I still remember buying my first pair of mismatched shoes – they were a pair of comme des garcons for Fred Perry that I bought over 10 years ago. Every time I pull them out and wear them, I feel happy. And the number of people who stop me to either tell me they like my shoes or to stop me to tell me that they don’t match (and suggest I’m an idiot) is innumerable. Now enter Vans x Engineered Garments.
The two brands have collaborated on a capsule collection featuring two classic silhouettes – the Slip-On LX and the Sk8-Hi LX (both of which come in the same three colors: off-white, black and gray). The Slip-On is a much more successful design – hence why I will only show them.
The Vans x Engineered Garments “Mismatched” collab launches March 21.