Old Skool 'Vansware'
Colorway: White/True White · Style code: VN0A4BW2WC6 · Release date: October 19, 2022 · Price: $2682 · Availability: Available now
More colorways: Vans Old Skool 'Walnut' (VN0A4BW21NU) · Vans Old Skool 'Forest' (VN0A4BW22LG) · Vans Old Skool 'Color Mix' (VN0A4BW2448) · Vans Old Skool 'Pig Suede - Grape Leaf' (VN0A4BW250K) · Vans Old Skool 'Pig Suede - Acai' (VN0A4BW2BKE)
The number is the first thing worth stating. At $200 this sits about three times above the standard tier for the silhouette, which tells you it was made as a premium exercise rather than a shelf filler. The execution is tonal: white suede across the upper, a True White sole and a sidestripe that is present but barely separable from the panels around it, so the design depends entirely on material quality and stitch work instead of colour contrast.
It released on October 19, 2022. Removing colour from a shoe this recognisable is a difficult move, because every seam, every eyelet and every change in nap becomes visible once there is nothing else to look at. The familiar parts are all still there under the finish: the padded ankle collar, the reinforced toe, the foxing tape and the waffle tread. All-white suede is also the least practical option in the family, which is part of the statement a pair like this is making.