VANS PREMIUM CLASSICS SLIP-ON REISSUE 98 LX CHECKERBOARD COFFEE

IMMEDIATELY UPON ITS RELEASE IN 1979, STYLE 98 WAS EMBRACED BY BMX RIDERS AND SKATERS, PARTICULARLY IN SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA. ITS STATUS AS A SYMBOL OF REBELLION, INDEPENDENCE AND YOUTH WAS SOLIDIFIED IN THE YEARS FOLLOWING, AS IT BECAME A FOOTWEAR STAPLE IN FASHION, MUSIC AND FILM.

THE SLIP-ON REISSUE 98 REINTRODUCES ORIGINAL STYLE DETAILS LIKE A SHORTER VAMP, LOWER COLLAR AROUND THE ANKLE, HIGHER COLLAR ABOVE THE HEEL, AND A HIGHER GLOSSED SIDEWALL.