vn 0j7pwhtzoom1 VANS SUICIDAL TENDENCIES WALLET

Vans has always been great about taking their love and devotion for seminal rock bands and integrating it into their brand in a very genuine way (I’m quite partial to the Iron Maiden slip-ons myself). They have now teamed…

vans old skool huf 2 540x270 Vans Old Skool by HUF

Yesterday we showed you the HUF x Converse shoe with proceeds going toward the against AIDS. Today we’ll bringing you another HUF collaboration this time with Vans. Available exclusively through HUF stores, the Vans Old Skool

made for skate MADE FOR SKATE PARTIES: SF, LA... SIMI VALLEY?

The book that traces the roots of skate shoe culture is finally coming to the skate and sneakerheads of SF and LA. Prepare to see some new shoe designs that’ll be rehashing all the classics from the book!

If…

half cab lx 540x325 HALF CAB LX, AND PROPER X VANS HOLIDAY LINE

A rather buttery croc skin Half Cab… But they’re a candle to the sun that is the Proper x Vans Holiday collaboration collection. Hot damn.

proper holiday vans collection1 540x270 HALF CAB LX, AND PROPER X VANS HOLIDAY LINE

dsc 8075 LOOSE CANNONS ON THE RUN IN MIAMI

Last night MIA Skate Shop, Vans, Vapors, and PS14 teamed up with local hero Joel Meinholz (who’s also interviewed in the next issue of Vapors) to sponsor the Loose Cannons on the Run bike race, and then female arm…

airwalk QUESTION; AIRWALK RISING SUN HI TOPS

If Vans can come back from the brink to become a major player (pre-Geoff Rowley, their shoes sucked), and Nike SB is doing Dunks in old Airwalk colorways (black/turquoise/white), what’s stopping Airwalk from coming back? Vans owned the ’70s,…

2954180134 18d5388981 VANS X FIXED GEAR LONDON BIKE

My London connect Andy over at Fixed Gear London hit me up with their latest collab bike with Vans. With their fixed collection and partnerships with MASH SF and FGL, Vans is on top of their shit. The bike…

quince 540x359 Quince Ruark, Vans

Another Clyde Singleton Debacle

(Editor’s note: Quince is part Native American, hence the Indian humor.)

What’s the difference between a Cleveland Indian and, say, an Indianapolis Indian?
Well, Cleveland Indians are a baseball team and…

You ain’t seen these yet… More to come in the next issue of Vapors.

[Sorry, Vans and Active both asked me to take down the photo of these exclusives, saying I was blowing up their spot--which was never my intent.…

jb THE BROTHERS BRUBAKER

Josh & Brandon Brubaker, Supra and Converse
A Clyde Singleton Production

In this century, there’ve been plenty of famous brothers. The Wright Brothers. Blues Brothers. Jackson 5. Da Bee Gees. And I ain’t ’een gone count them Jonas dudes…