W-TAPS...

In recent years one of the hottest coloborators with Vans have been W-TAPS...the japanese lifestyle brand. Featuring designs by founder Tet, some of their past offerings (series 1 skull & bones) are today still highly sought after. Now just when you thought you've figured the brand out...they flip the script and come with something entirely new.

For this latest installment of the WTAPS x Vans Syndicate series, the Japanese brand has created three distinct styles each reflective of various cultures and time periods. The Rudeez was inspired by vintage dress shoes, the Greaserz looks at 70s blue collar culture and the Bash is inspired by hip-hop culture as well as Spike Lee movies. For releases, it will begin in June with the Bash and end in August with the Rudeez.





Those Chuck Taylor inspired Greaserz are a must cop for me...in both black & blue colorways. I'm also feeling the Rudeez in the black/white mix. It's a game time decision on the rest.

(Pics courtesy of Honeyee)