Original retail: $70 · Lowest resale ask: $69 on GOAT (Nov 14, 2026)
Colorway: Chili Pepper/True Blue · Style code: VN0A3WMAVX1 · Lowest resale ask: $69 · Availability: Available now
Source: GOAT's catalog (original retail) · stores checked Nov 14, 2026, 4:22 PM ET
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Putting a hot red against a clean blue is a deliberately awkward pairing, and that is what makes this one interesting. Chili Pepper takes one set of panels, True Blue takes the other, and the leather sidestripe sits on the seam between them so the shoe changes character depending on which side you look at. There is no third colour brought in to soften the meeting point, which keeps it sharper than most multi-tone versions of the model.
It was priced at $70 with the ComfyCush build underneath, the softer footbed and interior Vans developed to make its flat classics friendlier for long days on foot. The exterior is still the low-cut lace-up everyone knows, with a padded ankle collar, a reinforced toe and a vulcanised rubber sole carrying the waffle tread. Red and blue together read as sportswear rather than skate, and this pair leans that way, sitting closer to a team colourway than to the brand's usual neutrals.
Written with AI from brand specs; facts checked against our catalog data on Sep 18, 2026.