Vans – “31 Days of Vans” Half Cab (Vans Family Exclusive!)

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So this is something we’ve been secretly working on with Vans for about a year now as part of the all month long celebration of #31daysofvans.  When Vans originally approached me to talk about ways that Vans could officially join in on the fun, while fully acknowledging that this was community created, there was always a talk about maybe having a shoe made up that would be created with the collectors and Waffleheads in mind.  Something dope, and limited.  The Half Cab was the shoe of choice, as this is the 30th Anniversary of Steve Caballero’s signature shoe, and they delivered big time with this dope design.  (Now Kyle’s 31 Days Vans flyer makes more sense, right?!)  I’ve only seen mock-ups of the shoe, but never official pics, and I’m beyond stoked the way these came out.  The color.  The croc texture.  The freakin’ silver duct-tape lining!!  All these things pay homage to the Half Cab, in the most authentic way.  I’m sure Cabbie is proud of these.  There’s also a dope pin that is included with each purchase, of the actual Half Cab.  One other nice surprise, is that you can sign up for 200 pts. on the Vans Family app, for a chance to win a signed deck, by Stevie Cab, featuring his Cab Fink artwork on it.

Here’s the Vans caption:

“Calling all Waffleheads: this one’s for you! Celebrate 31 Days of Vans with this Half Cab, designed and made exclusively for the Fam. Originally released in 1992, the Half Cab represents an era of design innovation. Constructed by street skaters in the early 90s by cutting the collar off the original Vans Caballero pro model and creating the “lighter, better, faster” version of its predecessor, the signature shoe is a true icon.

In celebration of 31 Days of Vans, we’re bringing you an exclusive colorway of the revolutionary Half Cab in a heritage red with metallic silver collar lining to give a duct tape vibe, symbolizing its origins in street skateboarding. Every pair comes with an exclusive pin.”

Disclaimer, these are all but sold out by now, since they released earlier this morning, so this is more to heap praise on the Vans Family team who made all this happen, and to thank them for allowing me, and a few of my friends to join in and be a part of this.  We’re honored and I hope we get to do this again for years to come!

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Holiday 2010 on Vans iPhone/iPad app!

The Holiday 2010 season is here, and you can now finally see the latest offerings from Vans through their iPhone/iPad app.  Some previously seen classics are included in this release, some looking really clean!  Also check out the new model, the Vulctron, as well as this season’s music pack with collaborations by Queen, and Rob Zombie.  There’s also some new colorways for the OTW collection, and a few apparel pieces.  We didn’t forget the ladies either!  The Phoebe, and the Mirah are shown after the jump, but the full line is available on the Vans app, as well as other colorways not shown here.  There’s a total of 21 screen shots after the jump, but that’s only a small sample of what’s to be seen.  Download that app, all you iPhone/iPad users!

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