function and fashion, but mostly function: vans x brooks england

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if you're very close to me then you might know that i'm kind of a self proclaimed sneaker anthropologist. so when this fell on my lap, i lightweight freaked out. brooks has been making amazing fucking saddles for 150 years. vans has been amazing sneakers for 50 years. they came tother with artist (and common vans collaborator) taka hayashi to create a collection celebrating both companies' anniversary. check out the interview here.

jmik