Mis-Matched

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.

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The Vans x Engineered Garments “Mismatched” collab launches March 21.

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Christian has been a cultural and style junkie since the age of 6; while most kids were swiping cookies, he was swiping his grandfathers' Patek Philippe. Raised to appreciate art, fashion,design and  literature (yeah, this one actually reads) by a single mother fondly called Jackie-O. Christian quickly went from childhood cultural capital thief to academia protégé. Referred to as the cat's meow by some, too clever by half by others, Christian eschewed the academic life and ran away to join the circus -the fashion circus. Several well-appointed positions later and a career on the rise would be most people's dream but it was time to say fuck off and start all over again.

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