Crayola x Vans ComfyCush Old Skool 'DIY'
Colorway: White · Style code: VN0A5DYCB1S · Release date: February 21, 2022 · Price: $65 · Availability: Available now
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A blank white canvas upper is the entire design, which is an unusual thing for a shoe company to sell on purpose. The Crayola collaboration hands the decoration to whoever buys the pair, leaving the panels undyed and unprinted so that the toe, the quarter and the heel all become drawing surfaces. The leather sidestripe stays white as well, meaning the only fixed graphic on the shoe is the shape itself.
It released on February 21, 2022 on the ComfyCush build, Vans' softer interior and footbed treatment, so the pair is more comfortable out of the box than a standard vulcanised classic. Everything else is stock: the padded ankle collar, the reinforced toe, metal eyelets and the waffle tread underfoot. Customisable shoes have a short shelf life as products and a long one as objects, since no two finished pairs look alike once the colour goes on, and an untouched example is a different thing entirely from a decorated one.