vans paradoxxx, fucking tanks. been skating them for over 3 months now. i always use shoe goo for skate shoes so i can't really say if the suede is all that good but i didn't break through the canvas on the inside with my big toe for the first time in ages, shit's really sturdy, even after i finally got a small hole on the toebox from doing kickflips i still was able to put some of the goo on there and they're probably going to last for another month. they took a bit to break in, but after i got used to them they started feeling great, probably the best cupsole offering from vans atm, especially if you like more traditional bulky cupsoles. i didn't skate in the mid 90s but i believe that these might feel similar to some shoes from back then, i actually bought them because i thought they looked like something that you would see on ricky oyolas feet in underachievers