Vans Old Skool Tapered "Animal Mix - Leopard"

Colorway: Grape Leaf · Style code: VN0A54F4KCZ · Release date: October 19, 2022 · Lowest resale ask: $74.24 · Availability: Available now

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About the Vans Old Skool Tapered "Animal Mix - Leopard"

Animal Mix puts the leopard pattern on canvas, and that choice matters. Printed onto fabric, the spots sit flat and graphic instead of picking up the depth a hair-on or embossed suede would give them, which keeps the shoe closer to a patterned sneaker than a fur-effect one. Grape Leaf, a muted olive green, replaces the usual tan ground, so the whole thing reads as camouflage more than as animal print from a distance.

The Tapered last narrows the forefoot, and a slimmer profile suits a busy upper by reducing the area the pattern has to cover. This one came out on October 19, 2022. Underneath sit the parts every pair in this family shares: a padded ankle collar, a reinforced toe, metal eyelets and a vulcanised sole with waffle tread. Olive and leopard is a combination that behaves like a neutral in practice, which is why patterned versions in earth tones stay wearable long after brighter novelty prints have dated.

Written with AI from brand specs; facts checked against our catalog data on Sep 18, 2026.