new Vans models

[camel filters]

Great skater but I can’t imagine people actually looking at Zion and wanting to wear anything in his kit.

[soot_yawd]

New Vans BMX wafflecup shoe. Wonder how they would skate. Has anyone skated the BMX line?

[manuduncan]

Great skater but I can’t imagine people actually looking at Zion and wanting to wear anything in his kit.

yea tons of people want to skate like zion, but i imagine no one really wants to emulate his style

with that logic tho, who would make the most sense for vans to give a pro model to? maybe jamie platt?

[Atiba Applebum]

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Great skater but I can’t imagine people actually looking at Zion and wanting to wear anything in his kit.

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yea tons of people want to skate like zion, but i imagine no one really wants to emulate his style

with that logic tho, who would make the most sense for vans to give a pro model to? maybe jamie platt?

Pedro, kadow

[franc]

yea tons of people want to skate like zion, but i imagine no one really wants to emulate his style

with that logic tho, who would make the most sense for vans to give a pro model to?

Reynolds, of course.

Oh wait...

[Safariferrari]

Great skater but I can’t imagine people actually looking at Zion and wanting to wear anything in his kit.

They probably think of him as their Nyjah so they can cover the mainstream Olympic/street league market. But hes just nowhere as relevant.

[swongolianbbq]

Or T-funk

Could be something based on a sk8-hi

All suede/leather no canvas
Padded tongue
Rubber Ollie patch like on those vision shoes

black suede version with white sole and white laces

All white leather version with red vans stripe
or black stripe or whatever

They need to capitalize on his popularity with kids

And compete with blazer mids

Call em sk8-funks or T-highs or something or Dr. T or some shit

And have em be $85

Which is insane cause they should be like $60, but I'm mentally stuck in 2008 sometimes

They could even do them with a basic cupsole like an accel, ipath, dunk

Cause I know that vulcanized vans sole is just gonna split apart still

Ain't no way they fixed that issue yet

And you don't want kids running around saying your shoe sucks, lasts one day, etc


Yeah foreal if vans had a staple shoe that was basically a cupsole blazer with the little rubber Ollie thing, I would buy them. I stopped skating vans cause the sole would always split apart. Then on the updated "skate" ones they made the sole thicker and changed the cut of the upper... If I wanted to wear vans now I would get the original, cheap ones, rip out the insoles and replace with my own, and they STILL would probably separate where the foxing/sidewall meets the outsole

[oyolar]

I wonder if Zion is like those other tech-y shoes where they’re trying to get the e-kid/IG skater and non-skate/fashion people still.

[Safariferrari]

I wonder if Zion is like those other tech-y shoes where they’re trying to get the e-kid/IG skater and non-skate/fashion people still.

there is no fashion person who is going to buy tech vans let alone most vans currently. IG skaters just wear dunks and superstars. tech shoes are not trending right now except for maybe new balance. if that is really Vans new target audience then they somehow have lost the plot even more than before.

[Cranberry Relish]

Hopefully sooner than later!

[DeanMaple]

All canvas?

Vans just cant get it right

[Cranberry Relish]

All canvas?

Vans just cant get it right

Yeah, the first couple pairs of these that I had (10 yrs ago?) were all canvas.  Personally, I like the canvas, but suede is cool too.

[dumptruck12]

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All canvas?

Vans just cant get it right

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Yeah, the first couple pairs of these that I had (10 yrs ago?) were all canvas.  Personally, I like the canvas, but suede is cool too.

Yeah it was like leather or whatever under the canvas, it was good! Either way we’re getting them back hopefully!

[Ass]

I wonder if the fit will be different. The original didn’t have a removable insole. Pretty sure it had a glued in ortholite sole or something? Always wanted to try those when they were originally out

[Atiba Applebum]

Hopefully sooner than later!

[WashingtonNECKTIE]

^I kinda hate that. it's like all my least favorite parts of classic Vans mashed into one

New Vans BMX wafflecup shoe. Wonder how they would skate. Has anyone skated the BMX line?

I remember reading they have a different rubber compound and are notably slick on griptape

[oyolar]

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I wonder if Zion is like those other tech-y shoes where they’re trying to get the e-kid/IG skater and non-skate/fashion people still.

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there is no fashion person who is going to buy tech vans let alone most vans currently. IG skaters just wear dunks and superstars. tech shoes are not trending right now except for maybe new balance. if that is really Vans new target audience then they somehow have lost the plot even more than before.

I didn’t say they were going to succeed. I was just spitballing about potential intentions.

[wax poetic]

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Hopefully sooner than later!

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I just want those oiled black ones and I will buy 5 pair to have on ice and won't be skating any of them.

[turdtastic]

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Hopefully sooner than later!

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I just want those oiled black ones and I will buy 5 pair to have on ice and won't be skating any of them.

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[c-dock]

Posted these in the slim skate shoe thread already but finally found some pics of the Wafflecup Eras and Old Skools (apologies for the pics being so blurry file compression is a bitch)

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keep it stock/original size, upload it on imgbb and share the link. Someone will embed it if you don't know how to do it.

[Murge]

Gonna swoop up them eras even though it looks like a cup sole curren now.

[c-dock]

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keep it stock/original size, upload it on imgbb and share the link. Someone will embed it if you don't know how to do it.

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Word here's full quality, got another HalfCup colorway in there too
https://ibb.co/G4MVpPVg
https://ibb.co/MkWpX58X
https://ibb.co/VpzX9Bwz

[roba]

Posted these in the slim skate shoe thread already but finally found some pics of the Wafflecup Eras and Old Skools (apologies for the pics being so blurry file compression is a bitch)

so fucking ass

the ave shoe is cool though, i would buy it to wear to work and shit. i think i had a pair when i was like 13 but they had the vans stripe on them and the collar was padded. maybe they weren’t the same exact shoes, they definitely had the same logo on the tongue and also were an ave pro model. other than the stripe and the padding they were pretty much identical.

edit: the model i had was called AV native american, but i like these ones more, those native american shoes look very 2011-ish

[Stoop Kid 2.0]

Blue currens come today. Pretty stoked. Currens been my favorite shoe by a mile in a long time.

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keep it stock/original size, upload it on imgbb and share the link. Someone will embed it if you don't know how to do it.

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Word here's full quality, got another HalfCup colorway in there too
https://ibb.co/G4MVpPVg
https://ibb.co/MkWpX58X
https://ibb.co/VpzX9Bwz

[DeanMaple]

Vans are so lost, or just lazy, or the designers are being forced to create shit like this without proper timer or re-designs. I dont know.

The eras look like a platform shoe. Plus the new under pannels and triple stitch dont look great on a shoes that is suposed to have a minimal look.

The old skools look kinda ok. Better than that old skool 36 monstrocity. The whole sole just looks weird, its its main problem. and why soh many old skools styles?

If vans wanna step into the cup realm thats the path they should take imo :
https://www.emp.co.uk/p/hylane-tonal/581921.html?model=true.
Just lose the exagerated branding (they should ve known by now, the side stripe is enough) and put some skate tech inside of those and they are good to go.

They were in the right path with the Rowan 2.

[BALARGUE]

I have a hard time with the platform outsole too
and all this plastic underlining

[Murge]

I can’t unsee the platform now.

[c-dock]

Maybe I'm crazy, or maybe I've just wanted a cupsole Era since 2014 but I don't really mind the look of the sole. I have the new Kyle Walkers with the same sole and it doesn't look platformy in person, so I'd assume the Eras will look similar once broken in