Vans
Vans Surf – Raglan
Our friends over at Extra Butter have just gotten in the newest silhouette from the Vans Surf line, a model known as the Raglan. This new mid-cut style comes equipped with eco-friendly features that are a staple of the growingly popular Vans Surf collection. The Raglan, which is has a super lightweight design comes with a waste-free, ultra-flexible injection-molded one piece outsole and a moisture wicking anti-bacterial bamboo lining. Taking the eco-friendly features a little bit further Vans Surf used water-based glue and ink. The glue and ink used are all water-based.
Available now at Extra Butter are two colorways of the Raglan. The first, which is shown above, is known as the ‘wine tasting’ colorway due to its purple/grape upper. The interior lining of the sneakers, as well as the panel running down the heel both use a white/purple stripped pattern. The sneakers were done up by Alex Knost of the Captain Fin Co. – a D.I.Y. company that specializes in artistic hand-foiled signature fins. Their branding comes in the form on an anchor placed inside a circle. Included is a second pair of laces which match the little magenta-colored stitch below the lace eyelets.
The second pair, which is shown after the jump, is the Huntington Beach pro-surfer – “Timmy Reyes” colorway, which is comprised of a tough black oiled canvas on the upper. The interior of this pair sports a plush black denim collar lining for comfort. Black and burnt orange laces are included with this pair.
Follow the jump to check out more detailed pictures and hit up Extra Butter now to get either of the two.
Crooks & Castles x Vans Moda Hi & Chukka
The other day we took a look at the Acapulco Gold x Vans Moda Hi and had mentioned they were part of an upcoming East vs West Pack which also included a pair of Vans designed by the Crooks & Castles team.
As it turns out Crooks & Castles also designed the new Moda Hi, as well as the Chukka Boot. Both of the shoes consist of an 100% black base with the Moda Hi featuring EPI leather and quilted leather and the Chukka Boot sporting EPI leather. The sneakers are set to release alongside the Moda Hi designed by Acapulco Gold sometime in March 2010.
Follow the jump to check out a shot of the Crooks & Castles x Vans Chukka Boot.
Acapulco Gold x Vans Moda Hi
Vans is in the process of putting together a new pack of sneakers known as the East vs West Pack which will include designs created by the likes of Acapulco Gold from NY and Crooks & Castles from LA. Displayed here is the design which Acapulco Gold has created using the newly released Vans Moda Hi, a model which fuses the Sk8 Hi, the Half Cab and the Mountain Edition Hi. AG equiped the Moda Hi with an upper that includes a mix of suede, leather and mesh in a clean white/green colorway. Acapulco Gold branding appears on the tag included on the side of the upper as well as on the tongue tag. Keeping you laced up is a pair of green/white boot laces.
An official release for the Acapulco Gold x Vans Moda Hi is set for March 2010.
In4mation x Vans Chukka Low
In a couple months when the winter season rolls around In4mation will be releasing Installment 2 of their collaboration between Vans. This time around Vans and In4mation produced a Chukka Low which features blue canvas on the upper, a brown midsole with a hint of red placed right above it and a houndstooth lining. Upon their release in November the In4mation x Vans Chukka Low will be exclusive to the Ward Warehouse Flagship store and will only be available in limited numbers.
Mastodon x Vans Summer 2009 Collection
KISS and Bad Brains have both had very successful releases invovling their collaborations with Vans and now its time for Mastodon, a heavy metal band from Atlanta to get their very own collection.
The Mastodon x Vans collection will feature a lineup of sneakers, some tees and a limited vinyl edition of Crack The Skye. The shoes in the collection consist of two pairs of Sk8-Hi’s and two pairs of Slip-Ons. One of the Sk8-Hi’s and one of the Slip-Ons sport the album artwork of Blood Mountain, while the other Sk8-Hi & Slip-On contain some artwork from Crack the Skye. All four of the sneakers will be released officially on July 6th, 2009 and if your interested you can pre-order a pair now at Rhino.
Crooks & Castles x Vans Fremont ‘White’ – June 6th Release
January saw the release of the Crooks & Castles x Vans Fremont Hi in Black and June will see the release of the Fremont Hi in white. When these Gucci-esque sneakers were released earlier in the year in black the Crooks & Castles fans went bananas after a long awaited release and the sneakers instantly sold out in very size available. You can expect just as much insanity when the white colorway debuts at the Crooks 8021 Melrose flagship store on June 6th. The shoe comes with an all white upper, green croc skin material on the heel and a Gucci-esque ankle strap with Crooks printed on it.
Be sure to head over early to the Crooks & Castles flagship store at 8021 Melrose on June 6th to get a spot in line for the official release. Supplies will be limited and they will go quick.
