Vans Old Skool VR3 'Outer Limits'
Colorway: Deep Forest · Style code: VN0005UBBZ0 · Release date: September 14, 2023 · Price: $2452 · Availability: Available now
More colorways: Vans Old Skool VR3 'Black Marshmallow' (VN0005UB1KP) · Vans Old Skool VR3 'Black White' (VN0005UBBKP) · Vans Old Skool VR3 'Suede - Black White' (VN0005UBBLK) · Vans Old Skool VR3 'Sea Spray' (VN0005UBBY1) · Vans Old Skool VR3 LX 'Patchwork' (VN0005WS448)
Deep Forest is a near-black green, the shade that only declares itself in direct light and passes for charcoal indoors, and suede is the material that makes that ambiguity work. Across a full upper it gives the Outer Limits make-up a base that is quiet enough to carry whatever detailing sits on top of it, and it puts this pair closer to the wearable end of a themed release than the name suggests.
At $100 it is priced well above the standard versions of the silhouette, which in this family is usually the mark of an upgraded build rather than a graphic. It released on September 14, 2023. The rest of the specification does not move: a padded ankle collar, a reinforced toe, metal eyelets, a vulcanised rubber sole and the waffle tread that gives it grip. Dark greens are the neutral most people overlook, and they sit with brown, cream and denim more comfortably than black does.