As part of the Vans Vault winter 2009 collection, the exclusive wing of Vans has recruited pro skater Ray Barbee to lay his hand on a series of sneakers to celebrate his time as an artist in the skate culture. Barbee chose the nostalgic route, grouping the Vans Chukka Boot '95 LX, Vans Era '87 LX, and the Vans Old Skool '92 LX. Each sneaker takes on a look from the past in terms of material, color, details, and packaging. Check your Vans Vault dealers for availability.
Collaborative footwear between artist and sneaker brands is a common today, however Vans has taken art very seriously on its latest release. Robert Williams has hooked up with Vans Vault to create a pair of the Era model. Williams actually painted the canvas used on the sneaker and added the texture to coincide with one of his art pieces. The canvas was then shipped to China where the sneakers were built. The kicks will release on the 31st of October 2009 exclusively at NYC based DQM.
Check out additional images and video of the sneakers after the jump.
Pro skater Jeff Grosso has hooked up three pairs of Vans sneakers for its fall / winter 2009 collection. Each sneaker is constructed with a mix of leather and suede. The kicks also feature detailing on the inner-sole and tongue.
The Vans Sk8 High comes in green leather with black suede while the two remaining pairs feature black constructions with minimal green accents.
The Vans Sk8 Hi, Vans Sk8 Mid and Vans Era are now available and can be found in the UK at flatspot.
Vans has just released a selection of Authentic, Era, and 106's as part of their October 2009 collection. The kicks can now be found at Dave's Quality Meats in New York.
Black and orange are synonymous with San Francisco because they are the colors of their baseball team, the Giants. Vans has hooked up the Era in that colorway, in a suede construction. Besides the colors the kicks represent SF with graphics of the Golden Gate Bridge on the insole and inner tongue.
If you want to represent the Bay or you are just looking for some sneakers to match your Giants fitted, you can find them at Caliroots.
