Vans Old Skool Tapered 'Eco Theory - Mustard Gold'
Colorway: Mustard Gold/True White · Style code: VN0A54F4ASW · Release date: March 5, 2022 · Price: $36 · Availability: Available now
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Eco Theory is the label on this make-up, and the colour does the talking rather than any graphic. Mustard Gold is an unusual shade for the line, closer to a workwear jacket than to the brights the brand normally runs in spring, and against the True White stripe and foxing tape it reads warmer than a straight yellow would. The canvas has a slightly raw hand that suits the colour.
The Tapered cut narrows the forefoot relative to the standard shape, which flatters a single-colour upper because there is less panel area for the eye to travel across. It released on March 5, 2022. Structure is standard skate-shoe fare: a padded collar, a reinforced toe, metal eyelets and the vulcanised rubber sole with its waffle tread. Ochre canvas ages toward a softer, dustier version of itself rather than fading to white, which makes it one of the better colours in the range to wear hard.