Vans Plans

[231st Street]

these are the vons plons

I might get these.  When do they come out?

[Richard Skidder]

Atiba Jefferson is the new Brand Curator at Vans.

[Jim and Dan]

TVV of so Atiba could get on? Power Moves!!!

[Sold Out]

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these are the vons plons

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I might get these.  When do they come out?

They drop on the 28th, currently skating a pair.

My first thoughts:
-when I first put them on the upper was pretty uncomfortable around the toe box (maybe that's just my foot). Pretty thin and you can feel some seams/venting. As you wear them they work in a bit and that goes away.
-the sole is probably the best (in a high tech way) sole Vans has ever made. Firm and high shock absorbing.
-really pointy toe (seems like all the new Vans have this Zahbas, Rowans, etc...) I know lots of people love the pointy toe to me it feels a little step away from the Vans DNA always, I'd love an authentic shape toe on something like this.
-narrow in the arch of the foot but widens a lot in the toe box, I have a slim foot and it fits perfectly in the arch and is a little wide for me in the toe (nothing major), so I'd be interested to see what someone with a wide foot thinks of them.
-incredibly lightweight
-super breathable
-fits really close the foot, kinda like the Koston 3 where you feel like the shoe is an extension of your footy, which is rad.

[mindfuzz]

What the fuck is a brand curator

[thehogsniper]

damn that's a really old model, like that supreme collab came out 16 years ago

[MareVitals]

Atiba Jefferson is the new Brand Curator at Vans.

Damn vans is fucking up. Guess it could be worse

[swanronson]

What the fuck is a brand curator

For real. Like is this just a fancy label for team manager?

[Mongo Lloyd]

When I think of Vans, the first person that comes to mind is Atiba.

[CurbRaiders]

Where was Atiba on January 6th?

[radcunt]

Is Atibas dad Robert Skateboarding or something?

[Buttworm]

Interesting

[whaaaaat]

Is Atibas dad Robert Skateboarding or something?

I’m not even sure I get this but it is hilarious

[Ghost Face]

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What the fuck is a brand curator

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For real. Like is this just a fancy label for team manager?

No. He'll be curating ranges, helping design shoes and matching apparel lines, working on who to collab with, be it other brands, stores or events etc etc.

[fernando the skater]

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What the fuck is a brand curator

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For real. Like is this just a fancy label for team manager?

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No. He'll be curating ranges, helping design shoes and matching apparel lines, working on who to collab with, be it other brands, stores or events etc etc.

In VFcorp speak his job is to bring back the "fuck you attitude".

[TastyBurrito]

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What the fuck is a brand curator

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For real. Like is this just a fancy label for team manager?

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No. He'll be curating ranges, helping design shoes and matching apparel lines, working on who to collab with, be it other brands, stores or events etc etc.

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In VFcorp speak his job is to bring back the "fuck you attitude".

Basically. Especially how they laid off people who actually knew the industry a couple of years ago in that huge layoff.

[ToySanta]

sorryforcurating

[SelenaGlomez]

Reading this thread made me want to buy a pair of globes, then I saw that the gilette is $110 on the globe website. I don't feel all that excited about any of the shoe brands on the market right now if I'm being honest.

[Jimmy The Saint]

Apparently Vans plans are to combat sagging sales by keeping skate sneakers overpriced. Grosso mids are 95 dollars. Half cabs are up there, too.

[kook1234]

When I think of Vans, the first person that comes to mind is Atiba.

it kind of makes sense when you consider how much supreme he wears

[Cheshire Cat]

This thread is making me realise I have absolutely no pair of shoes to skate in comfortably. I mean I have a pair of slip on Supra Cubans but they are basically house slippers.
Last pair of vans classics I bought ripped after a few months of wearing to work / chill so I’ve been put off paying their prices.
I really just want a few pairs of Janoskis that dont cost £95-115.

[Cheshire Cat]

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Apparently Vans plans are to combat sagging sales by keeping skate sneakers overpriced. Grosso mids are 95 dollars. Half cabs are up there, too.

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Half cabs are like $80

I haven’t skated a pair of half cabs in years (if ever) but the quality of recent Vans I’ve tried makes me think that that’s too much.

[MonsPubis]

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Apparently Vans plans are to combat sagging sales by keeping skate sneakers overpriced. Grosso mids are 95 dollars. Half cabs are up there, too.

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Half cabs are like $80

$85-$100 depending on materials/version

[Shortys Hardware]

Tanner van vark of Vans too...another guy that i thought was a random fit that they did absolutely nothing with

[Atiba Applebum]

Tanner van vark of Vans too...another guy that i thought was a random fit that they did absolutely nothing with

I don’t get keeping Kyle Walker over him, but TVV has that bland ripper status that makes me think he’ll end up in Adidas

[Lethatefillyourheart]

Atiba Jefferson is the new Brand Curator at Vans.

Incoming turnstile x carpet collab

[versacekid420]

When I think of Vans, the first person that comes to mind is Atiba.

gonna lie, me too

[TheWineClub]

Lmao I don’t think I’ve ever seen Atiba wear vans, yeah that’s the right move.

[Democratic Republic Of Mongo]

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Tanner van vark of Vans too...another guy that i thought was a random fit that they did absolutely nothing with

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I don’t get keeping Kyle Walker over him, but TVV has that bland ripper status that makes me think he’ll end up in Adidas

He does a lot of non-bland pretzel tricks though. I think he’s interesting. He deserves a good shoe sponsor.

[Ignatius J Reilly]

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Tanner van vark of Vans too...another guy that i thought was a random fit that they did absolutely nothing with

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I don’t get keeping Kyle Walker over him, but TVV has that bland ripper status that makes me think he’ll end up in Adidas

you’d keep tanner over the SOTY with a wildly popular pro shoe among non-skaters?