Graphic Japanese Type Hits Vans' Sk8 Hi

Vans Japanese Type Black 1
Vans Japanese Type Black 3
Vans Japanese Type Black 2
Vans Japanese Type Red 1
Vans Japanese Type Red 2
Vans Japanese Type Red 3

The expansive side panels of are the perfect canvas for a bold design, and the latest ‘Japanese Type’ duo certainly take advantage of all that space.

Classic black suede toe boxes, lacestays and heel counters bookend the graphic mid-sections that carry oversized katakana ‘Vans’ branding above the Jazz Stripe and the brand’s famous checkerboard below. The same script adorns the midsoles on both the black and red versions of the shoe.

If you’re feeling these, they’re available at select Vans stockists now.

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