Your First Pair of Vans

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1986 Red/White/Black Checker Lace Ups.

Oh, how I love VANS.

― ddb, Friday, 28 May 2004 14:40 (twenty-two years ago)

http://www.fh-augsburg.de/~mohrlan/sneakers/Tokyo/images/vans.jpg

― ddb, Friday, 28 May 2004 14:43 (twenty-two years ago)

i got my first pair last summer. hot pink/black/checkerboard luella bartley edition. they look sweet but hurt my ankles, oh my.

― lauren (laurenp), Friday, 28 May 2004 14:44 (twenty-two years ago)

i used to have a great two-tone brown & beige pair!

― s1ocki (slutsky), Friday, 28 May 2004 14:45 (twenty-two years ago)

I have never had a pair but I might rectify this soon.

― hstencil (hstencil), Friday, 28 May 2004 14:45 (twenty-two years ago)

of Vans, that is.

― hstencil (hstencil), Friday, 28 May 2004 14:45 (twenty-two years ago)

mostly black, 1998.
i was going to start a thread about vans today¡¡¡ i just went and bought some new vans after a painful winter wearing shitty, shitty sketchers. never again.

― dyson (dyson), Friday, 28 May 2004 14:47 (twenty-two years ago)

I was more of a Duffs man myself.

― Chewshabadoo (Chewshabadoo), Friday, 28 May 2004 14:47 (twenty-two years ago)

black and white check slip ons when i was in 8th grade and started skating. posers!

― Chris 'The Velvet Bingo' V (Chris V), Friday, 28 May 2004 14:48 (twenty-two years ago)

also good to see you didn't lame out last night, ddb.

― hstencil (hstencil), Friday, 28 May 2004 14:48 (twenty-two years ago)

LAMER.

― ddb, Friday, 28 May 2004 14:48 (twenty-two years ago)

4 years ago? I can't remember what they looked like. I kinda want some old school 60's style Vans.

― jel -- (jel), Friday, 28 May 2004 14:50 (twenty-two years ago)

(i lamed out. i couldn't resist the siren song of blackened tofu tacos. was it fun?)

― lauren (laurenp), Friday, 28 May 2004 14:50 (twenty-two years ago)

it was fun but the free beer wasn't cold enough! I understand your taco dilemma though. Also Keith Rowe/Fennesz fucking RULED dudes! See ya at Tono-Bungay tonight, bungholes!

― hstencil (hstencil), Friday, 28 May 2004 14:51 (twenty-two years ago)

I should have went to Fennesz..instead I ate Hummus at Black Betty. I'm a LAMER.

ANYWAY:
I AM ADDICTED TO VANS...my closet is full of them.

― ddb, Friday, 28 May 2004 14:54 (twenty-two years ago)

dude the line almost stretched to Delancey! You couldn't get in cause you aren't a cool guestlist dude LIKE ME! HAHAHAHAHA! *coughs*

― hstencil (hstencil), Friday, 28 May 2004 14:56 (twenty-two years ago)

GUEST BOOK LAMER.

― ddb, Friday, 28 May 2004 14:57 (twenty-two years ago)

1978 (I think)! I used to live right near the factory or something in Anaheim. They may have been navy blue.

― Josh in Chicago (Josh in Chicago), Friday, 28 May 2004 14:58 (twenty-two years ago)

Josh wins.

Did you skate back then too?

― ddb, Friday, 28 May 2004 14:59 (twenty-two years ago)

i have only had black old skools ever since i mail-ordered for them back in the early 80s. i've had over 10 pairs (currently 3 pairs that still fit, including the rowley models). ddb, i was wearing a pair when i met you i think!?!

― gygax! (gygax!), Friday, 28 May 2004 15:09 (twenty-two years ago)

Black and white checkered slip-ons, 6th grade I think, '84? Those were my only pair, ever, sadly. I wore them with OP shorts. Oh no, wait, I have navy blue lace-ups with a swipe, that I got about 3 years ago, but those aren't so iconic as the original pair, and I think I may have thrown them out anyway.

― Mary (Mary), Friday, 28 May 2004 15:51 (twenty-two years ago)

This is ridiculous. A much better idea would be to sell white canvas shoes and a set of coloured marking pens. When you want a new design, wash the shoes and start over.

