Apologies if this has already been covered...
I stopped by the Vans shop in Harajuku (Tokyo) today and was talking to the manager and he mentioned that Vans is no longer producing new pro models/pro models have been discontinued? I found it hard to believe, but he explained that Vans is going with the "pro-line," shoes which have basically the same silhouettes/uppers/insoles/midsoles as they have had, but is no longer introducing new signature shoes. This sort of contradicts the fact that Lizzie Armanto has a pro-model dropping next year, etc.
Apparently the plug was pulled last year and it's a global initiative. This was echoed by the staff at one of the ABC-Marts in Shibuya.
Figured someone here would know. Has anyone else heard anything of the sort?
Addendum: They will keep making the Half-Cab, and from what it sounded like the Rowan and Berle.