Celebrate 'Murica With the Vans "American Freedom" Pack

Jeb Bush would approve.

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External and internal terrorist threats, a wild card presidential candidate, political gridlock and racial strife — the U.S. might be having a bit of an identity crisis at the moment. So what better time than now for Vans to inject some good ol’ bombastic patriotism into sneaker culture at least with its “American Freedom” pack? Taking its iconic Sk8-Hi ($70 USD) and Authentic ($55 USD) silhouettes, Vans has plastered their uppers with patterns of the Old Glory and the bald eagle in what can be described as a loud colorway, to say the least. Sneaker Politics lives up to its name by offering these for sale online. Following his oft-parodied tweet, we suspect that a certain member of the Bush family will be cashing in on a pair.

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