May 10 22 under Collaborations, Surf | Comments Off on Vans Surf x Mollusk – Collection (5.16.22)
Vans and Mollusk link up for footwear and apparel collection. The capsule features iconic silhouettes, subtle textures, and standard colors that sit easily on hemp, corduroy, and cork. The project incorporates the Authentic SF, Slip-On SF, and the Chukka DX SF, plus three tees and two hats.
Mollusk worked with long-time collaborator, Nathaniel Russell, to deliver the business. Nathaniel cooked up a hot scene with all his friends: Big Time Dolphin, Byrd the Hair Farmer, and Mystic Mushroom. Then, photographer Aubrey Trinnaman helped bring this collection to life with snapshots of warm memories of a day with your friends. Suitable clothes for a good walk.
The Vans x Mollusk collection will be available at mollusksurfshop.com on May 16th, 2022, and at select surf retailers and Vans.com. Visit Vans.com/News for more information.
Additionally, a release party will be held on Saturday, May 14th, at Mollusk Surf Shop, Santa Barbara. Join Mollusk for an afternoon of good hangs, drinks, and music by Mapache (plus a special surprise gift).
“Linking up with multidisciplinary artist and musician Julian Klincewicz, Vans Vault share a five-piece capsule of transformed classics. Multidisciplinary artist Julian Klincewicz offers his unique creative vision to Vans Vault this season with a capsule collection delivering a plethora of reimagined Vans staples – continuing his collaborative relationship with the legendary skate brand.
Constructed with plush suede leather across the OG Authentic and OG Style 31 silhouettes, Klincewicz’ five-style pack incorporates a combination of tasteful coloration with a sense of the multi-hyphenate’s own visual code. Embellished with gold foil printed slogans – “Pale Fire Sky” and “Pure Imagination”- statement gold eyelets add a further flourish of subtle charm, while statement blue outsoles to the Authentic models introduces an extra boost of color. Available in 5 hairy suede colors: Cherry Tomato, Umber, Grape Jam, Nugget Gold, and Everglade.
Encapsulating classic Vans style with a twist, Klincewicz’ collaboration seeks to celebrate human connection, championing creativity across five vibrant and eye-catching revamped classics.”
Currently up on the END Launches raffle site for $129 each.
Apr 20 22 under The Authentic Era | Comments Off on The Authentic Era Podcast – Episode 32 – Defcons, Uprise, Engineered Garments, and more WTF from MSCHF (4.19.22)
After a few technical difficulties, we’re back with episode 32B. Let’s try this again! We’re trying out Zoom for this episode, so if it sounds different, that’s why. We’ll get it dialed in by ep. 50 I’m sure. Baseball is back, and we couldn’t be more stoked. Bill’s bday is approaching and a gathering-turned-house party is in the works. Eddie and Moms is going to a country music festival and are gonna see Willy Nelson while he’s still performing. The boys are drinking Cutwaters, Stouts, and Tea for the evening.
Our shoe release news is a little dated due to our podcast issues, but we talked about Defcons, Uprise Half Cabs, Palace x Vault x Calvin Klein cK1 Authentics, Engineered Garments Era VLTs, and the Yucca fins x Vans Surf collaboration. Lots of stuff to catch up on.
In other news, Bill is still waiting for his first order of Mooneyes Vans. WTF is up Vans?
Vans goes after MSCHF and their stupid Wavy Old-Skool wannabes. Why an established rapper like Tyga would even want to associate himself with this whack shit is beyond us. Stop supporting these bootleg sneaker brands. Fakes are fakes no matter how you look at it. It’s whack. Don’t be a sucker.
For Show & Tell, Bill got one of those cool wooden Vans Family signs from Tintin. Joey picked up a coffee table book by Glenn Friedman of the punk rock band Black Flag. Eddie picked up a few Marc Jacobs Vaults from 2006, in DS condition. There’s no better time to start scooping up older Marc Jacobs Vaults, while their prices are still reasonable. Thanks for joining us tonight!
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“After a three-year hiatus, Daiku Suzuki’s Engineered Garments and Vault by Vans reunite once again for a laceless take on the iconic Vans Era skate shoes.
