Vans has and will always be a brand in skateboarding that has an iconic product portfolio of classic heritage models. Just last year, Vans celebrated the 30th anniversary of their Half-Cab shoe model, with a release of colorways and collabs that instantly became timeless classics. During this time, Vans was also busy developing a new…
There aren’t many shoe brands in the scene who can boast about having a product made for skateboarding thirty years ago, making very few tweaks along the way and having it still widely adopted by skateboarders today. And then there’s Vans. A company with skateboarding at its core, and a product portfolio of skateboarding’s most…
The past decade we’ve been blessed to witness an incredible boom in the number of female skateboarders around the world. At the forefront of this new generation, is none other than Lizzie Armanto, who has been steadily climbing to the top and solidifying herself as one of the best in the game. Growing up in…
Aside from Vans’ classic silhouettes, the brand has also released a number of pro model shoes that are specifically designed and equipped to meet the technical needs of their pros. However, it’s not often that Vans releases a completely new silhouette, aimed at becoming one of the key staples of their core collection. Just last…
First time I was introduced to Rowan was through his old Shep Dawgs crew videos, where he blew onto the skate scene with a ponytail, funky last name, and an undeniable loose-but-in-control style of skating. Now only that, the whole crew was 100% skate rats and backed by Riley Hawk, Taylor Kirby and AJ Zavala;…
If you’ve seen Elijah Berle’s video parts, you know he oozes a brilliant confidence in his raw skating style. If there’s any historical torch to pass along to a new generation of Santa Monica skaters, it damn well should be in the hands of Elijah. This Southern California native has come a long way since…
In a time where Artificial Intelligence is developing faster than humanity’s actual needs for it, it only makes sense to update everything else in our lives to the highest quality of standard expected. There’s no need to reinvent the wheel, but it is becoming more prevalent to reinvent classics, and in the case of Weartested…
There are few skaters out there with a style so smooth and a bag of tricks as deep as Sydney’s switch-stance soldier, Mister Chima Ferguson. His reputation for dropping hammers dates back to 2005 when Chima came through with his first full video part in Jaimie Fazackerley and Su Young Choi’s Killself video. For a…
Vans Ultrarange Pro CUSHIONING Cushioning was a feature of the Ultrarange Pro that went through many trials in the Vans R&D center. Vans tried to hit two points with their newly introduced Co-Molded Outsole: provide a high quality shock absorption material that would also make the shoe as light as possible to prolong the skater’s…
Let’s be honest here. Vans doesn’t have the reputation of putting out the most technical skate shoes in the market. Instead, the company is known for their deep-rooted history in skateboarding with Tony Alva, Stacy Peralta and the Z-boys handpicking Vans as the perfect skateboard shoe to shred in during the 70’s. Known for their…
Gilbert Crockett came through and grabbed everyone’s attention in 2008 with his part in Fallen’s Ride The Sky video. Back then, a young Gilbert Crockett hadn’t fully matured into the style you see today, but it was plain and simple to see the kid’s skating was timeless. Since that video, Gilbert’s been through some changes;…
