Some technical glitches at the beginning of the show, caused us to not get it going for a few minutes, but we got that all figured out! Tonight’s conversation starts off with a little bit of craft brew talk, inspired by what we were cracking open tonight. We talked a little bit about what we’ve been up to this past week. Joe went shopping for a new time keeping piece. Bill got outdoorsy and went on a nature hike. Fun stuff.
This weeks releases, include a teaser of an upcoming Sneeze mag collab. The official release of the Vault x Aries collection. The UltraRange EXO Hi Gore-Tex MTE-2, and lastly a Japan exclusive, with manga artist Hisashi Eguchi.
People were asking how do they even purchase these Japan exclusives. Well, luckily Eddie and Joey are well versed in this, and we had a lengthy discussion, perhaps a tutorial, on the process, and shared a few proxy sites they use. We also got some recommendations, tips, and just basically what to expect. Really great info!
Vans company news has been a little light this week. We briefly mentioned the Vans “Musicians Wanted” contest has been narrowed down to the top 5 finalists in each of the 3 regions it was held in. Pretty cool to see Vans still finding ways to support music, since Warped Tour is gone.
For “show and tell” this week, Ed shared his latest pickups, the 2007 release of the RAD pack. He somehow found both the Sk8-Hi and Era in DS condition, complete with that dope red and white box you never see. Bill completed his Bedwin & the Heartbreakers set, by way of the Navy and Red pairs of Authentics, copped on sale from UNKNWN. He also shared some accessories for the viewers. A random sports squeeze bottle, and the super dope Penn tennis balls that were briefly offered via the Vans Family app. Joey and Kaye got a really sweet gift from another friend in the Vans community, @DJ_Reposar, a Vans checkerboard themed baby book, for their Isabella!
We got off on a tangent about ComfyCush, which brought up Proper’s ComfyCush collaboration from a few years back, and just how that entire concept was so dope, and original. From the one of one designs, to the way they released them in-store. We then reminisced about Proper’s earlier Vans collabs, and just how dope and original they were. From the Satins, to the Nautical Pack, to the Buffalo leathers, and so on. Shout out to Mike Pham and the team over at Proper in Long Beach, and Houston!
We started getting into a little bit of Nordstrom Rack comeups from back in the day, which we decided to stop there, as we will need much more time to discuss this topic, and share some of our most amazing finds. We also went down HUF memory lane for a few minutes just before we ended.
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