Geoff Rowley has been pumping out dope Vans since pre Y2K, and his latest offering is no less rad. The new Rowley SPV’s features Super Pro Vulc and is his lightest shoe to date. More looks after the jump. Via Sneaker News.
This fall, Vans teams up with talented San Francisco-based artist Alex Kopps on two unique footwear designs. The Vans x Alex Kopps project includes an all-white Growlar and all-black Surfjitsu in light tonal prints that become more visible as the shoes get dirty and worn in. The kicks also feature hand-drawn logos by Kopps on the heel and insole. Hit the jump fort the other look.
Vans BMX sent Cory “Nasty” Nastazio, Gary Young, Scotty Cranmer, Ali Whitton and Ryan Guettler to murk the Journeys Backyard BBQ in Pennsylvania. They did not disappoint.
Not everyone went from Maloof in Queens to Coleman Park on Go Skateboarding Day in NYC. A select crew including Radcollector familia and columnists Michael Cohen, Brad Clarke, and Alex Corporan kept it in Money Making Manhattan with a GSD mission that included stops at Ace Hotel, The Hundreds, Chrome, SHUT, and The Meatball Shoppe before hitting up Coleman. Check out this rad recap featuring Chad Muska, Erik Ellington, Pat Hoblin, Rodney Smith, Tim Brodhagen and many more. Shot and edited by Simon J. Heath.
Yesterday we gave you a look at the Vans “Mystery Box” and today the secret is revealed with the launch of the LXVI Collection. The products fuse the familiar Vans visual aesthetic with advanced methods in comfort, flexibility and lighter weight materials. Go to the LXVI site to see all the styles and hit the jump for a look inside the “Mystery Box”.
Vans OTW has teamed up with Dual Forces for a combat boot with a modern twist. The project also includes a t-shirt along with a mission bag. Hit the jump for a closer look.
In one of the raddest promo moves of recent memory, Vans mailed out a bunch of “Mystery Boxes” for the launch of their new LXVI shoe with locked padlocks on them! While some have seen the shoes and code cracking is already in effect, its a concept that actually brings some excitment back to the release of a pair of sneakers. We’ll have the contents of the box soon. Hit the jump for another look.
Finally we bring you the third and final installment of the Vans Syndicate x Streetmachine Old Skool collab video collection. This ode to Copenhagen spot Jarmers Plads has a good twist at the end. Enjoy. Get the kicks here.
Yesterday was hot as fuck in NYC but that didn’t stop the army of skateboarders that took over the streets from Queens to the LES. Our editor Brad Clarke was in the mix for the opening of the brand new Coleman Skatepark and Go Skateboarding Day after party put together by the homies at Shut & Vans. Hit the jump for a sick photo recap and be on the look out for more coverage from Go Skateboarding Day NYC.
As promised, here is the next installment of Streetmachine’s rad teasers for their collabo Old Skool with Vans Syndicate. This one features Magnus Kreiberg getting beachy at Amager Park.
