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Why don't Vans smell like they used to?

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DR VINOAH:
you could customize ya vans bitd

all sorts of crazy colours,materials,logo,s

i still have one order form from the good ole 80,s.

when i was wheeling and dealing in vintage clothes in the 90,s/00,s

there was a likkle shop in tisbury court SOHO,owned by "barnsley"

he had all sorts of bmx gear from SE to Torker,and vans in their boxes ,customized , deadstock,unworn

for a fiver a pair

did i buy any of it ,

















no :'(

Waxintaxin:
Yep the newer ones are a different shape , the sole is much thinner the canvas is a very thin layer of colored stuff and then natural colored canvas , all in all the new ones are crap compared to the USA made ones and last a fraction of the time ( i am talkin slip ons and style 95s) the LX are better but still a different shape

yes BITD you could get bespoke ones made , and VANS in the USA do a custom option , but do not ship to the UK  :daumenhoch:

I have had a few conversations with vans in the Uk and all i can say is they are pretty clueless as to the history behind the shoes and do not want to release any old colourways as signature shoes IE: PK ripper vans in SE colours as this does not fit in with the " Brand " image wtf

yet are happy to release utter crap in this country and not bother to import the ltd edition stuff availiable in europe and the USA

I pretty much now think that VANS are complete toss and the company is utter full of shite. No connection with thier roots and no connection with the faithfull vans wearer.

even the flagship london store sells the same old crap i can buy in any shoe shop , I find better vans on german ebay than in the best vans shop in the country.

so i refuse to buy any vans in this country anymore as Vans UK is proper rubbish.

PS I collect them so am a bit anal on them LOL

My best pairs are an original pair of NOS slip ons in red/black/blue check , a set of USA made high tops , and a pair of limited edition paul frank julius slip ons.

QUADROPHENIA:



rich you found me some stars and stripe high tops yet?

duncan:
I could never afford them in the 80's, they were £30 back then which was a lot more in today's money.
Some of us used to get those cheap copies with the floral patterns, we would look for ones with a waffle sole like real Vans.

I got some Camo ones about 7 years ago, new style, wish they still made them.
Have a new checked pair, but the check isn't in the same place as the old ones.

These are about 5 years old I think, just holding together:

P0LL0:
I lost my favourite ones recently in the great barn fire of 2006..............i miss those style 95's that smelt of pig sh!t  :'(

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