Vans Skate x Lizzie Armanto – Signature Collection (Available Now!)

Apr 2 19 under Collaborations, Girls, Pro | Comments Off

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The latest collection from Vans’ global skate team rider Lizzie Armanto has finally sprung. With the super bloom season exploding with eye-catching and colorful flowers, it’s only natural for Lizzie’s new collection to blossom in a beautiful lavender pack featuring the Vans Slip-On Pro, Sk8-Hi Pro and matching apparel to complement. Lizzie’s vibrant aesthetic and love for skateboarding has inspired a collection made for women to feel comfortable and boldly push forward.

Featured in premium canvas and suede uppers, Lizzie Amanto’s endorsed colorway of the Vans Slip-On Pro and Sk8-Hi Pro are enhanced with innovative performance features that include supportive UltraCush HD sockliners for resilient cushioning and advanced comfort, and Duracap-reinforced underlays in high abrasion areas for premium durability and consistent fit. Fabricated with an added rubber ollie pad for increased protection, Lizzie’s endorsed colorways also reveal reflective checkerboard detailing on the foxing stripe that binds the shoe together.

While traveling in Asia, Lizzie became enamored with the traditional Japanese “Maneki-neko” cat that symbolizes good luck and knew it had to be incorporated in this collection. Both the Vans Slip-On Pro and Vans Sk8-Hi Pro have good fortune detailed in the sole and Lizzie’s own personal initials embroidered onto the heel counter. The Sk8-Hi Pro continues to bring her aesthetic to life with the top eyelet shaped as a flower, custom made for Lizzie.

Designed with movement in mind, Lizzie’s apparel collection is both stylish and functional. The Lizzie Body Suit provides a breathable cotton elastane material covered with an all-over checkered print that stays tucked in for optimal skate activity. The Lizzie Raglan Hoodie is the perfect pullover for warming up before a skate session. With a relaxed fit that keeps comfy looking fresh, the striking lavender-toned colorway and Lizzie’s embroidered signature makes this an essential to the outfit. Finally, the Lizzie Skate Pack keeps all the travel essentials tucked away in a backpack perfect for traveling with two main compartments ideal for tech storage, skate gear and other knick knacks.

Part of the Vans global family since 2014, Lizzie Armanto has paved her own path, boasting several contest wins and acclaimed video parts along the way. Staying true to the Vans DNA, Armanto has emerged as an icon of originality and an inspiration to aspiring skaters across the globe. When she’s not traveling or at her local skatepark, Lizzie continues to make her mark in skateboarding history by becoming the first woman to complete the infamous Tony Hawk loop in late 2018. Vans’ collaboration with Lizzie aligns with the brand’s commitment to enable and empower women skateboarders around the world.

The Vans x Lizzie Armanto Collection is available online and in-stores now. Click on the pic above or HERE, to pick up the new collection!

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Vans Skate x Hockey- AVE Classic High Pro (Available Now!)

Mar 13 19 under Collaborations, Pro | Comments Off

Here’s a release that we just caught wind of today. Hockey, the sub-label to our beloved skate brand Fucking Awesome, has just released these two AVE Classic High Pro’s. One constructed in all black herringbone canvas, and one in all white premium leather. Both feature Hockey branding printed on the vulcanized sidewall, as well as a custom embroidered message on the inside upper that reads “Eyes without a face”. As with all Pro models, these feature Pro vulcanized construction, with DURACAP upper reinforcements and a classic waffle grip gum sole. This deconstructed Sk8-Hi is too sick, and if you’re a fan of Anthony Van Engelen, or Hockey, then you need to get these highly limited Vans!

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Vans Skate x No-Comply x Daniel Johnston – “Hi, How Are You” Pack (3.13.19) @nocomplyatx

Mar 8 19 under Collaborations, Pro | Comments Off

No-Comply Skateshop celebrates its 12th anniversary with a highly limited Vans release. The Texas shop has joined forces with singer-songwriter Daniel Johnston for this awesome collab. They chose the Era Pro and Slip-On Pro, both featuring doodle artwork by Daniel. Each pair arrives with a custom tote bag, bandanna, guitar pick, and koozie, but the real kicker is that only 320 pairs will be available in each style. Definitely for the collectors! All proceeds will benefit the Hi, How Are You Project, which aims to create a mainstream discussion around mental health.

The shoes release march 13th, at No-Comply Skateshop in Austin, TX.

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Vans Skate x Antihero – Collection (Available Now!) #antihero

Mar 8 19 under Collaborations, Pro | Comments Off

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Words via Vans:

“Two of the most respected brands in skateboarding, Vans and Antihero Skateboards, band together to commemorate four shared team riders John Cardiel, Chris Pfanner Jeff Grosso and Tony Trujillo, with their favorite Vans Pro Skate styles. Available now, the Vans x Antihero assortment is a stylish, skate-inspired collection that ranges in apparel, accessories, and footwear, and highlights three athlete-endorsed Pro Classics and the signature TNT Advanced Prototype.

