Vans Old Skool 36 DX 'Loden Green'
Colorway: Loden Green · Style code: VN0009QFZBF · Release date: August 2023 · Price: $2452 · Availability: Available now
More colorways: Vans Old Skool 36 DX 'Classic Green' (VN0009QF1OZ) · Realtree x Vans Old Skool 36 DX 'Black Gum' (VN0009QFB9M) · Vans Premium Old Skool 36 (VN000D9RDJR) · Vans LX Old Skool 36 (VN000D9RBM8) · Vans Old Skool 36 'Red' (VN000D569IJ)
Loden takes its name from a thick, weather-resistant wool associated with Alpine outerwear, and the green it describes is dark, slightly grey and entirely unlike the brighter greens the line usually runs. On suede it reads as almost brown in low light. The 36 DX designation marks the more considered version of the model, where the materials and the finish get more attention than a general-release pair receives.
The make-up arrived in August 2023. True White handles the trim, and the contrast against a deep green upper is sharper than it would be against black, so the leather stripe is unusually prominent on this one. The underlying shoe does not change: a padded ankle collar, a reinforced toe cap, metal eyelets and the vulcanised rubber sole with the waffle tread. Dark, muted greens have quietly become the default alternative to navy across footwear, and this is one of the more convincing examples on a shape this old.