20/06/2012

vintage ORIGINAL JAMS world by CONVERSE asymmetrical deck shoes MADE IN USA US9 US9.5




 vintage original jams by converse
canvas oxford
surfline lo print assorted
made in usa circa 1984
used
US9 (fits as US9.5/UK9)

vintage GIANNI VERSACE mod. 477/A 477 col. 900 tort medusa sunglasses MADE IN ITALY 1990's

  

 vintage gianni versace
MOD.477/A COL.900
made in italy circa 1990's
unworn

superb angular upswept tort frame from the house of versace. unparalleled pre-death gianni making eyes with a gold medusa.

19/06/2012

vintage VANS 4-tone rasta canvas era style #95 MADE IN USA US5



vintage vans style #95 era
4-tone rasta canvas
black rubber scene
made in usa circa 1991
like new
US5/UK4.5

BUY-IT-NOW! ¬
http://pillowheat.com/collections/front-page/products/vans-style-95-us5-2

one rarely sees original laces dissimilar to the standard stock issue nylons however we believe these to be original. they finesse the multi-tonal uppers & red foxing stripe of these smoking joints

vintage GIANFRANCO FERRE 43 971 cat eye sunglasses MADE IN ITALY 19990'S


 vintage gianfranco ferre
#43 971 
made in italy circa 1990's
unworn

CUSTOMER TESTIMONIALS; vans style #44 acid wash


another pair of heat feet on the street! look out for the footprints of acid burn scattered across london. 
we would love more updates on the path taken by some of our original vans now out there.

18/06/2012

vintage look VANS bmx FACTORY TEAM shirt jersey NASTAZIO FIOLA

 in 1984 bmx freestyle legend eddie fiola posed for this iconic vans ad complete with mullet & core bmx models whilE 'blazing' in his usa checks & stripes 'tennies'.
25 years years later vans are still 'kicking bootie' & pay homage to their own back catalog of genius ideas by recreating the fiola pose with naughties rider cory nastazio. hairstyles may have changed & the days of vans custom-culture 'design your own footwear' sadly gone but the core line is still rad!
 3 years later again & here we are slowly becoming the authority on all things vans originals. before we speak too soon, in our inability to uncover an original fiola/nastazio-like bmx factory team jersey we did find this. it is not an original but a reproduction pre-release salesman sample. as such we feel it uncharacteristic offerring it up for sale, which justifies too our keeping it in the vault ha! regardless, this piece is pure heat, complete with og logos & decal appropriation!! it is a good sign that vans are on (hell)track (pun intended) with their current releases.... if it reaches the sales floor that is??





THIS is the godfather & this is his family!


 it was fathers day yesterday in some parts of the world but not in australia. it was however my dad's birthday so happy birthday alung. & when we think of the vans canon, & i do mean canon & not cannon, although both are explosive, there is no question whom has played the paternal role & who is part of the family. when it comes expressing what the 46 year old narrative means to me & others, words like 'legacy' & 'authenticity', & phrases like 'resonates deep' & 'speaks to me' do not the story justice. as such, i endlessly search for a new discourse to describe the intangible & beyond any aesthetic blend of canvas & rubber, something like this gets leaked online & makes superfluous any attempt to capture the spirit, a belief, a dream & so much sole