Vans x Lovenskate - Customade By You Collection

VANS X LOVENSKATE 'CUSTOMADE BY YOU' COLLABORATION.

Friends since way back, Vans and  East London's Lovenskate have a long history of collaboration from screenprinting workshops to sharing some of the UK team riders including J-Thaxx's and the legend that is Lucy Adams.

Their first official collaboration comes to life this Spring with the Vans and Lovenskate will launch; which features a blank canvas collection that truly embodies the creative expression that both brands continue to champion through their work with artists across the world.

The collection includes two of Vans iconisc styles – the Skate Sk8-Hi and Skate Slip-On. Both styles are made with white heavyweight canvas and all white foxing, ensuring they’re 100% customisable. Each pair is a literal blank canvas which includes a set of Sharpies to customise the shoes and a special edition shoe box which unfolds to reveal stencils and a customisation guide. 

Built for skateboarding as usual each Vans Skate shoe contains the good stuff. Duracap under the canvas and external rubber ollie pads offer extra durability and POPCUSH footbeds and Sickstick rubber provide the best skate performance. They’re finished off with subtle tonal embroidered logo’s, tonal checker laces and terry towel cuff lining.

Lovenskate was created by Stu Smith in 2001 who operates as a screen printer from his East London studio. Stu was printing zines, t-shirts and skateboards for other brands before deciding to start his own take on what a skateboard company should.

Celebrating the collabo in style the brands went on an art retreat to attack the product and produce some killer colourways. Take a look at the footage below and shop the collection Thursday 31st March!