vintage KIDS VANS 2-tone checkerboard print & friction tape SCENE style #98 SLIP-ON US1.5 custom MADE IN USA bmx 80s off the wall slip on

 legend has it vans featured checkerboard 1st on the foxing tape 'scene' after seeing kids draw checks by hand on the rubber. printed uppers was the logical next step, but the combination is most fresh. not sure about the brown cw here but they are size 1.5 after all.

 like I said, the nature of now digging up such deadstock works of art is rare in men's sizing. the summer leaf print here for example is size 2 yl the checkerboard is size 10.5.... but I was gutted to dig up only the left shoe. 1 such example of print & scene is on the not to distant horizon however!

vintage vans style #98 slip-on custom #560
browns checkerboard
brown checkerboard scene #3
customade in usa circa 1984
new in box
US1.5/UK1

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vintage VANS red white checkerboard SLIP-ON style #98 MADE IN USA 90's off the wall US9 bmx

vintage vans style #98 slip-on
red checkerboard
made in usa circa 1993
new (without box)
US9/UK8-8.5

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vintage VANS tri check SLIP-ON style #98 MADE IN USA checkerboard red white black US8 off the wall 80's bmx

vintage vans style #98 slip-on
tri checkerboard
made in usa circa 1985
used (without box)
US8/UK7-7.5

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vintage VANS black & white logo checkerboard SLIP-ON style #98 fast times at ridgemont high JEFF SPICOLI off the wall MADE IN USA 80's US5

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 one has to hand it to sean penn for his genius piece of product placement of the style #98 in his 1982 film fast times at ridgemont high. what a way for millions of people to be introduced to the brand as iconic stoner jeff spicoli lungs a bowl of chronic & proceeds to bash his skull with said checkerboards!

 vans are heavily indebted to penn for his off the wall shoe of choice having such an influence on the growth & perception of the brand

 n his checkerboards spicoli leaves no turn unstoned, accompanied by 'stoner bud' (stoltz) in his dogtown style #95 no less!

 ....& after they graced the cover of the soundtrack the waffle stomp was complete. the rest is checkered history

vintage vans style #98 slip-on
logo checkerboard
white foxing stripe
made in usa circa 1989
new in box
US5/UK4.5

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vintage VANS black & white checkerboard SLIP-ON style #98 MADE IN USA 90's checks checkers US4.5 womens youth OFF THE WALL

 logo check?

 vintage vans style #98 slip-on

checkerboard print

made in usa circa 1993

new in box

US4.5/UK4

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vintage VANS logo checkerboard SLIP-ON style #98 black & white checks MADE IN USA 1980's dead stock jeff spicoli fast times OFF THE WALL US3 US6

 I am the 1st to admit having overlooked styl #98 & certainly feel it has been overshadowed for some time. it was the model that thrust the brand into the mainstream & despite strong ties with bmx, perhaps this is why it remains much maligned & somewhat too obvious a choice. this however is about to change

 we forsee a style #98 comeback & if vans embrace the multitude of back catalogue colorways, prints & scenes then next summer may well be the season of the slip-on

 checkmate

 heat check

vintage vans style #98 slip-on

logo checkerboard

made in usa circa 1988

new in box

sizes...

 US3/UK2.5

US6/UK5.5

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vintage VANS 2-tone blue & red DOGTOWN style #98 SLIP-ON original MADE IN USA US4 youth womens kids

vintage vans style #98 slip-on
2-tone blue/red/blue
made in usa circa 1988
new in box
US4/UK3.5

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