Vans
HUF x Vans Sk8-Hi LX Available Now
The HUF x Vans collaboration which many of us caught a preview of acouple of months ago has officially been released. The Vans SK8-Hi uses metallic satin uppers either in red, silver, blue or black. Across the tongue you have the HUF signature. HUF just posted all four colorways of the Vans Sk8-Hi for $100 a pair at hufsf.com. Get em while they last and hit the jump for more pictures.
Dave the Chimp x Vans Mid School – Wake Up
UK artist Dave the Chimp has a collaborated with Vans to put together the “Wake Up” pack. Included in the Dave the Chimp x Vans collaboration is a pair of Vans Mid School shoes which will be exclusively available at Size?, a “Wake Up” skatedeck which is done in the same design as the sneakers, 2 tees designed by Dave the Chimp and fanzines/posters. The launch begins Friday, September 19th at the Vans Berlin store with a another launch at Londons Cargo on Wednesday, September 24th where there will be live a performance by Robots in Disguise and live exhibitions from Dave the Chimp. Check out more shots of after the jump. Via: HB
Vans Sk8-Hi Cargo
Vans has just released 2 new colorways of the popular Sk8 Hi model which they designed with a cargo pocket. Pictured above is a beige colorway and after the jump is a shot of a dark green camo colorway. Vans designed both of the sneakers to have a mini cargo pocket on the heel which looks sort of neat and probably comes in handy from time to time for various accessories. Retail price is around $85 and they are available now at Vans retailers. Remember to follow the jump for the shot of the Camo Sk8-Hi Cargo. Via: NK
Crooks & Castles x Vans ‘Gucci-esque’ – Preview
The Magic Tradeshow took place over this past week out in Las Vegas, NV. As always many companies were in attendance to show off some of the new gear which is scheduled to be released. One of the many highlights of the show were a couple pairs of sneakers with a Gucci inspried design which are a collaboration between Crooks & Castles and Vans. Back in June i first gave you at look at the Crooks & Castles x Vans Sneakers and reported that along with the black, red and green colorway posted back then that there would also be an alternative colorway being released. Here we finally have a preview picture of the other colorway. Whereas the first pair previewed months ago contains a black upper with red and green accents this pair swaps it around with a white upper and green and red accents. There is still no official word on a release date just yet so stay turned to Sneaker Obsession for further details. Follow the jump for a shot of the black pair.
Punk Your Chucks – Custom Chuck Taylors and More
Punk Your Chucks is the creation of ‘AKA MAG’ who is an urban/graffiti artist originally from New York City. AKA MAG started Punk Your Chucks due to his love for art and quality hand painted custom sneakers and clothing. Since the company was started he has since worked with many celebrities to design custom sneakers personally for them, celebrities such as Will Smith, Tommy Lee, Kelly Clarkson, Brad Gethard (BMX Rider) and many more. Custom sneakers arent just his bag though. AKA MAG also does clothing, bags for the ladies, jackets, keychains, vinyl toys and pretty much anything you need really. Chucks arent the only sneakers you can get customized either, he also does Vans and AF1’s. Take some time to check out the Punk Your Chucks website here and check out a whole bunch of designs created by AKA MAG.
Vans Skate Hi – Dark Knight Customs
Any Batman fans out there? Batman is one of those shows/cartoons/comics/movies that will always be loved by many people for years to come. The new Batman movie called Dark Knight will be coming out soon and sneaker customizer TWITCH just so happens to be one of those many Batman fans out there. Being psyched about the new Batman movie coming out he decided to do up a pair of custom sneakers dedicated to the epic comic book character. The base shoe of choice was a canvas Vans Skate Hi. Instead of going with bright and flashy colors TWITCH decided to keep a black and white colorway which gives you a dark and grimy Gotham City vibe. On each side of the sneaker there is a design of Batman in some sort of pose which is pure artwork at its best. No flash and glam, just art to catch ur attention. The detail and shading in each image created by TWITCH is on point and is something to defiantly be admired. Hit up TWITCH on his Myspace page here and make sure you check out the rest of the shots after the jump to see some close ups of the detail and images of the other 2 Batman pictures on the other side of the sneakers.
