'SNEEZE' Partners With Vans on New Collaborative Skate Chukka Collection
Max Wasungu and Rick McCrank, among others, put the new kicks to use.
SNEEZE Mag joined forces with Vans on the 2022 SNEEZE Mag x Vans Skate Chukka collection, releasing three colorway iterations of Vans’ iconic Skate Chukka.
SNEEZE launched in 2008 and recently celebrated its 50th issue last fall. The streetwear and culture publication enlisted local skaters Max Wasungu, Rick McCrank, Stafhon Boca, Leon Chapdelaine, William Phelan, and Dylan Fulford to test out the new kicks in action at a local skate jam in Vancouver, Canada. Jake Kuzyk films the skaters in their natural element landing stylish board and ledge slides galore.
Nic Fensom, who designs under the pseudonym Mr. SNEEZE, conceptualized SNEEZE Mag x Vans Skate Chukka as “the shoe for ’22,” creating a durable, no-nonsense skate shoe meant for high-impact activity.
The dirtier, the grittier, the better the shoe, or as Mr. SNEEZE puts it himself, “[a sneaker] meant to be skated and destroyed as any Chukka should.” Dressed in a suede canvas upper, the SNEEZE Mag x Vans Skate Chukka sees three colorway iterations in brown, neon yellow (Acid), and white. The updated silhouette features wider laces, a custom heavy-duty heel pull, and a chunky, waffle outsole.
The collection is sold exclusively on SNEEZE and at the Dime Store in Montreal, Canada, starting at $105 USD.
Elsewhere in sneaker news, the adidas YEEZY BOOST 350 V2 will see an upcoming sleek “Onyx” colorway.
