new Vans models

[DarkPools]

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those are hilarious

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What is more hilarious is people still spending money on Vans

Rowan 1 & 2, Half Cabs, KWalks (1 not the slip abomination), and Crocketts are all decent choices to spend money on. To each their own, though

That said, I'm not spending money on them anymore, unless it's a gift for a friend's birthday from their outlet rack

[BALARGUE]

It's no wonder Vans is having a tough time..

that shoe makes their tough time way less tough
it sells like hot cakes

[el chino]

Ave 2 is fucking worse that aanyone could imagine
https://www.instagram.com/stories/ave/3323775593593314354?utm_source=ig_story_item_share&igsh=OGg0eWx4eXltdDNq

[MusclesMarinara]

If they don’t release the one with the proper padded upper I will be severely disappointed. Vans deserves to fail if this is truly the best they have to offer us.

[jdholmes]

Hahaha wow. Those Aves are straight ass. Vans, PLEASE JUST GIVE US MORE MIKE CARROLL COLORWAYS. I KNOW YALL ARE HOLDING.






JUST FUCKING DO IT VANS

[Urtripping]

They really should just focus on doing interesting colorways and materials on the classics. All these tech vans are awful.

[Plan9Customs]

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It's no wonder Vans is having a tough time..

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that shoe makes their tough time way less tough
it sells like hot cakes

Say no to puffy Vans. The Knu Skool and Fairlane should have stayed in/and died along with the 90s.

[DarkPools]

The Knu Skool  (less solid, but a puffy old skool is a good idea) and Fairlane are solid models, as long as they're not in gross, weird colors.

AVE 2.0 - wtf is that thing? Experimental technology is good but not when you butcher it like that! First AVE had the right idea with tech meets boardfeel in a cup.

[Deadringer]

The Ave 2.0 look pretty bad, but they feel/skate pretty nice.

Only reason I changed back to my old shoes was the (obvious before and after using them) lack of protection on the top of your foot.

Sometimes I’ll give my board a nudge with that part of my foot, did it once in these and realised I don’t really want to wear a shoe that makes me have to change the way I have to skate.

Probably a good summer shoe for a skatepark which I don’t think was the intention in creating this shoe.

[Richard Skidder]

Things could be looking up over at Vans. Atiba is the new Brand Curator

[marcusbutler]

They really should just focus on doing interesting colorways and materials on the classics. All these tech vans are awful.

Remember the nike koston 3? Vans sure doesn't.

[Xen]

Things could be looking up over at Vans. Atiba is the new Brand Curator

Damn. We might actually see good looking and skating shoes outta vans...(I am a fan of the zhaba mid and rowan 2 however).

[Watson]

Say no to puffy Vans. The Knu Skool and Fairlane should have stayed in/and died along with the 90s.

Knu Skool is one of the ugliest shoes ever made but the Fairlane actually isn't puffy at all. It's a super good shape good cupsole shoe. If anything Vans blew it by not pushing that thing harder. It's like a good Accell or an Etnies Rap.

[Xen]

EDIT: didn't see this post but now you don't have to click to see the ugly and suffer

Ave 2 is fucking worse that aanyone could imagine
https://www.instagram.com/stories/ave/3323775593593314354?utm_source=ig_story_item_share&igsh=OGg0eWx4eXltdDNq

@Atiba Punch the fools that approved that all yella colorway in the fucking throat or balls, your choice.

[MusclesMarinara]

So anyone have word if the first promo of the ave 2 with the upper with actual tongue and padding is gonna be released?

[Donkey Lips]

Is retail on the ave 2 still supposed to be 130?

[Daydream]

[Mallie]

Those Ave 2s look like a fire HIIT and crossfit shoes, mesh upper and all.

[Xen]

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that yellow sole 

[ProfessorJSS]

These ain’t it.

[mynameisnotjeff]

that yellow sole 

Them really pushing the see through foam is really annoying.
I like the shoe but I'm sure the non-knit will do better

[Nth syd bear]

Anyone else seeing the banner add with Cab for remind insoles?

Hey What about the pop cush ?? 

[Mbrimson88]

Anyone else seeing the banner add with Cab for remind insoles?

Hey What about the pop cush ??

I guess Steve doesn't get paid enough by his other sponsors...

Vans and Powell pretty much it these days?

What are his other sponsors again? 

Somebody needs to remind me. 

Never mind.

[Xen]

"Additional kinda TPU heel counter"

What? Who is this guy, a designer at Vans? Kinda TPU counter? Well is it or isn't?

[Xen]

AVE 2.0 / March 28th

[c-dock]

The Knu Skool  (less solid, but a puffy old skool is a good idea) and Fairlane are solid models, as long as they're not in gross, weird colors.

AVE 2.0 - wtf is that thing? Experimental technology is good but not when you butcher it like that! First AVE had the right idea with tech meets boardfeel in a cup.

I wore a pair of the reissued Fairlane's as my work shoes last year. Super comfortable, and walking 11 miles a day on sidewalks they lasted me 8 months. Really solid shoe that I wish they would have kept in production. They even had an all black leather colorway which was perfect for me being a mail carrier

As for the AVE 2, I really wish they would go back to more simplistic designs with his shoes. It's just a weird choice for the Dickies and plain white tshirt guy to have the most outlandish looking shoe in the lineup. I get that he's an aging skater and needs a more protective shoe, but it would make more sense if they took the Nike Koston 1 approach, where the tech aspects are on the inside of a simple looking silhouette. Or just release a cupsole AVE Rapidweld and call it a day

[marcusbutler]

I keep getting these on my IG ads. It's a girls shoe.
https://images.vans.com/is/image/Vans/VN000CTN_BP6_HERO?wid=1600&hei=1984&fmt=jpeg&qlt=90&resMode=sharp2&op_usm=0.9,1.7,8,0

[DarkPools]

I keep getting these on my IG ads. It's a girls shoe.
https://images.vans.com/is/image/Vans/VN000CTN_BP6_HERO?wid=1600&hei=1984&fmt=jpeg&qlt=90&resMode=sharp2&op_usm=0.9,1.7,8,0

It's a unisex shoe: Speed LS that they just released. Uses the same sole as the Fairlane. Some colors may be geared towards girls/women, but most colors are standard

[oyolar]

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The Knu Skool  (less solid, but a puffy old skool is a good idea) and Fairlane are solid models, as long as they're not in gross, weird colors.

AVE 2.0 - wtf is that thing? Experimental technology is good but not when you butcher it like that! First AVE had the right idea with tech meets boardfeel in a cup.

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I wore a pair of the reissued Fairlane's as my work shoes last year. Super comfortable, and walking 11 miles a day on sidewalks they lasted me 8 months. Really solid shoe that I wish they would have kept in production. They even had an all black leather colorway which was perfect for me being a mail carrier

As for the AVE 2, I really wish they would go back to more simplistic designs with his shoes. It's just a weird choice for the Dickies and plain white tshirt guy to have the most outlandish looking shoe in the lineup. I get that he's an aging skater and needs a more protective shoe, but it would make more sense if they took the Nike Koston 1 approach, where the tech aspects are on the inside of a simple looking silhouette. Or just release a cupsole AVE Rapidweld and call it a day

That would be true except he doesn't wear these shoes once the initial marketing push is over.