Celebrating the unapologetic spirit of Antihero Skateboards and its heritage of nearly 25 years, the Old Skool Pro (Cardiel), Slip-On Pro (Pfanner) and Sk8-Mid Pro (Grosso) join the TNT Advanced Prototype (Trujillo), in a collection that boasts premium suede and canvas upper textiles, Vans’ trusted Pro Skate performance technology, and custom Antihero graphics. With a design palette unified by Antihero’s mascot, the pigeon, each shoe features a custom pigeon character on the footbed, including a fat pigeon for Jeff Grosso’s Sk8-Mid Pro. Every style embodies a unique feature inspired by each skater, from outdoor styling and premium suede overlays by Cardiel and Grosso, to curated two-tone color executions by Pfanner and Trujillo. Both the Sk8 Mid Pro and TNT Advanced Prototype employ Vans UltraCush Lite 3D footbeds, while the Old Skool Pro and Slip On Pro are equipped with Duracap-reinforced rubber underlays for durability and UltraCush HD sockliners for unparalleled cushioning.

The Vans x Antihero apparel collection features clean graphic lockups across short and long sleeve tees, a fleece pullover hoodie, and a hat. The standout piece in the collection is a staple workwear-inspired yarn dye shadow plaid flannel featuring a straight hem, pigeon embroidery, and custom label package details.

Always unconventional and free from constraints, Antihero is one of the industry’s most respected skateboard brands to date. Founded by longtime professional skateboarder Julien Stranger in 1995, this San Francisco-based skateboard company has been paving its own path since day one.

The Vans x Antihero Collection is available Now on the Vans webstore, as well as select Vans Skate dealers.

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Vans Skate x Richardson – Cancelled Collaboration

Dec 27 18 under Collaborations, Pro | Comments Off

Word is, only a handful of people at Vans know why this Richardson collaboration was scrapped, and not one of them is going to say anything about it!

Here’s what Hypebeast had to say about it:

“Though Richardson had an entire Vans collaboration all ready to go, the project was unfortunately canceled before completion. Nevertheless, we have imagery of the sneakers that would’ve released, which include nearly all of Vans’ signature models: the Old Skool, Slip-On, Era and Authentic. Prints and patterns dominate the range, with the Richardson Glyph printed across the Slip-On and Old Skool and a special dazzle camouflage emblazoned across the Era. The Authentic was designed with two military-inspired colorways, complete with A-1, 2 etc. midsole graphics as a nod to the printing process.

Unfortunately, the collaboration is unlikely to ever see release.”

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Vans Skate x Pop Trading Company – Style 36 Pro, Chukka Pro, & Salman Agah Pro (12.8.18)

Dec 9 18 under Collaborations, Europe Exclusive, Pro | Comments Off

Amsterdam’s Pop Trading Company has teamed up with Vans Skate to bring this trio of Pro’s. Falling right in line with their subtle aesthetic, each pair was designed with a focus on texture. To start out, the Chukka comes wrapped in all-navy corduroy, while the Style 36 gets a mixture of turtledove woven textiles and nappy suede. The third and final model, the Salman Agah Pro, gets a potent purple hairy suede mock-up. Each pair features a debossed pop script logo on the medial side of the foxing, something we’ve been seeing a lot more lately. UltraCush removable insoles are standard on each Pro model, as well as a pair of backup laces. These have already released on the Pop webstore, but have no fear, shops like END Clothing will be releasing them soon.

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Vans Skate x DEFCON – Release Recap Thoughts (As Well As Some Apparel & Accessory Pics)