― Aimless (Aimless), Friday, 28 May 2004 15:53 (twenty-two years ago)

WHITE ON BLACK OLD SCHOOLS

I am wearing them right now. In fact, one of my coworkers just commented on them. Positively.

― deanomgwtf!!!p%3Fmsgid%3D4581997 (deangulberry), Friday, 28 May 2004 15:53 (twenty-two years ago)

aimless, have you seen the geoff mcfettridge dunks?

― gygax! (gygax!), Friday, 28 May 2004 16:01 (twenty-two years ago)

I can't rightly say I have. Although they may have spent some time dangling below my nose. I tend not to notice such things.

― Aimless (Aimless), Friday, 28 May 2004 16:05 (twenty-two years ago)

This is ridiculous. A much better idea would be to sell white canvas shoes and a set of coloured marking pens. When you want a new design, wash the shoes and start over.

-- Aimless (aimles...), May 28th, 2004.

while we're at it, lets scrap this whole internet thing and become penpals, fuckface.

― ddb, Friday, 28 May 2004 16:46 (twenty-two years ago)

Never owned Vans. Not against them at this point - although skaters always kind of annoyed me when I was a kid. Maybe I'll pick some white ones up and do some Ollie Impossibles or the RV Special.

― Spencer Chow (spencermfi), Friday, 28 May 2004 16:51 (twenty-two years ago)

I can't remember if they were Vans or Vision Streetware, but I had shoes that said "rad" on them. They were rad.

My friend Jeremy has these special editions that are amazing, they have this like, thatched texture.

― Dan Selzer (Dan Selzer), Friday, 28 May 2004 16:54 (twenty-two years ago)

ddb, let us recapitulate the plot line of Love For Three Oranges. Just you and me. In the alley. Bro.

― Aimless (Aimless), Friday, 28 May 2004 17:01 (twenty-two years ago)

...with extreme prejudice!!!

― Aimless (Aimless), Friday, 28 May 2004 17:06 (twenty-two years ago)

Ha, ddb, you and I had the same style, same year -- but I traded up to neon green/black high tops the next year. Only two pairs I ever owned. I was the shittiest skater ever, but damn it, I tried my best.

― Hurlothrumbo (hurlothrumbo), Friday, 28 May 2004 17:09 (twenty-two years ago)

yeah I had Visions too, they sucked.

― hstencil (hstencil), Friday, 28 May 2004 17:13 (twenty-two years ago)

i owned a pair of vans for one day. after i realized that my fred flintstone feet were no match for their narrow fury.

― bill stevens (bscrubbins), Friday, 28 May 2004 17:21 (twenty-two years ago)

Aimless, I picture you wearing a headband.

― ddb, Friday, 28 May 2004 18:58 (twenty-two years ago)

this thread inspired me to wear my vans and they got soaked. the pink bits are gonna be all grimy-looking now. ugh.

― lauren (laurenp), Friday, 28 May 2004 19:20 (twenty-two years ago)

(lauren, put them in a washing machine with very little detergent and air-dry)

― gygax! (gygax!), Friday, 28 May 2004 19:23 (twenty-two years ago)

thanks, g!. i can always count on you.

ps - come back soon so we can get sushi.

― lauren (laurenp), Friday, 28 May 2004 19:24 (twenty-two years ago)

i am trying to work something out, let me know if anything spectacular/no-miss is going on. should i ask SELZER for long-term planning advice?

― gygax! (gygax!), Friday, 28 May 2004 19:26 (twenty-two years ago)

ask RUSS instead, dude.

― hstencil (hstencil), Friday, 28 May 2004 19:34 (twenty-two years ago)

very very true (HI RUSS!)

― gygax! (gygax!), Friday, 28 May 2004 19:38 (twenty-two years ago)

Make that an ugly headband. Truly hideous.

― Aimless (Aimless), Friday, 28 May 2004 19:41 (twenty-two years ago)

Oh God. I had to by "brightly-colored shoes" for a production of "Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat" I did in high school, so I bought some PASTEL MINT AND SALMON-COLORED Vans.

I really wish I could go back 16 years and shake myself.

― VengaDan Perry (Dan Perry), Friday, 28 May 2004 19:42 (twenty-two years ago)

Awesome Hurlothrumbo....sometimes I think I dreamt them. Vision Street Wear was sorta cool...I had a pair of those, marble notebook style.