The upcoming pairs arrive in four different colorways including “Beige/White,” “Black/White,” “White/White,” and “Black/Black.” Uppers come mismatched, arriving in an inverted mix of leather, suede, and canvas, while white eyelet loops run solely down the inner side of the sneakers. Additional details include fabric tags on the laterals and emblems on the heels that match the base colors, and UltraCush layered insoles and classic rubber sole units below complete the design”.
The Engineered Garments x Vans Vault collaboration will be on sale at the Nepenthes’ online store and physical locations on April 9 for ¥15,400 JPY (approximately $125 USD), followed by a release of select colorways on April 15.
Apr 12 22 under Collaborations, Vault | Comments Off on Vault by Vans x Palace x Calvin Klein – “CalVans cK1” OG Authentic LX (4.8.22)
Vans and Palace Skateboards team up again, this time as part of Palace’s collaboration with Calvin Klein’s cK1 label. They chose a Vault Originals this time, by way of the OG Authentic LX, which they’ve named the “CalVans”, which can be seen as a nifty custom text logo printed on white canvas, in an all-over pattern. The most interesting part to us, is that it’s a Vault, instead of the usual Skate silo, so that’s pretty cool. Palace branding can be found on the custom heel license plate, as well as the footbed heel pad.
Sorry for the late info, but these dropped last week, and only smaller sizes are left on the Palace website for $118.
Apr 5 22 under Collaborations, Pro, Skate | Comments Off on Vans Skate x Uprise – “Chicago Pack” Skate Half Cab ’92 (4.8.22)
As Vans Skateboarding celebrates the 30th anniversary of Steve Caballero’s Half Cab over the course of 2022, several skate shops and brands have been tapped to reimagine the iconic model. One of these outlets is the Chicago-based Uprise Skateshop. Widely regarded as the godfathers of Chicago skateboarding, the Uprise Skateshop crew — who, themselves, are celebrating their 25th anniversary in 2022 — have brought Windy City style to two iterations of the Skate Half Cab ‘92.
Uprise Skateshop’s duo of takes on the Skate Half Cab ‘92 are Chicago through and through, offering black and red-based color schemes that nod to the Windy City’s classic Chicago Colorways. Both pairs are constructed of traditional canvas and shorthair suede, with contrast stitching adding an extra touch of detail and original Half Cab branding placed on the quarter panel and tongue. Uprise’s familiar text logo can be seen on both the inside of the tongue tag and the insoles, where it’s displayed in repeating fashion alongside a Vans wordmark.
From a performance standpoint, the Vans Skateboarding x Uprise Skateshop Skate Half Cab ‘92 uses proprietary POPCUSH sockliners for superior cushioning and impact protection plus a new SICKSTICK gum rubber compound on the outsole for enhanced grip and durability. Tongues are secured with elastic straps for enhanced lockdown, while a tougher toe knurl and internal heel shank ensure that the shoes can withstand even the most gruelling sessions.
The Vans Skateboarding x Uprise Skateshop Skate Half Cab ‘92 collection is exclusive to Uprise Skateshop’s brick-and-mortar store and the Uprise Skateshop webstore. It’ll be made available for purchase on April 8, with shoes priced at $85. Please visit The Drop List, a calendar of Vans’ most exclusive product drops, for more information and where to purchase.
Sorry for not having much information ahead of time on these, but as with all things DEFCON, they like to keep things classified. We’ve been sharing every pic that was posted on IG this week, but we now have the official images via the DEFCON webstore. This is more of an archive post, since it’s too late to purchase a pair now, and the few skate shops that did get these, have resorted to fcfs, in-store only releases, and people (or at least their chairs) have been lined up since yesterday morning. I still think if you can’t tough out a sneaker camp out, then your chair gets lined up across the street with all the other suckers, but that’s just me. Anyways!