Nov 10 18 under Apparel, Collaborations, Pro | Comments Off

So, unless you’ve been under a rock somewhere, this morning, DEFCON released their latest Sk8-Hi Notchback Pro, in an all-black Multicam pattern colorway, and with it, they also created some apparel and accessories to coincide with the launch. This release was different from past ones, mainly because Vans and DEFCON decided to release the set solely on the DEFCON website. No skate shops or tactical stores received pairs to sell. I jokingly told my friends that the DEFCON release would indeed be a shit show, but at least we all were on a level playing field. The site didn’t provide us any info, so nobody knew what to expect, or could register an account for faster checkout. Turns out, this may be the best fucking idea ever! Sure, many lost out, but looking in the IG comments on DEFCONs account, it’s clear that a lot of people successfully purchased their first pair of DEFCONs, after failing with some of the past releases. When it comes to DEFCON, there will never be enough pairs made. Ever. There’s just too wide of an audience for such a limited product. It’s dope to see what DEFCON started as, even before it was labeled as DEFCON, and to see it become a brand that deserves all the hype and affirmation that it receives. This is what happens when your values and ideas come from an authentic place, instead of creating a story or hype to help sell something. It just so happens that there’s this really big military and gun culture that seemed to only really pop-up over the past 6 years or so. Add that into the growing Vans collector base, which we fully represent, as well as the sneaker reselling culture (yup it’s a full-fledged culture folks), and now you have a real cluster fuck of a situation, lol. Now it becomes about whoever has the most money to spend, will eventually end up with the pairs. What can you do? We live in an age of consumerism, where we feel we need to get our hands on everything that is dangled in front of us. My site doesn’t help that either, I know! But it is what it is. Highly sought after “stuff”, whether it be sneakers, priceless art, real estate, toys, etc., will always sell for what someone is willing to pay for it. So, feel happy for that person who was able to cop their first pair of DEFCONs today, and maybe one day, Vans will revisit these shoes, with some sort of a retro, and perhaps the hype will be gone, and those who were upset today will get them then, or maybe you may have moved on from Vans, the military, gun collecting, or reselling stuff, and you won’t give a shit. Maybe Vans will then need to create some “remember when” stories to help reinvigorate some hype again, although highly unlikely. I feel Vans gets to sit back and watch everyone else play these hunger games, while they continue to stay in their own lane, staying authentic. Staying true to their style. True to their ethos. Not giving into what mainstream pop culture says is cool.

Anyways, enough about that. Here’s a few pics for archival purposes, of the t-shirts, lapel pin, and pillow that also released this morning. Enjoy!

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Vans Skate x DEFCON – Sk8-Hi Notchback Pro MULTICAM Black (11.10.18)

Nov 6 18 under Collaborations, Pro | Comments Off

DEFCON is proud to announce the long awaited follow up to last years Vans® trio with an expanded capsule built around the new version SK8-HI™ NOTCHBACK PRO in MULTICAM® BLACK.
The Footwear is complimented by a range of apparel and accessories, that will release 0600 PST SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 10th, 2018.

FOOTWEAR OVERVIEW:
STYLE: SK8-HI NOTCHBACK PRO
MATERIALS: PIG SUEDE / CORDURA
COLOR: (DEFCON) MULTICAM / BLACK / BLACK
MTL #: VN0A38CARF0

SIZES: 5.0 – 15.0

FEATURES:
Premium Fire-Proof Warrior Suede
Water proof treatment on upper
MultiCam Cordura nylon textiles
DRi-LEX lining throughout
Gusseted tongue
Military detailing from DEFCON identity to BDU specs
Custom Vans Ultracush HD footbeds w/ custom artwork
Hesh Goat embossed heel stamp
Durable reverse lug outsole and Knurled texture foxing tape
Packaged in custom box with additional cord laces

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Vans Skate x Ray Barbee – Half Cab Pro & Old Skool Pro (Available Now!)

Sep 20 18 under Collaborations, Pro | Comments Off

Words via Hypebeast:

“Vans has just released two special version to its Pro series of footwear. Teaming up with legendary skater Ray Barbee, the drop sees new colorways for the Half Cab Pro, and the Old Skool Pro model. As a nod to Barbee’s prevalence in the ’90s skate scene, an early pro-board elephant graphic was used in the lining of the shoes to pay homage to Barbee’s long-time friend, Salman Agah.

Coming in burgundy and emerald, for the Old Skool Pro and Half Cab Pro, respectively, the pro-tested models encompass all the subtle skate technology that Vans has been working on for decades; features like the high-impact UltraCush HD sockliner, sticky waffle sole compound, and the Duracap-reinforced uppers. Those interested can head over to the Vans Pro Classics website for more info.”

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Vans Skate x Independent – Fall/Winter Collection (Available Now!)

Aug 3 18 under Collaborations, Pro | Comments Off

Words via Hypebeast:

“Skateboarding mainstays, Vans and Independent, are once again joining forces on limited footwear and apparel. The duo just unveiled their largest capsule yet for the Fall/Winter 2018 season to celebrate Independent’s 40th anniversary this year. Classic silhouettes such as the Sk8-Hi Pro and Slip-On Pro are purveyed in bold makeups alongside a fresh take on Tony Trujillo’s signature shoe, the TNT Advanced Prototype. All sneakers sport metallic silver foxing stripes coupled with Vans’ signature rubber outsoles.

The apparel range is comprised of the Vans Versa hoodie, woven flannels, coveralls, T-shirts, Authentic Chino pants, socks, and trucker hats. Co-branded details alongside vintage graphics are observed across the lineup. View the photos above and purchase the collection now on Vans’ online shop and select stockists.”

CLICK ON THE PIC ABOVE TO SEE AND PURCHASE THE COLLECTION ON VANS.COM!

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