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.
Japanese magazine MAD Ollie has hooked up with Vans to create a pair of Old Skools. The kicks were created to mark the Mad Ollie music festival. The upper is constructed in black in a mix of suede and leather, with white contrast stitching. The kicks midsole is checkered in black and white. The sneakers are now available in Japan at shops that carry Vans footwear.
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San Francisco based sneaker shop Huf has hooked up with Vans on a three pack of Old Skools. Each sneaker has an upper constructed in canvas, suede and leather in your choice of black, red, blue colorways. The are Huf branded on the toe-box, heel, tongue and insoles. The kicks are scheduled to go on sale on the 17th of October 2009 exclusively at Huf Shops in San Francisco and Los Angeles based shops.
New York based shop and label Supreme has hooked up with Vans to produce a collection of Old Skools and Half Cabs. Three Vans Old Skools are part of the collection, which feature a suede construction with a checkered design in three colorways: Yellow, Red, and Black.
The collection also includes three Vans Half Cabs in a mix of canvas and suede, which also features a checkered design. The Vans Half Cab also comes in three colorways: Red, Yellow and Black. You can find the kicks at Supreme on the 8th of October and in Japan on the 10th of October.
Just about every major city has at one point released a city pack taking inspiration from some aspect of a given city. Vans is gearing up to release a city pack as part of its fall 2009 collection. In the mix are four american cities, Los Angeles, New York, Chicago and San Francisco. Each city has inspired a pack of two Vans sneakers and a t-shirt.
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Here is a collection of Vans sneakers themed around the use of brown and green mint colors. Included in the collection are pairs of the Vans Sk8 Hi, Vans Authentic, Vans Slip-On, and the Vans Old Skool. The kicks are available at shops now.
