Vans Old Skool 36 “Souvenir” Grafitti VN000D9RENB

Never count out Vans’ creativity. Though simply a skate company on their face, the brand’s design team has shown time and time again that they’re willing to pull from far-flung inspiration sources for their product. Though primarily those more off-the-wall pairs are let loose, fittingly, via the OTW label, their inline work is often liable to dip into that same territory. After alighting social media feeds with early looks, the Vans Old Skool 36 “Souvenir” has started to appear in more official capacity, both via company shots and in-hand appearances.

To peel back the narrative here for those who haven’t spotted these yet, the Vans Old Skool 36 “Souvenir” is a tacit yet rather bold reference to the “Graffiti” Chanel On The Pavement Messenger bag. True to that style, frayed multi-color embroidery drapes the sidestripe here, while its leather straps and buckles inspire the toe-cap, heel cup, liner, and eye-lets. Vans pints allude to the “summer of love” style patches on the OG, and serendipitously align with currently trending charm aesthetics.

Zooming out, the distressed quality that this pair rides in with additionally links to some already heralded modern Vans designs. In particular, this pair touches on the industrial aesthetics that brought the Sataoshi Nakamoto collaboration to extreme secondary market heights.

While clearly the release of the Vans Old Skool 36 “Souvenir” is growing nearer, appearing at select Vans retail locations and pinned as “coming soon” by retail partners, a concrete date hasn’t yet surfaced. We’ll keep you up to date with the latest on this shoe, including direct pick-up links upon arrival, as more information comes to light.

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Matt Varga, Junior Editor

Matt Varga is an Editor at SneakerNews. Initially earning a degree in Video Arts and Technology, he got his start in video editing and writing in the music world — primarily on hip-hop and electronic. A long-standing interest in sneakers led him to switching over to footwear. An avid collector, his favorite sneaker of all time comes down to either the Air Jordan 1 “Black Toe” and Air Jordan 5 “Laney,” his first ever pick-ups. When he’s not writing, you can find Matt cooking, traveling, attending concerts and when weather permits, on the handball court.