Vans Skateboarding proudly welcomes the talented Zion Wright to the Vans Family. Rising to prominence in his early years as a standout at contests and filming in the streets, Zion has been on a clear, unrelenting path toward his goals—which include competing on the world stage. His fearless, no-holds-barred approach and unique style shines in this welcome edit, accompanied by the musical stylings of his father, Mustafa Wright, on the sinte drums.
Grosso Forever: Japan Love Note: Aki Akiyama/ Nishi | Skate | VANS
Two of the pioneers of the Japanese skate scene are Aki Akiyama and Nishi. Aki represented the clean, contest wholesome skater while Nishi was the wild man who skated, took photos, made art and published magazines.
Together these two laid the foundation for the Japanese skate scene and their impact can still be felt today.
Japan has a long and radical skate history. With so many eyes focused on Tokyo in 2021 Vans wanted to make sure that the rich skate culture and storied history didn’t get lost in the hype of The Games. Japan has a great skate scene that should championed and celebrated long after this moment in history.
This is the last trip the Loveletters crew took with our beloved Jeff Grosso before his passing. Jeff and the crew had a blast meeting the many Japanese skaters from every generation.
Vans Skateboarding x Skateistan: Lizzie Armanto | Skate | VANS
Vans, the global leader in skateboarding for over 50 years and world-renowned, iconic Finnish skater, Lizzie Armanto, celebrate Vans’ partnership with Skateistan, the award-winning international non-profit organization which empowers youth through skateboarding and education in Afghanistan, Cambodia, South Africa and supports other social skate projects around the world.
Grosso Forever: Loveletter To Japan | Skate | VANS
Japan has a long and radical skate history. With so many eyes focused on Tokyo in 2021 Vans wanted to make sure that the rich skate culture and storied history didn’t get lost in the hype of The Games. Japan has a great skate scene that should championed and celebrated long after this moment in history.
This is the last trip the Loveletters crew took with our beloved Jeff Grosso before his passing. Jeff and the crew had a blast meeting the many Japanese skaters from every generation.
PALACE X VANS
New Palace X Vans collab out now!
Vans Skateboarding x Skateistan: Where It Starts | Skate | VANS
In celebration of Go Skateboarding Day, Vans proudly announces a new partnership with Skateistan, the award-winning international non-profit organization which empowers youth through skateboarding and education in Afghanistan, Cambodia, South Africa and supports other social skate projects around the world.
Featuring Vans ambassador and Skateistan board member, Tony Hawk, Vans skaters Lizzie Armanto and Pedro Barros, as well as Skateistan ambassadors Kouv Chansangva (known as Tin) and Yann Horowitz.
Now through September, Vans will donate $10 USD from every pair of Vans Custom Skate Classics purchased from June 21 to August 30, 2021 – up to US$200k – to Tides Foundation in support of Skateistan.
Vans Europe Presents: Iberico | Skate | VANS
Vans sends Afonso Nery, Alex Furtado, Arnau Truque, Ben Skrzypez, David Sanchez, Dubann Machuca, Florentin Marfaing, Gelek Gonzalez, Ibon Mariño, Joscha Aicher , Martino Cattaneo, Nuno Relogio, Pedro Roseiro, Pol Amadó, Rafa Cort, Roberto Alemañ, Tania Cruz, and Victor Pellegrin to Alicante in October, followed by Barcelona in November, and then straight to the other side of Spain with Cadiz and Madrid to finish the trip!
Vans Skateboarding Presents: Cher Strauberry | Skate | VANS
Vans Skateboarding Presents a new short film about skateboarder, musician and artist Cher Strauberry, providing an inside look into her role shaping and growing the queer skate community.
Cher’s role within Oakland-based Unity Skateboarding, as well as helping found the queer skateboard brand, Glue Skateboards, has helped grow inclusivity within the space. In this film, she takes us back to the early days, shedding light on the experiences leading her to become an influencer in the queer skate community.
Directed by Patrick O’Dell
Vans Skateboarding Presents: Breana Geering | Skate | VANS
In the latest Vans Skateboarding Presents they focus on British Columbia native Breana Geering. Breana shares how she came up in the Vancouver skate scene and how instrumental the love and guidance of her Antisocial Skateshop mentors have been to her success.
Grosso Forever: Loveletter to Jeff Grosso | SKATE | VANS
We all miss Jeff Grosso. It’s been a year since Jeff passed so Grosso’s long time co-creators, Buddy Nichols and Rick Charnoski of Six Stair Productions, put together this special birthday Loveletters episode to celebrate his life in his own words.
For more Grosso Forever moments Click HERE.
Vans Europe Presents: Going Nowhere | Skate | VANS
Going Nowhere is the newest team video offer from Vans Germany, Austria & Switzerland. As covid hit in, in 2020, the team decided to go nowhere and stood home in their countries, where they filmed this new clip throughout the year. They mainly visited Cologne, Berlin, Hamburg & Stuttgart and had some of the EMEA team joining on this journey. Featuring: Kalle Wiehn, Jan Hoffmann, Joscha Aicher, Marco Kada, Willow Voges, Marcel Weber, Daniel Lepori, Tim Rebensdorf, Julian Ruhe, Roland Hirsch, Danny Stephen, Ruben Lücke, Niklas Schaible, Justen Ernst, Paul Zenner, Conny Mirbach, Daniel Spiegel & Manu Mayr.
Grosso Forever: Paul Kobriger’s Jeff Grosso Tribute | Skate | VANS
In honor of the anniversary of the passing of Jeff Grosso, Vans’ beloved larger than life champion of all things skateboarding, Steve Van Doren commissioned artist Paul Kobriger to create a very special ball point pen hyper realism rendition of photographer Joe Brook’s timeless portrait to hang prominently in The Jeff Grosso Room at Vans HQ. Paul is primarily a portrait artist living in Escondido, CA.. He grew up skateboarding and drawing in a small town in Wisconsin before moving to San Diego. At age 39 after 20 years of not creating a single art piece, Paul rediscovered his talent and love of drawing. Watch as Kobriger takes us through the process of bringing portraits to life in his own unique style.