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Alexander Lee Change, Tokyo based designer, has linked up with Vans to work on a Sk8 Hi. The Sk8 Hi is based on a black and white colorway, and have a touch of Vans all over the shoe. The Sk8 Hi features a patent leather upper with a half/half split look to the shoe. One side of the shoe is a solid black, while the other side features a black/white checkerboard pattern. The Sk8 Hi is part of the Fall/Winter ‘09 Vans Japan line, and they will be releasing soon over at Zicue.
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Sorry for the hiatus of posting, but I was out of town. Back to the news now. Vans is always doing collaborations with Japanese brands. This time around Vans is linking up with Beauty & Youth on a few Eras. The Era will come in three colorways, a black/white, light grey/black and a brown/tan. The shoes will also come with an original Vans old school box. The pack was released at Beauty & Youth last week so make sure to check the shop out.
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Earlier this year we showed you the Vans x Eric Elms. Now we get a little better look on the upcoming shoe that will be releasing. The shoes look like they were constructed extremely well. I can’t wait to see these in person. Head over to Hypebeast as well for a full interview with Eric Elms himself.
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Vans is recognized all over the world and now they are paying tribute to a few U.S. cities. The “City Pack” is paying respect to New York, San Francisco, Chicago and Los Angeles, and the respective skate spots in each city. Each city features two different shoes in the city’s respective colors. The New York set a black Era and Half Cab with a little orange hit commemorating Astor Place. While the Chicago set features a black/red Old Skool and Sk8 Hi commemorating the Shedd Aquarium. The San Francisco set features a orange/black Era and Old Skool commemorating Embarcadero, while Los Angeles has a blue Mid Skool and Half Cab showing off Lockwood Elementary. Each has a matching t-shirt and will be available this summer.
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Fall ‘09 is just around the corner, and Vans Vault is bringing us a new high top style. For Fall Vault is hitting us with the Hi Fi LX. Vans basically took a Sk8 Hi, and stretched it out so that the top would reach your shins. The shoe will come in a black pony hair, a zebra pattern and a gold colorway. The shoe has regular eyelets throughout the bottom of the shoe, but once it reaches the top, the hooks are similar to those of hiking boots. These will be dropping around August/September so make sure to mark your calendars.
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Vans Vault is dropping a new Era this month. The Era features an “Atticus” style print on the canvas upper. The shoe comes in a cream/red and a cream/green colorway. These will be available at Vans Vault retailers really soon, or you can head over to FLAUGE to scoop your pair up right now.
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Vans and Deluxe have been doing one collaboration after another. First they hit us with the Vans Deluxe Sk8 Hi, not they are working on a Chukka. The Chukka features premium leather and suede upper, with a Deluxe hit on the tongue. The Chukka looks simple and clean. If you are around Deluxe on May 28th be sure to scoop a pair up.
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Vans and Supreme aren’t strangers for doing collaborations together. With this new collaboration, Vans and Supreme bring in Malcom Mclaren to do a job on some V-79s. Mclaren is known for his work by forming and managing the Sex Pistols. He also worked with major designers and ran a solo music career. This time around, he is doing a set of clothes, a hat and some Vans for Supreme. The V-79s that Mclaren designed come in a pink, a yellow and an orange colorway. All feature special insoles featuring Mclaren’s album “Duck Rock” artwork. The tongue also features some touches by Mclaren and Mclaren’s name on the inner tongue. These will be available Thursday, May 21st via Supreme stores and on their website.
Images and Info via Supreme
So we all know the success of the first 3 Feet High pack. Now Vans, HUF, DQM and Kicks Hi have decided to go at it again and make a second pack. This pack features a Half Cab with touches from each shop. The DQM Half Cab seems to feature black/houndsooth uppers, while the HUF Half Cab sticks with the snakeskin that they put on the previous Chukka, however this time in red. From the pics, the Kicks Hi looks like it features a black upper, with green and orange accents. No news on the drop date but be sure to check back for more info. If these are anything like the first pack, they will go quickly.
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