It’s May the 4th, aka Star Wars Day, and so it’s all Star Wars, all day here at TheBlotSays.com: When The Blot first heard about the new Star Wars x Vault by Vans sneaker collection I was really pumped! But then I saw pictures of the designs and was thoroughly disappointed. I mean sneakers with vibrant ‘80s prints, palm trees and AT-ATs??? Terrible! There’s also two different sneakers featuring Darth Vader and Stormtrooper heads with crossing pirate swords and light sabers. Yeah, that’s creative…
Vans also took skate legend Steve Caballero’s iconic logo and given it a Star Wars twist. Now Caballero’s logo features a skateboard riding, light saber brandishing Yoda using the Force to fight the good fight on a marshmallow colored sneaker and a battle-ready Darth Vader with an invitation to the dark side on a black sneaker. This simplistic design is definitely the coolest release in the entire Star Wars x Vans collection. Here’s hoping the corresponding Star Wars x Vans apparel collection is much better!
The Star Wars x Vault by Vans Collection goes on sale June 2014 and will be available in limited production in the U.S. at The Vans DQM General NYC and Boston, Open Ceremony, LA Store, NYC Store, NYC Ace Hotel Store. Additionally, the Star Wars x Vault by Vans Collection will be available in limited production globally at Colette in Paris, Firmament in Berlin, Open Ceremony in London, Tresbien, Off The Hook in Montreal.