RE: VSW))))))Ray Barbee to thread.(((((((

― ddb, Friday, 28 May 2004 19:48 (twenty-two years ago)

Visions had a tendency to wear out really quickly due to shoddy construction and materials. Much like their skateboards! (I had a Grigley)

― hstencil (hstencil), Friday, 28 May 2004 19:48 (twenty-two years ago)

my mom never let me get visions because she thought they were too masculine. she got me turquoise reebok hightops instead.

― lauren (laurenp), Friday, 28 May 2004 19:52 (twenty-two years ago)

close to twenty years ago, all black i think. i was a horrible skater, but skating is only part of it anyways. writing 'the vandals' on the bottom of the sneakers was U&K

― kephm, Friday, 28 May 2004 19:53 (twenty-two years ago)

what ever happened to tretorn ???

― kephm, Friday, 28 May 2004 19:54 (twenty-two years ago)

Vision boards were pretty hot 86-87.

I had:
Marty "Jinx" Jimenez, Mark Gonzales First and one with a guy with flowers drawn, Gator and my very first real board; A Vision Pscho Stick.

Get Gnar.

― ddb, Friday, 28 May 2004 19:57 (twenty-two years ago)

tretorns were so wimpy! the girly-girls wore them with little pom-pom ankle socks that complemented the swoosh color.

― lauren (laurenp), Friday, 28 May 2004 20:07 (twenty-two years ago)

yeah, you're other post just remnded me of them.

― kephm, Friday, 28 May 2004 20:11 (twenty-two years ago)

also, my mom wore them to play tennis which in this day and age of specialized athletic shoes mystifies me. how did she not break an ankle?

― lauren (laurenp), Friday, 28 May 2004 20:13 (twenty-two years ago)

PSYCHO STIX!!!!!

― hstencil (hstencil), Friday, 28 May 2004 21:12 (twenty-two years ago)

1995. They were black suede with different shades of brown along the sides. Look, this is them (me on the left). Vans are without a doubt the stinkiest of trainers. This was the only pair I ever bought.
http://www.geocities.com/lucyalder/hydepark.txt

― Madchen (Madchen), Saturday, 29 May 2004 19:24 (twenty-two years ago)

I had lots of Tretorns throughout junior high. White on white was my favorite color combination: they looked nice with very tight, side-zippered Guess jeans (I thought at the time).

― Mary (Mary), Saturday, 29 May 2004 22:10 (twenty-two years ago)

one year passes...

SPAMMERS BE RUIN'N A BRO'S VANS THREAD

― ddb (ddb), Tuesday, 2 May 2006 18:35 (twenty years ago)

ah well, at least it's timely--this year is vans' 40th anniversary. Cool timeline at vans40.com.

― scrimhaw1837 (son_of_scrimshaw), Tuesday, 2 May 2006 18:43 (twenty years ago)

five years pass...

RIP

― am0n, Wednesday, 9 November 2011 18:30 (fourteen years ago)

aww :(

― Juggy Brottleteen (ENBB), Wednesday, 9 November 2011 18:45 (fourteen years ago)

http://a1.zassets.com/images/V/Vans6/6495-p.jpg

My first pair, btw. I wore those for years and years.

― Juggy Brottleteen (ENBB), Wednesday, 9 November 2011 18:51 (fourteen years ago)

i still have the box for my first vans even though the shoes are long dead (RIP) it's an old pink/white box full of my personal perfume archives. very special box to me.
RIP all dead vans

― the MMMM cult (La Lechera), Wednesday, 9 November 2011 20:22 (fourteen years ago)

http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5190/5624854092_8a9dbd8abe.jpg

― the MMMM cult (La Lechera), Wednesday, 9 November 2011 20:22 (fourteen years ago)

http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5iRPKbyUlZ4j9I7OtCBNCPUNud9Iw?docId=062e95ef780d4648a4970ab3c7c0f620

― am0n, Wednesday, 9 November 2011 20:55 (fourteen years ago)

fourteen years pass...

I surrendered--hint, hint--and bought a Jeff Spicoli pair today so I could be a colourful rock star from the late '70s at a Halloween party tonight.

― clemenza, Saturday, 24 October 2026 20:05 (one week ago)

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