time at Will Rise in Los Angeles. Eric truly is one-of-a-kind, and as such it’s our honor to collaborate with Eric on this exclusive Syndicate pack.

The Vans Syndicate Dressen Pack includes an Old Skool in Army / Water Resistant Canvas, a Sk8-Hi in Black / Water Resistant Canvas along with a Syndicate Crew Sock and Dressen Pocket Tee.”

I think this release is one of the dopest of the year for Syndicate. The earth-tone colors, matched with a unique foxing band, and classic white vulc sole, makes these an easy addition to your current lineup. Eric Dressen is 2 for 2 so far, in my opinion, when it comes to his collabs with Vans Syndicate. You may recall his perfectly executed wool Half Cabs he did about 5 years ago. Stunning. These have a more utilitarian, rugged aesthetic, with military influence, and I am definitely not mad at that. I love me some olive drab Vans, and I say keep ’em coming!

Look for these to officially drop this weekend, Aug. 9th. Vans Syndicate needs to chill out for a bit. These releases are coming way too close to one another, and the prices aren’t getting any cheaper! Please!

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Vans x DQM – “Square Ones” (Summer 2014)

Aug 1 14 under Collaborations | Comments Off

Words via DQM:

“DQM will be releasing its Summer 14 footwear collection in collaboration with Vans next Thursday, August 7th. Made exclusively for DQM, the shoes are inspired by the utility and economy of a basic, what it means for a product to be useful, to be essential or classic. The concept is inspired by the Japanese ‘Muji’ brand of utility items, as well as fashion classics: blue jeans, white t-shirt, M-65, black leather motorcycle jacket.

A true ‘basic’ is designed with simplicity, utility and economy in mind; a basic is something that works. Considering what the aesthetic and functional qualities of a manufactured product would be if you only had one of it, DQM has pared back Vans’ Sk8-Hi, Old Skool and Authentic styles to the very essentials. Built to be worn daily, the shoes are constructed in a light-weight cotton ripstop fabric that won’t tear, in a wear with anything white. They feature tracer cord laces that won’t break, a flexible and washable light-weight Ortholite insole, and deconstructed styling including stitched side stripes.

Produced in a limited edition, the Square One collection will be available in men’s and women’s sizes at The Vans DQM General in SoHo, New York and The Vans DQM General on Newbury St. in Boston, MA, as well as online at dqmnewyork.com, on August 7th.”

Photographed by Dominic Neitz in Brooklyn, New York. Worn by Richard Quintero.

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Vans x Fiat – 500L Concept

Jul 30 14 under Art, Collaborations | Comments Off

Words and pics via Top Gear:

“This car started life as a Fiat 500L. After it was driven off the Fiat production line, it was then driven through a Vans store, in preparation for a debut at the Vans US Open of Surfing last weekend. This event took place at Huntington Beach, which is in California.

If you are a consumer of Vans footwear, you will notice many Vans footwear-inspired details around this 500L. Many logos. A ‘waffle sole’ pattern on the pedals. Some ‘checkerboard’ patterning on the roof.

There is also a two-tone paint scheme, 18in matt black wheels and a roof rack with a double decker surfboard carrier. Because surfing.

We have literally no words left to describe this Fiat 500L, so will simply pose this question: is this the weirdest car company tie in?”

I don’t know if this was the best automobile brand to collaborate with. I do like the nice Vans customizations, like the gum waffle sole reverse treads on the utility tray, and pedals. The signature palm leaf pattern on the seat covers is dope, and I think the “sticker bomb” dash accent is a little over the top, but it is a concept after all. It has to be attention grabbing. I could see Vans teaming up with Scion, or Toyota’s TRD division. Maybe get in on the import drifting scene, which is somewhat an action sport, and maybe even a dirtbike brand collaboration. Same waffle accents, and familiar patterns please!

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Vans OTW x Stampd – Tesella (Fall 2014)

Jul 27 14 under Collaborations, OTW | Comments Off

Words via Highsnobiety:

“In an interesting new team-up, Vans OTW has gotten together with Los Angeles brand Stampd. The collaboration for Fall 2014 is a new luxury take on the Vans OTW Tesella silhouette. Stampd is known for their clean and minimal aesthetic, and has applied exactly that to the low top sneaker. The sneaker comes with a butter soft calf leather upper in black and an UltraCush™ Lite outer sole, outfitted in a speckled finish. The added hand-woven leather upper is yet another nice touch, underlining the understated fashion that Stampd has become known for in the high-end streetwear market over the last few years. Having started with footwear in its early days, Stampd afterwards ventured in clothing, which is now its primary focus. It is nice to see them return to their roots with this footwear collaboration. The Vans OTW x Stampd Tesella will retail for $160 and launches at the Stampd pop-up shop (located at 8860 Sunset Blvd. in West Hollywood, CA) at 11 a.m. PST on August 2 and online at 12 a.m. PST on August 4 in the official Stampd online store.”

