Vans Old Skool Modular 'Turtledove'
Colorway: Turtledove/True White · Style code: VN0007P18NL · Release date: November 4, 2022 · Price: $82 · Availability: Available now
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The Modular treatment takes a shoe defined by its panel layout and makes that layout the subject. Pieces that normally read as a single assembled upper are given their own edges and finishes, so the toe, the quarter and the heel look like parts that were fitted together rather than sewn into one shape. Turtledove is the ideal colour for that, a soft grey-beige with no strong hue to distract from the seams and the shadows between them.
Suede adds the texture the design needs, since a tonal shoe with nothing but flat surfaces would lose its detail at any distance. True White handles the trim. It released on November 4, 2022. Everything underfoot stays conventional, with cushioning at the ankle, a strengthened toe, metal-ringed lacing and waffle-patterned rubber below. Neutral greige is the busiest colour in modern sneaker ranges precisely because it does what this pair asks of it, which is to stay out of the way.