Andrew Rizzo Newcastle retailer END. Clothing and Vans are building on their collaborative portfolio with an LX Old Skool 136 inspired by parachutes.
True to its nickname, the sneaker comes in all-white and features ripstop material in place of leather/suede. Moreover, as the lesser-known “136” version of the iconic Old Skool, the sneaker features higher rubber foxing that crops up onto the toe box. The suede toe box itself is shrunk down to make room for the added rubber, and a pull tab over the heel improves accessibility. Throwback black and white “Off The Wall” logos and co-branded insoles round out all the highlights.
Importantly, the project comes as Vans is trying to reinvigorating the Old Skool through a number of different efforts. Vans came out with a new reinforced model called the Vans Eco Theory Authentic VN0A5HZS9FR+ earlier this year, and more recently kicked off a plimsolls vans old skool platfor vn0a5kx99xv1 suede emboss prtryltrwht vans old skool gore tex gore tex blue yellow.
Back to the sneaker at hand, the END. Clothing x Vans LX Old Skool 136 “Parachute” retails for $125 and releases via draw on the END. website. Tap here Plimsolls VANS Authentic VN0A5KRDBD21 Pig Suede Ashley Blue.