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Vans x Thierry Boutemy x Opening Ceremony – Capsule Collection (Summer 2014)

Jul 27 14 under Collaborations | Comments Off

Words via Opening Ceremony:

“Celebrated for his dramatic and daring floral arrangements, Thierry Boutemy has left his print on everything from film to fashion, creating works for OC favorites like Sofia Coppola and Dries Van Noten. Now, the legendary artist’s green thumb has taken a transformative step by partnering with Opening Ceremony. Using broken foliage, Thierry produced exquisite collages and designs, which we then printed on everything, including our favorite Vans styles.

Vans’ Chukka sneakers get a floral twist, printed with an allover pattern of densely-layered, richly-hued florals. These lace-up shoes hit right at the ankle with padding around the opening, and the signature honeycomb sole.”

Vans x Supreme – Seylynn “S” (Spring/Summer 2014 Official Review!)

Jul 21 14 under Collaborations, Supreme, Syndicate | Comments Off

I really need to hand it to our UTP fam for knowledge of this release. Our member Wolfstrice09 stumbled across a Supreme LA employee’s IG account that had a picture of these Seylynn’s on it, stating that they were in at the shop. Wolfs’ tagged me in the photo, and asked if I knew anything about them, and I did! They were leaked about a year ago on a Vans employee’s IG feed (recognizing a pattern here?), stating that they were going to be an upcoming Supreme release. Well, fast-forward about a year and some months, and look what secretly showed up! Supreme has dropped the Seylynn “S” in store, without any prior news release or official launch. Sound familiar? Remember back when they dropped the Zero Lo “S” in Navy? It was an unofficial drop as well, however word spread to a few major blogs at the time. This time, nothing! Which made it nice for me, as I was able to stroll in about 3 days later and pick up my pairs. As most of you know, the Seylynn is the same shoe as the Zero Lo, and there’s no understanding why the name was changed around the time that 8FIVE2 released their Seylynn “S” collab with Vans Syndicate. There’s also another anomaly with this Supreme release. These were produced in 2012, as it shows on the box label, around the same time that the 8FIVE2 version came out. Perhaps there was a factory minimum? Who knows! All we know is that Supreme sat on them for a few years. There are 3 colors, black, red, and blue. I chose to pick up just the red and blue, as the black is identical to the OG Zero Lo “S” which I already have. The inside lining is red leather, like most Supreme Vans, and there is a Supreme logo stamped in gold foil, along with the Luke Meier graphics that are on all Zero Lo’s. These are awesome, and classy. Get on down to Supreme, to see what they have left. I imagine they are highly limited, and definitely worth adding to your Vans collection.

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Vans Syndicate 026.164.3 x Odd Future – Old Skool “S” Pack (via @Silostore)

Jul 17 14 under Collaborations, Syndicate | Comments Off

The homies over at Silo Store have just put up their own high-res pics of this weekend’s highly anticipated sophomore release of the Vans Syndicate x Odd Future “Golf Wang” Old Skool “S”. This time they’ll be available in 3 colorways, which are listed below. Say what you will about this polarizing release, but just from a design standpoint, have you ever seen any Vans like these before? I didn’t think so. That’s something you have to respect in this day and age of retro’s and rehashed shit. These will have no problem selling out, but I just wanted to share Silo’s awesome photo work, giving us another point of view, and perhaps they can help you source a pair. On a side note, if you’re looking for older Syndicates, then there’s a good chance that Silo has it in stock, or they can track it down for you. Give them a call, and check out their webstore for their latest stuff, including these Golf Wang Old Skools that will be releasing this Saturday as a country wide coordinated release. It’s all about that hype!

info via Silo:

ODD FUTURE PACK: For this fall’s Syndicate Odd Future pack, Tyler the Creator chose one of his crew’s favorite Vans classic silhouettes, the Old Skool, to update to Pro “S” specs including custom artwork and graphics in three bold suede color ways grounded by a bright pink rubber sidewall. The Fall 2014 Odd Future pack is available exclusively from authorized Syndicate dealers July 19th.

STYLE: OLD SKOOL PRO “S”
MATERIALS:PREMIUM SUEDE
COLOR: (GOLF WANG) BLUE/PINK
MTL #: VN-0QHMF5E

STYLE: OLD SKOOL PRO “S”
MATERIALS:PREMIUM SUEDE
COLOR: (GOLF WANG) WHEAT/PINK
MTL #: VN-0QHMF5F

STYLE: OLD SKOOL PRO “S”
MATERIALS: PREMIUM SUEDE
COLOR: (GOLF WANG) GREEN/PINK
MTL #: VN-0QHMF5G

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Vans Japan x The Duffer of St. George – Capsule Collection (Japan only!)

Jul 14 14 under Collaborations, Japan Only | Comments Off

Words and pics via Highsnobiety:

“Vans have teamed up with legendary London brand The Duffer of St. George for a capsule collection of sneakers and long-sleeved tees, exclusive to the Japanese market. Two colorways of the Old Skool sneaker have been given a tartan side stripe, emblazoned with the label’s 1984 birth year on the heel counter. Keep an eye out for this release and check out the story behind the historic London brand here.”

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