Our friends in the UK, over at The Other Side of the Pillow, a shop that specialize in vintage products, always seems to amaze me with their vintage made in the U.S.A. Vans that they come across. I learn a lot from other Vans collectors, resellers, curators, enthusiasts, or whatever they are classified under! Their latest offering is of a rare collection from Vans, known as the Crescent Island Collection. Focused primarily on luxury, there is an attention to detail of the materials and colors, which was totally on the opposite side of the spectrum of the skateboard influences of the late 80s, with their bright colors, and street punk wearing high-tops. These were for the fashion forward personality types. Those who understood fine quality, and cutting edge fashion. You’ll find that most of the models in this collection are constructed with corduroy, denim, velvet, or suede, in rich earthtone colors, as well as antique brass eyelets, pigskin trim, and coordinated cord laces. This was the Vans Vault, and Vans California collections, for that era. I was definitely surprised to see that Vans had this vision early on, and I’m glad that I have an outlet to share this with the rest of you Vans heads!
To see which pairs are available for purchase, check out the entire feature over on The Other Side of the Pillow blog, and shoot them an email if you’re interested in anything they have for sale! Tell them Guamstyles sent you, from OTWS!
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One of the greatest things about Vans, is how they were known in their early years for their customizing, and small production runs, which allowed all sorts of people to come to Vans, and ask them to whip up a quick run of shoes for promotional use, or what have you. In this case, it was legendary rock radio station 106.7 KROQ, here in the Los Angeles, and Orange County area that went to Vans, to create these awesome, unseen promo Vans. My homie Jim, aka 5150Marley, sent me these pics of his friends late 1980s pair, made in the USA, Vans Era’s, which he had won from KROQ some 20+ years ago. How dope is that? Check out all the logos…on the sidewalls, and all over the canvas. No doubt about it, these are a rare gem, and people will be asking questions! Thanks Jim!
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Words via Highsnobiety:
“Usually we are now big fans of too much color and graphics on sneakers, but we have to hand it to stylist Robert Verdi, who had the brilliant idea of adding a series of vintage Hermes silk scarves to the classic Vans Slip-On sneaker. Each sneaker features a Hermes silk scarf upper, perfect for the summer with its colorful graphic uppers.”
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The Serio is one of those rare pairs from Vans, that came out during a time when Vans explored many different avenues of styles, unlike today’s primary focus on action sports, and of course, their classics. The Serio, was a running shoe, that came out in the 80s, in various makeups, with different colors, primarily made with a combo of suede and nylon panels. A few different soles have been seen on various pairs floating around online, and in my possession, some geared towards trail running, and others geared for running, or walking. This pair is by far, the nicest one I’ve seen ever, and I thought I’d share it with you all!
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I was randomly going through Google images, and I came across a few pics from Artifact Bag Co.’s blog, of random vintage Vans ads. I know there are a ton more out there, and any contributions would be greatly appreciated. Take a stroll down the Vans memory lane, and enjoy these cool ads.
pics via Artifact Bag Co.
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