This pack consists of a new variation for DEFCON Vans, this time utilizing the rarely seen Gore-Tex silo. We’re not sure if they fall under the MTE line, or not, but that’s the closest identity we could give to the Gore-Tex stuff. We get two shoes for this release. There’s the Sk8-Hi Notchback Gore-Tex, as well as an Old Skool Gore-Tex, both featuring Woodland Camo poly based textiles, as well as premium Wolverine weathertight waterproof pig suede. The tongue features some custom artwork, as well as a message that says “Violent World Protection” and “138”, which although hasn’t been confirmed, but most likely is a reference to the punk band Misfits’ “We are 138” song.
I dunno man. This DEFCON stuff is always super rad, and original, and I sometimes feel bad for the Vans community, who have always supported and coveted their stuff, being that the DEFCON origins are within Vans Syndicate. The DEFCON brand caught on with special ops and military folks early on due to it’s highly authentic and attention to detail with their mil-spec aesthetic, and has now pretty much pivoted to the tactical community, and shit, if I was a brand looking for long-term sustainability and perhaps more profit, I’d be rubbing elbows with those folks as well. They’re the ones who are paying you $1,000 and up for your earlier Defcon Vans. That’s nothing compared to what they spend on their arsenals and ammo! What’s a $70 New Era or a $750 knife to them? Everyone wants to belong to something. We all want to find an identity and a community. Some are just able to buy their way into it. Not saying everyone is a culture vulture, but maybe we all are in some way or another. Maybe it’s the other way around, hehe.
At the end of the day, we still love DEFCON and think they make some of the raddest shit out there. Their attitude and designs are legit, and speak to folks like us, who idolized all things military growing up, and who want to display their American pride, without it all looking like something you picked up at the Wal-Mart. SR-71’s, Rambo graphics, and Eagles clutching lightning bolts is more our speed.
Mar 24 22 under The Authentic Era | Comments Off on The Authentic Era Podcast – Episode 31 – Blends Bones, Slipreme, and Alyasha the G.O.A.T. (3.22.22)
What’s up and thanks for joining us for Episode 31! By now, you should know that we pretty much wing it. Last week, we took a sick day, but we’re on the mend, and we have some interesting shit to talk about.
Bill was the only one drinking a beer tonight, while Ed and Joey had their waters on deck. I never thought we’d get into a pleasant conversation around water, but we learned what brands we like, and don’t like. Joe just installed a reverse osmosis system under his sink and it’s life changing. Hydration is the key to life, folks.
The Blends unreleased pack dropped, and a few were lucky enough to score a pair. Although we’d prefer an in-store release, or a FCFS online drop like everyone else, we think their raffle method is the safest, and most fair for the amount of demand these Bones get. We can’t thank the Blends fam enough for blessing us with the VIP treatment on this pack. Since we’re on the topic of releases, Defcon dropped some stuff on us last week. Now, we patiently wait to see if there’s some Vans coming too!
We’re anticipating the Vault x Krink collection to drop later this week, so stay tuned for that. Iconic collab right there.
Anyone see The Simpsons “Cool Guy” episode? Pretty funny to see them poke fun at our once beloved culture, which is obviously now too mainstream for us. Is this a sign we need to stop wearing Supreme?!
So, we came across an episode of Talib Kweli’s “The People’s Party” podcast on the Uproxx Youtube channel, featuring Alyasha Owerka Moore. We don’t dare put a title on him, because he’s larger than any title we could ever come up with, but chances are, some of your favorite sneakers or clothes wouldn’t exist without his touch or influence. Whether it’s from this interview, or Bobby Hundred’s book, or just through common acquaintances in San Diego, we feel like we’ve known this guy for decades, but we barely knew anything about him. He also articulated everything our simple minds have been trying to convey since episode 1 of The Authentic Era, in regards to what our sneaker & streetwear culture have become. It’s basically bottle service now, and that’s clown culture!!! We invite you to watch that episode in it’s entirety on their channel, as we had to cut out the parts on our show, where we played clips, due to copyright. Whoops!
That segued us into our final topic of the evening, talking about entitlement, and image, and social media influence. Kids have to grow up with this added pressure these days, and it’s fucked up. But, hey, just remember kids, your favorite idol says you need to just “get off your ass, and work!”.
