I don't know if were just being closed minded, however 150?? Damn! To me thats just street wear stuff. I can ignore that. What was more disappointing to me, was seeing the new Berle shoe. The dude skates Authentics and the Old Skools. I remember seeing him at a demo, and he was rocking the original canvas Old Skools (irrelevant considering this was 3-4 years ago). Would have been cool to see them doing something with a similar silhouette or I don't know. If thats seriously what he wanted, then cool.
Sometimes its best to just give guys color ways, because from what I've read, they don't make much on dud pro shoes. I think it bums me out, because Berle to me, fits on Vans 100%. When I think Berle, I think of the classic shoes, and when I think of classic Vans, I think about which color way am I going to get next.
Looks like they are trying to create this classic/futuristic shoe for AVE. I can appreciate it, but it's hard to think Vans as a tech shoe company. Thats not why I think about buying Vans. If I considered a tech shoe, I'd think of the big sports dudes, or sole tech. Damn, I got too much time on my hands/