Scheduled to release on June 24th, take a look at the three models that make up the Brain Dead x Vans Vault Collection. The collection will features the Old Skool LX, the Classic Slip-On LX and the Vans Era Womens all dressed in bold colors such as Green, Yellow and Pink covered in a print consisting of Brain Dead’s symbolic post-punk references, skateboarding subcultures and underground comic aesthetics. The tonal look of the is then paired up with Black laces, White eyelets and a White (branded) vulcanized midsole.
Sometimes, simplicity is the best route to go with a sneaker. Ones such as the Vans Era Mens prove just that, utilizing a simple construction, and minimalistic paneling.
The ‘Akemi’ Vans Era Cheap combines the simplistic sneaker with a slightly more complex print atop.As an all patterned sneaker, the shoe features a woven upper, dipped in a nice combination of colors. The black, grey, and brown all provide neutrality for the shoe, while the pattern showcases them beautifully. This sits atop a white midsole, which contains dark grey piping around it.
Vans’ patchwork motif extends its way onto the low-top classic, the Vans Era For Sale, doing up the maximalist design in a way that honors the Sk8-Hi and Slip-On renditions. While largely out of stock on the Anaheim label’s own webstore, the pair is finding its way to other retailers in its Spring-ready assortment of tones. Multiple hues — a mustard yellow, bright red, hot pink, deep blue, and a few others — sit along the skate-driven upper, placed along the vamp, profile, and heel counter by way of overt stitching. Asymmetric in its design, the left and right foot resemble each other only in silhouette as the patches arrive with different placements and different tones for something that is firmly dedicated to its theme.
Vans and Opening Ceremony join forces yet again, as the store lends a premium touch to Vans’s classic Vans Era Discount silhouette. The skate shoe is elevated with two luxe corduroy colors, a soft “Blue Surf” that’s reminiscent of a turquoise, and a pastel “Powder Pink.” Each shoe has a contrasting stripe on the white midsole, a gold “Vans” tag on the upper for a pop of color, and gold-stamped, co-branded detailing on the insole.