Vans OG Mid Skool 37 LX 'Black'
Colorway: Black/Marshmallow/White · Style code: VN0A4BTR5OB · Price: $199 · Availability: Available now
More colorways: Vans OG Mid Skool 37 'Green' (VN0A4BTRVYX) · Vans OG Mid Skool LX 'Lead' (VN0A3DP7NQC) · Vans OG Mid Skool LX 'Madder Brown' (VN0A3DP7OQF)
The Mid Skool 37 takes the design language of the low-top and raises the collar to sit over the ankle bone, filling the gap between the standard model and the high-top. That extra height changes the proportions of the sidestripe, which now curves across a taller quarter panel and looks longer than it does on a regular pair. The LX designation marks the upgraded build, and the colour split here is black against Marshmallow, an off-white that reads warmer than the pure True White the brand normally uses.
At $85 it is priced as a premium make-up rather than a general-release shoe. Underfoot, nothing departs from the formula: a vulcanised rubber sole, waffle tread and a foxing strip around the perimeter, with a padded collar that matters more on a mid than on a low. Mid-cut versions have always been the quiet middle option in this family, and they suit anyone who finds the high-top too much shoe and the low-top too little.