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“Alex Olsen‘s skateboarding label Bianca Chandôn was founded in 2014 and draws heavily from the 1970s — even coining its name after the Studio 54 legend Bianca Jagger and the racing driver Olivier Chandon de Braîlles. The brand is known for its “Lover” graphic, once more leaning into ’70s themes, and has gone on to work with everyone from Dover Street Market and Tom Bianchi to Crescent Down and Union L.A., and now it adds Vans to its roster of partners with the release of four skate-ready sneakers.

Taking on the Sk8-Hi Reissue VLT LX, Old Skool VLT LX, Authentic VLT LX and the Classic Slip-On VLT LX respectively, that are indebted to the skate scene — Bianca Chandôn applies a distinctive vintage aesthetic that gives the pairs a pleasantly worn-in look. Most of the work has been applied to Vans’ signature vulcanized waffle sole unit, which has been treated to a heavy wearing that looks as if the pairs have already been skated in, tinting the creamy base with black scuff marks and ink-like spills around the “Off The Wall” license plates on the heel. Completing the look is Bianca Chandôn’s signature which looks as if it’s been written onto the sole with a blue biro pen.

As for the rest of the shoe, you’ll find the Sk8-Hi sport a black colorway intersected with gray paneling that’s covered in stars, while leather has been used for the Vans stripe that runs across the mid-panel. Black suede works the toe, eyestay placket and heel cup, while dirtied white laces and a “Vault” tongue tag round things off.

Bianca Chandôn’s OG Authentic comes in a complementing blue colorway, with its white mid-panel upper sporting blue stars and the toe box being made from canvas. Here, more distressing has been applied to the uppers as the toe and heel are just as dirty as the sole unit.”

The Bianca Chandôn x Vans OG Sk8-Hi and Authentic collaboration drops on August 20, 2022 via select Vault by Vans and Bianca Chandôn retail accounts and online at Vans on August 23.

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In celebration of Pilgrim’s 10 year anniversary, they partnered with Vans Vault to create a collection of some of their favorite footwear styles. They couldn’t think of a better way to recognize this partnership than to release the most popular shoes they’ve made together to date.

The OG Classic Slip-on LX features their Pennant Checkerboard. It features Marshmallow canvas, an elasticated gusset at the sides of the tongue, a padded collar and a treaded two-tone outsole.

The OG Authentic LX has been a staple in their collaborations with Vans since the start. This version, in a vintage-washed green, is an homage to the color green Pilgrim used in their very first Authentic, and a reference to the original Authentic colorway of the early 1960’s. It features contrast tonal edge taping and eyelets, and a treaded two-tone outsole. Each pair comes with an alternative tonal shoelace.

The OG Era LX is a style they’ve always loved because it combines some of the best attributes of the Slip-On and Authentic. So for this collaboration they also combined design elements from both, by using their Pennant Checkerboard from the Slip-On along with a vintage-washed dusty blue canvas similar to the Authentic’s dusty green. The Era also features a padded collar and a treaded two-tone outsole. Each pair comes with an alternative tonal shoelace.

Each of the 3 pairs will retail for $98 + $18 shipping for one pair.  These are now available over on Pilgrim’s webstore.

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“Love Thy Community” will highlight 6 minority-owned businesses, providing them with the opportunity to design their own sneakers and T-shirts — and keep 100% of the profits.

In the 11 years since its founding, Kith has evolved from a New York City-based footwear retailer to a global retail empire and coveted lifestyle brand. One thing that’s never changed, however, is the importance of community: Kith founder Ronnie Fieg has long strived to uplift and amplify the extended Kith family. Now, Vault by Vans has joined forces with Kith to launch the new “Love Thy Community” initiative, partnering with Brooklyn Blooms for a floral-printed Slip-On and special T-shirt.

Brooklyn Blooms is the first of six minority-owned businesses to be spotlighted in Vault by Vans and Kith’s “Love Thy Community” initiative. The idea for “Love Thy Community” sprouted from Kith’s 10th-anniversary celebrations in 2021: Ronnie Fieg started a KITH Community initiative, which aimed to support local minority-owned businesses by using Kith’s platform to spotlight their wares and stories. Shortly thereafter, Vans, who had started their own small business-focused Foot the Bill initiative in 2020, approached Kith to elevate the Kith Community program, a partnership that resulted in “Love Thy Community.”

The seeds for Brooklyn Blooms were first sewn in 2017 when florist LaParis Phillips opened her first flower shop in Brooklyn’s Bed-Stuy neighborhood. Since then, Phillips’ business has bloomed in full, introducing a second location and becoming known around NYC for their one-of-a-kind floral assortments and welcoming atmosphere.

Brooklyn Blooms’ Slip-On features a custom all-over graphic that’s speckled throughout with bright flowers. Heels with embroidered “BK” and “STL” hits nod to Brooklyn Blooms’ home borough and shop logo — as well as St. Louis, where LaParis is originally from. Further details include “Creating Beautiful Things Out of Beautiful Things,” the shop’s tagline, on the sidewall and a specially printed insole graphic. The capsule’s t-shirt offers a co-branded hit on the front left chest and a large text graphic on the back.

Expect the Vault by Vans x Kith x Brooklyn Blooms “Love Thy Community” capsule to release on August 6 at the Brooklyn Blooms store and Brooklynblooms.com. The other five “Love Thy Community” projects will be rolled out in the coming months.

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