17 May
Stylist Robert Verdi's combines two classics

Unotre brings us stylist Robert Verdi’s latest creation, an inspired conflation of vintage Hermès silk scarves and Vans classic slip-ons. Verdi takes the bold and bright graphics which the house of Hermès was built on and applies it to the timeless sneaker, creating headturning shoes to wear to this weekend’s BBQ. Nice one. via Highsnob


27 Apr
Limited edition shoes for summer

The collaboration between Beauty & Youth and Vans continues with a new summer Slip-On model. The limited edition sneaker will be available starting in June in two monogram versions, cobalt blue and lilac. You can pre-order the Beauty & Youth vs Vans Slip-Ons for late June delivery via Zozo for $90 (¥ 7,140). Additional close-ups […]


Vans Syndicate teams up with Tommy Guerrero for its latest collaboration. The minimal shoes strip everything down to a matte black colorway of Vans Old-Skool and Slip-On silhouettes, utilizing a perforated premium leather upper with subtle white contrast stitching for a little pop. A fittingly beautiful shoe for Guerrero — original member of Powell Peralta’s Bones […]


Legendary New York hardcore band Gorilla Biscuits — who just happen to be one of the all time favorites here at The Meadows — team up with Vans to lace out two of their classic designs. Lead singer Civ (Anthony Civarelli) lends Vans canvas Sk8-Hi and Slip-on styles some vibrant color schemes inspired by Gorilla […]


19 Nov
First peek at new collection for Spring/Summer 2011

High end shoe label Christian Louboutin is a highly revered name among Sex and the City addicts and dapper young (very rich) men from across the globe, mostly due to the designer’s distinctive leftfield approach to haute couture footwear. The new Spring/Summer 2011 collection includes both high top and slip-on men’s sneakers, and like previous […]


Taking time off from basically ruling the indie rock universe, Animal Collective are now designing to help the Earth, and their fellow animals. Teaming up with the Keep shoe company, they have designed a line of sneakers to benefit the Socorro Island Conservation fund. The line started with the concept that each band member would […]


23 Mar
Hussein Chalayan's Urban Mobility Flyer Fold sneakers

You know those days when you’re too lazy to even bend down and tie your shoelaces? People warn of the danger in wearing your sneakers so lackadaisically, barely on your feet, slipping further and further away from you with every step. Well, Hussein Chalayan is capitalizing on the half-assed nature of today’s youth with his […]


11 Mar
Everything Italian wrapped up in a shoe

Fin’s has released their new Amalfi collection that is blatantly inspired by a combination of the coastal Italian city and 1950s style. They’re made from linen and nubuck, which makes them very lightweight, and they’re finished with none other than a rubber sole. They come in three color combination’s: Ravello, Sorrento, and Positano (visit the […]