The first Vault by Vans and Palm Angels collab is here

Vault by Vans joins forces with Palm Angels founder and creative director Francesco Ragazzi to pay homage to skateboard culture. The three-piece capsule is a representation of a design approach that celebrates freedom and individuality, all based on the skateboard.

Palm Angels encourages a liberated, construction-free way of being, glorifying the uniqueness of individuals and a personal approach to life, since its inception. The skateboard scene has always been a primary reference for the brand, with roots in the images taken by Francesco Ragazzi and published in 2014, at Venice Beach in Los Angeles.

“I took a photo of a guy skateboarding on Venice Beach, wearing the most vintage Vans Sk8-Hi I had ever seen and since then, the idea of Palm Angels collaborating with Vans has always been on my mind. With this collection I wanted to recreate exactly that same image: models with a vintage feel and a contemporary vision,” says Francesco Ragazzi, creative director of Palm Angels.

The collection has been crafted from meticulously chosen materials featured in the Sk8-Hi VLT LX, Sk8-Mid VLT LX and Old Skool LX. Each style has been reinterpreted with Palm Angels codes: red, grey, white and black, with the Palm Angels logo appearing on the side of the shoe, recreating the iconic Vans Sidestripe.

An old-school feel is given in the campaign imagery of the debut Vault by Vans x Palm Angels collection, where the worn and worn trainers portray a story of spectacular jumps and moves on the skateboard, capturing the effortless style and culture.

The Vault by Vans x Palm Angels collaboration will launch on 27 September exclusively through Palm Angels, followed by a global launch in select Vault by Vans shops on 1 October.