Vans collaborated with the finest photographers from Surfing Magazine to capture six of the most popular surf breaks from around the nation and design them onto canvas sneakers. The six different models will include famous breaks from places like Huntington Beach, Steamer Lane, Blacks, Off the Wall, Montauk Long Island and the Sebastian Inlet. In addition, Vans is donating $10,000 to the Surfrider Foundation and $5 from each pair of shoes sold. Look for this Surfrider Foundation Era collection to hit Vans stores and surf shops around the country soon.
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The new Vans store has officially opened in Paris, located just across the street from Starcow, on the Rue St. Honore. This store stocks the entire Vans line-up from shoes to skating tools & accessories to Vans apparel.
Very nice store overall, woodgrain shelves and just enough room to shop comfortably. This store does not only carry general release vans but also is stocked with the full line of Marc Jacobs Vans and also the Vans x Motörhead release plus many more goods. If your ever in the Rue St. district be sure to stop by and check out this very nice new store.
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Shoes can be a hassle to ship since there is never a “right” box that they can fit in. Now, sneakerheads have nothing to worry about because the United States Postal Service made a big enough shipping box that can fit almost any shoe. According to the USPS its will cost around $4 to $6 dollars to ship coast to coast.
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With all the SB and Adicolor releases, Creative Recreation may have fell off the radar for a second. But with summer approaching there may not be an upscale looking sneaker that’s a better choice. For New York heads check Barneys and for LA heads check Blends mid-June for the release of these sick, black patent leather and ostrich skin Cesario’s as well as the white and brown snakeskin colorway. They will also be available at select Beams stores in Japan mid-May.
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Diamond & Bones, a relatively new streetwear brand based out of Rome, Italty, has a new interview with High Snobiety. In this interview, Luigi, the founder of Diamond & Bones, talks about how he got started, his inspirations, his future collaborations and more.
Read the interivew here.
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