It looks like Opening Ceremony is back again with another high end monochromatic themed release.  Constructed in the usual premium leather, with tonal vulcanized rubber outsoles, they switched things up a little this time by adding the VT Prison Issue LX to the lineup.  The VT Sk8-Hi LX and VT Old Skool LX are back again as well, in some rich new colors.  We’ve got Bison, Harvest Pumpkin, Beige, Black, and Chive which is my personal favorite.  Each pair breaks the $100 price point a little bit, but you’re getting a top notch Vans shoe, in a highly limited production run, in some classy colorways.  What more could you ask for?  Get on your grown folk steez for a change!  Purchase them all from Opening Ceremony’s webstore, or stop in to one of their retail locations.

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Vans Vault has once again teamed up with English bike saddle maker Brooks, to create this amazing capsule collection, including two shoes, a bike saddle, and a shoulder bag.  This time, they’ve brought on Taka Hayashi to add his stylings to the collection, featuring his intricate laser-etched patterns throughout the premium leather of each piece.  The shoes chosen for this release, are the OG Sk8-Hi LX, and OG Classic Slip-On LX, and are wrapped in a mixture of brown and black tanned leather.  The soles are a tonal white/marshmallow colorway, and feature a few color accents on the waffle gum sole.  Minimal Taka Hayashi branding can be seen on the footbed as well as the tongues.  There’s also a few limited accessories available separately, one being a Brooks Swift saddle, and a Brooks Barbican Shoulder Bag.  Two absolutely stunning pieces.  There’s also a custom drawer box and dustbag to finish the shoes off nicely.  Look for these to drop at your local Vault dealer this coming weekend like Sole Classics in Columbus, Ohio, on Saturday December 3rd.  Pricing is $150 for the Sk8-Hi and $120 for the Slip-On.

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Opening Ceremony’s latest Vans Vault collab just dropped, and this time they went with a few feline prints, aptly named the “Big Cat” pack.  They chose 5 different Classic Slip-On LX’s and Old Skool LX’s, in a variety of leopard and tiger patterns on faux fur.  These are now available from Opening Ceremony as well as their online shop.

Vault and Taka Hayashi are bringing the heat for Holiday ’16.  There’s a few familiar designs here, but in an opposite fashion, if you will.  The TH Court Hi LX, and TH Court Lo Strap LX, seen above, are revisited in a few new color combos, but two appear to be designed exactly off of models we’ve seen a few seasons back, but in either an opposite Hi or Lo.  Got it?  Moving on.  Taka’s designed a Slip-On and Sk8-Hi in a Nomad version, but this is the debut of the TH Chukka Nomad LX.  The shoe features a Native American inspired moccasin stitch design on the upper and mudguard.  Each shoe features one of  a few of Taka’s signature vulcanized soles, as well as his signature feather logo on the tongue.  Read about his inspiration for this collection, over on Hypebeast, and enjoy the pics after the jump.

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