This is the Band Collabs episode. After a brief discussion on Ep.3 about band collabs, and just bands in general, we decided to dedicate pretty much an entire episode to some of our favorite past band collaborations with Vans, including the likes of Bad Religion, H2O, Iron Maiden, Sublime, Descendants, Public Enemy, and Bad Brains just to name a few. We talked about Nice Kicks’ re-release of some major band collabs for Ausin, TX’s SXSW festival back in 2012, and then Vans doing it again in 2014.
We talk about the recent SE Bikes shoe release, and still want to know where the BMX bikes are at? We’re waiting! We’re also patiently waiting for the Bedwin & the Heartbreakers Vault collab to officially drop, even though some shops have been fucking up and releasing them early! Also, did you know that there were only 400 pairs made of the “31 Days of Vans” Half Cab?
Finally, we tried out a new topic this episode, where we shared a few steals we came across over on Proper’s website. We’ll try to do this more, as we come across more TAE-worthy deals. This is a part of any great collecting community!
Don’t forget, next week we won’t be doing a Thursday stream, as we’ll be meeting up live in person, on Saturday August 7th around 3PM PDT, at Blends Costa Mesa, for a Waffleheads summit, including some of our closest Vans fam. Expect Clayton (@wearingwaffles), Eddie (@strictlywaffles), and a bunch of others to be hanging out, and chopping it up about Vans. There may be an exclusive reveal of an upcoming shoe as well, so who knows! Tune in. We may have a few goodies to hand out, as well as some tees. Who knows!
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