vintage VANS 2-tone royal blue & white checkerboard PRINT & scene ERA style #95 MADE IN USA 1980s bmx holy grail US10 mens OFF THE WALL

vintage vans style #95 era

2-tone royal blue & blue white checkerboard

scene #8

made in usa circa 1984

new in box

US10/UK9-9.5

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vintage HOLY GRAIL VANS 2-tone stripe print orange ERA style #95 CUSTOM MADE IN USA dead stock bmx skate FRICTION SCENE cv checkerboard optical op check US9.5 new old stock OFF THE WALL

ever since house of vans berlin i have been officially obsessed with the fat stripe print on @motelcoste's stripe/check/stripe style #98's. as such, apologies in advance for clogging your feed for the next few days. don't say I didn't warn you. follow at your peril!

 he even has the alternating check/stripe/check style #98 .... if you can spot it amongst this motherload that is

 I've had this deleted from my IG/FB account once already. hopefully the nip star will rectify this? please don't report me & have my profile blacklisted!
@arabellaD in stripe/check/stripe style #95

 eddie fiola knew what was up in 1984.in aforementioned style #95, with stripe/solid/stripe style #98 on display & the holy grail in hand.

 there ain't many that I regret letting go. this is one. mainly because i missed the opportunity to market with this sticker. I won't miss another golden opportune. stay attuned later for arguably the high water mark of deadstock finds b4 they too become #pillowHEATfeet

 if this van's rockin', opportunity's knockin'

 this is the picture that inspired our most recent #vansWORLDtour. i had seen enough, but you ain't scene nothin' yet!

 don't ask me how but during said #vansWORLDtour road trip i got my hands on another, this time upgraded, custom scene poster!

rayas negras naranja liso

 vintage vans style #95 era

stripe/solid/stripe

op check scene CV

customade in usa circa 1985

new in box

US9.5/UK8.5-9

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STOCK HUNTING 101; DATE my VANS offthewallsite challenge

late last year we previewed a challenge posed by offthewallsite. here endeth the lessen

online pioneers of vans from the modern era & the next generation of connoisseurs, offthewallsite , recently got their hands on a fresh pair of made in usa printed canvas vans. they admitted to knowing little about said shoes & appealed to their fans to shed light. we took this as a personal challenge & welcome this opportunity to share some original heat. 

the vans in question indeed feature all the hallmarks of superior made in usa construction, shape & materials & respective quality, comfort & durability. tis true there aint much info available for reference which is why we strive to become that authority. as such, what we have right here is an era with asymmetrical 'night eyes' printed canvas & black rubber scene.... or for those more tech inclined, aka 95a-p52-7006RB.
originating not from the early 80's but in fact from the early 90's, the pre-92 inner vinyl heelpad is gone in favour of the more modern footbed. the print however is certainly 'picasso-esque' as described. available in 3 colourawys, 'night eyes' is 1 of many fresh prints from the vans back catalogue which seemingly went under the RADar. in no way referring to the 90's erotic thriller of the same name, in our opinion the guys at otws for sure found the best colourway, bonded to the 1990's signature black rubber scene. after all what better way to illuminate the print & shed light on such a score. thanx 4 sharing. you certainly got a discerning (night) eye(s).

STOCK HUNTING 101; DATE my VANS lessen 2

 we continue our stock hunting 101 tutorial dating original vans based on footbed markings. preceding the boxed logo footbed was the mysterious white vinyl 'heel pad'. what could be mistaken for a damaged insole, the presence of which has caused confusion & raised questions regarding functionality. an unusual feaure if without function, SVD indeed revealed its use is to prevent heel friction from eating away into the footbed. used from day 1 in 1966 in various manifestations i remember the elusive crooked tongues interview with the aforementioned stating the vinyl was used til 1988 however they can be seen on half cabs, so we believe our estimate for use of the unmarked heel pad from 1986 til 1992 to be more accurate. we like to refer to the heel pad as the 'seal of quality' whereby from 1992 onwards production standards could already seen to be compromised, even before stateside manufacture ceased.

 note well that styles #59 & #69 of the crescent island collection feature a tan heel pad while style #60 & #70 feature brown.

 

 the heel pad can have the tendency to harden & peel away on older models however evidence can normally be seen of its once presence.

STOCK HUNTING 101; DATE my VANS lessen 1

lessen 1 of our stock hunting 'date my vans' tutorial looks at footbed markings & starts with the last known made in usa incarnation before production went offshore.

this boxed logo template was used throughout the 90's however the 'made in usa' text is of course key & was thought to be utilised from 1992-1995. hereafter starteth the lessening.... & here endeth the lesson.

as an aside.... you can also find the size of your originals in ink just above the top right corner of the boxed logo on the inside left of both shoes.

STOCK HUNTING 101; vintage VANS carbon DATING SYSTEM

you may be wondering how we can be so specific in our estimate of the date of the #95 just listed here, to know the exact day of production??? well if you missed our release yesterday our new feature, STOCK HUNTING 101; VINTAGE VANS CARBON DATING CLASS STARTS TODAY!

the only way to know the exact date of production is either the presence of a receipt or that pictured above. thought to be a quality control protocol we instead like to refer to it as a 'birth certificate'. little is known about these & the length of use however they are very rare however seem to be only used in the eraly 80's & perhaps only for custom orders. rather than about controlling quality (as there was no such need when production was so uncompromising) we understand it to be more about stock control of the multitude of customs by this stage of the 80's.
as such, if you want your vans dated by us in the absence of a 'birth certificate', simply email/PM us or hash tag your instagram pic with #DATEmyVANS. here endeth the lessen.

STOCK HUNTING 101; THIS is the future.... OF THE PAST

 in conjunction with our stock hunting tutorial 101 & THIS feature comes a highly anticipated 'app' designed to facilitate hunters & collectors in their plight, based on various markings, to date their original vans. when we started out it was more or less trial & error when judging date of production, so we were forced to formulate a framework on our own. we still utilise much guess work however perhaps now we can tentatively call it an educated guess. there was & still is no frame of reference available to position your made in usa vans on the rich timeline which is why we feel obliged to educate the masses. there are too many haters out there our objective from the beginning was to share some secrets & bring the deadstock community together rather than dividing it.

now this reference will be far from conclusive & although we will request some help from steve van doren, much of the specifics remains an unknown quanitity. if you trace back through the blog you will find some of our estimates were way off & perhaps we did embellish the odd product for hype value but our only concern now is accuracy. we receive regular emails from hunters & punters wanting info about their vans. please remember however we specialise in made in usa originals so anything post 1995 is 'lessening' which is anyones guess. we will be taking requests & perhaps offering more homework assignments to test your skills with prizes for the strong students. we have big plans for this concept & hope to see a more comprehensive form in a wider publication at some point. as such, we are proud to present our vintage vans carbon dating system. THIS is the future..... OF THE PAST!