vintage VANS style #44 authentic 3-tone velvet US6.5 MADE IN USA 1990's

vintage vans style #44 authentic
3-tone black/green/burgandy velvet
black rubber scene
made in usa circa 1992
like new
USw8.5/UK6

vintage Anon. nitrate 1950's black cat eye frames handmade

vintage Anon.
nitrate 46 x 20
handmade in england circa 1950's
new

vintage VANS style #47 chukka boot with buckle US11.5 black black suede

vintage vans style #47 chukka boot with silver buckle
black suede
black rubber scene
made in usa circa 1991
new in box
US11.5/UK10.5-11

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vintage VANS style #49 chukka boot US5.5 burgandy velvet MADE IN USA 1980's

re-fresh; vintage vans style #49 chukka boot
burgandy velvet
black rubber scene
made in usa circa 1985
like new
US5.5/UK5

i blogged this almost 1 year ago however i made an error on the size. regardless this velvet goldmine deserves a re-fresh. a velvet chukka is a near perfect specimen, & nowadays are exceedingly rare. a greater surface area for the velveteen experience, they are a cut above the rest. whether they are part of the crescent island collection is another question. they are certainly a luxury item, however the conditions of entry to the island in my opinion must be either antique brass eyelets, cord laces or leather accents. velvet has a beautiful tongue, but not the thick exotic accent to gain entry.

vintage ANGLO AMERICAN EYEWEAR taylor black round sunglasses

vintage anglo american eyewear
MOD. taylor Col. blk
made in italy circa 1991
new in case

goodness gracious me the sun is out! bringing the goodness this good friday, & remaining open ALL weekend.

vintage VANS velvet ¬ TOSOTP X velvet revolver

vintage VANS style #44 authentic US3 black velvet MADE IN USA velour deck shoes

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vintage vans style #44 authentic

black velvet
black rubber scene
made in usa circa 1992
new with tags
USw5/UK2.5

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style profile; VANS velvet

you've got to give credit to VF corp, the current owner of vans.... for doing their homework at least. they are slowly bridging what once seemed an insurmountable gap between original made in usa models & their current offerrings. the unliklihood of embracing the ancient methods of vulcanised footwear reassuringly mean however, the deep yawning chasm between the 2 will never be completely reconciled. the latest release to make relevant a comparison between the 2 though is the recent vans velvet collection.

one of our most popular collections over the last 2 & a half years has been the velvet releases from the late 80's & early 90's. of course we would love to think we at least played a part in the viral demand which led to these re-productions, but regardless of anything we do the 'velvet crush' is a concept that has wide universal appeal. just like the floral re-issues, vans decided to go for the Lo Pro, which is an interesting favouring of a sleek design with obvious femininity. although the thinner sole authentics were produced in the past, from our experience however, part of the appeal of vintage vans is the thick durable midsole which offers a harder, more core masculine edge. at least vfc are not choosing to simply clone the originals, & do offer a contemporary tweak.

the part which seems completely lost on modern designs (although i have heard rumours)is the more tapered fit of the originals. i guess in an attempt to cut corners they go for a ubiquitous 1-size-fits-all template which results in a distented last, which subsequently fits.... none. this is all too obvious in this case where the low, sleek silhouette of a Lo Pro requires a more contoured width & pointed toe area to accentuate the female foot. original vans had it spot-on whereby each last was tapered perfectly for different widths as the sizes increased.

i admit the integrity of the velvet in the new releases was reassuringly achieved with near perfection. the velour allure of the originals is captured with aplomb. the rich glisten to the black, red & blue velvets remains consistent with the depth of the originals, although i do prefer the original burgandy to the modern red.

fear not if you feel the market is now flooded as the velvet fog of inferior re-pro lo pro's descends, because there still remains open territory within the original back catalog so far untouched. this collection failed to capture the palate of the green, purple nor orange velvets, the texture of the heavenly velvet florals, plaids & paisley nor did the collection approach appropriation of other models including the chukka boot, era, sid & sk8-hi which do exist out there. as such, drape yourself in velvet as we have plenty more surprises up our corded velveteen dry heave.

vintage VANS style #44 authentic DISNEY mickey mouse print US4.5 MADE IN USA

vintage vans style #44 authentic
disney mickey mouse print canvas
scene mc M-I-C-K-E-Y
made in usa circa 1990
used
USw6.5/UK4

Wilton Way Wednesdy 04.04.12

wilton way wednesday approaches again with short notice before we welcome you to join us for drinks, art & togetherness this wednesday eve. we will continue our 'DOUBLE YOU' buy-1-get-free vans footwear & eyewear offer while the cafe, salon & wine bar get invloved as per usaul. we will take pre-bookings for our resident psychic speed tarot & mediumship for the next event, sadly whom is unavailable this month. as such, join us for a glass of 30 year old babycham. 61-67 wilton way 6-10pm

MARCH 1993

as you can see our work is backing up as we strive to get up to date on pressing issues... such as the agassi image from april 1993. lets see if april can out-do the march madness of acid wash denim shorts combined with built-in lycra compression shorts.