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All views and opinions are strictly our own, and not affiliated with anything. If we offend any of you, just know that it wasn’t personal, and we love everyone and everything. Don’t take life so seriously, and that includes us.
Mar 24 22 under Anaheim Factory, Collaborations | Comments Off on Vans Anaheim Factory x Mooneyes – Authentic 44 DX (3.25.22)
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Vans is continuing their long-standing relationship with Mooneyes, which goes back to the late 60’s to early 70’s, with a new rendition of the iconic Mooneyes Vans Authentic. This very same Mooneyes eyeshape logo was used on the first pairs that Vans manufactured in their original factory in Anaheim, CA, which we’ve seen a few pairs floating around online, as well as on display in the NHRA museum in Pomona, CA. Vans reintroduced this all-over print via the Mooneyes x Vault by Vans collection back in 2008, on an Era LX. We didn’t see the print again, until a Japan-exclusive Authentic released at the Yokohama Hot Rod Custom Show in 2018.
Well, Vans and Mooneyes fans can rejoice, because we’re now getting the most authentic to the original version, by way of the Anaheim Factory collection. The Authentic 44 DX aka “Style 44”, features the original “Made In USA” shape, and heavier 10oz. canvas, as well as the glossy vulcanized sidewalls that we all love, especially when it comes to cleaning them. There will be a White/Black pair, representing the original one, as well as a Black/Red pair, and a Mooneyes must have, in Yellow/Black. These are beautiful, and best of all, they’re releasing here in the USA!
Not sure what pricing will be, but they’re listed at ¥10,000 over on Mooneyes JP’s site. We imagine they’ll be in the standard Anaheim pricing of around $95-$105. Not much more to say, but these are awesome, and you’ll definitely want a pair, or 3!
Mar 14 22 under Art, Collaborations, Vault | Comments Off on Vault by Vans x Krink – Collection (3.25.22)
Leading with a sense of DIY and empowered by creative expression, Vault by Vans is proud to partner with Brooklyn-based Krink. Krink began as the first ink and paint market brand for graffiti writers and grew exponentially into an international art supply brand with continually expanding collections of apparel, artist tools and accessories. Inspired by Krink’s founder, Craig Costello, who grew up writing graffiti, skateboarding, and listening to punk and hip-hop, DIY sensibility informed much of what he and his community did in their youth. These core tenants influenced the early beginning of Krink and have remained an important part of the brand’s ethos. This collaboration with Vault by Vans celebrates these creative communities through functional design
Shot in Los Angeles, California by De’lon, the collection features artist Erin D. Garcia, two members of Krink’s creative community. The six-piece collection features three footwear silhouettes and three apparel pieces that celebrate the history and heritage of Krink with functional design details for graffiti writer’s everyday wear. Leading the footwear assortment is the Authentic VLT LX that has been remastered in Krink’s signature silver. It features a thick-gauged ballistic nylon upper, which provides an elevated level of breathability while remaining durable, gray monochromatic outsole, silver metal eyelets and 3M reflective heel pull. The Old Skool VLT LX will be available in two classic offerings of black and navy. Each model features a Krink New York City logo inspired by the iconic super permanent stickers developed by the brand that can adhere to any surface. Vans’ iconic Sidestripe has been updated with a 3M reflective material along with a heel pull. Each of the footwear models are finished with 3M reflective Krink branding on the tongue and co-branded UltraCush™ footbeds.
Krink is rooted in making tools through modification and repurposing. From custom inks and paints to specialty delivery systems, Krink is dedicated to invention and creativity, while bringing functionality with art and design. This philosophy is carried through to the three-piece apparel assortment that includes Vault by Vans x Krink shirt featuring a custom tag created by Costello, while the Photo Shirt features a photo from Costello’s archives of a jacket he modified – sewing in a hidden pocket to stash paint and markers. The photo serves as inspiration for the Vault x Krink Drill Chore Coat, which brings the stash pocket to life. The tonal black shell includes two interior 3M reflective pockets with contrasting stitches visible on the exterior, a nod to Costello’s original diy sewing.
The Vault by Vans x Krink Collection will be available beginning March 25, 2022, at select Vault by Vans retailers.
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