Japanese streetwear suppliers SOPHNET. get the lion’s share of credit when we think back to which collaborators were on the cutting edge of the zippered trend we first saw applied to classic basketball sneakers last spring. But longtime Sneaker News readers will remember that Vans’ Far East friends have been contributing zip-up designs for longer than many of our visitors have been collecting! You’ll have to go all the way back to 2008 to find a time when Jun Watanabe’s wingtip boots closed the CdG x Vans capsule and opened the door to Taka Hayashi’s zip-up No Skools a couple months later. In the meantime, we’ve seen Off the Wall utilize zippers on their 2010 Hellz Bellz teamup and most recently on the heel of a Vans Sk8-Hi courtesy of mastermind JAPAN last fall, but their frequency has been sufficiently sparse so as to make it feel like they stand outside of this trend. That misconception is quickly rectified when you see that there are three new Sk8-Hi Zips on the way from Vans Vault this May, and you can find images of each pair after the jump below. via FNG
Vans Vault Sk8-Hi LX Zip
Aaron Hope
March 27th, 2012 (updated)
This post contains references to products from one or more of our advertisers. We may receive compensation when you click on links to those products. The opinions and information provided on this site are original editorial content of Sneaker News.
1361
Popular Stories
Latest News
Where To Buy The Air Jordan 1 Retro High OG "Team Red"
The Air Jordan 1 Retro High OG “Team Red” releases on April 27th, arriving in full family sizing: adult ($180), GS ($140), PS ($85) and...
by Sneaker News
13 hours
7048
The Platformed Air Jordan 1 Elevate Opts For Earthy "Coconut Milk"
The world of Air Jordan 1 off-shoots can sometimes be confusing to navigate. You’ve got the Jordan 1 Method of Make, the Jordan 1 Zoom...
by Matt Varga
14 hours
152
The Nike Dunk Low SE Gets A Clean "White/Light Pumice" Look
The Nike Dunk Low has touched seemingly every pixel of the color wheel, but sometimes timeless design and quality materials are all that’s truly needed....
by Andrew Rizzo
14 hours
228
Loading...