{"id":45832,"date":"2014-04-02T11:02:24","date_gmt":"2014-04-02T18:02:24","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.boardistan.com\/?p=45832"},"modified":"2014-04-02T11:06:08","modified_gmt":"2014-04-02T18:06:08","slug":"vans-independent-og-collection","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.boardistan.com\/?p=45832","title":{"rendered":"Vans + Independent = OG Collection"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Vansxindy<\/a><\/p>\n

These two brands have been showing up on the same people for decades, so it’s fitting that Vans<\/a><\/strong> and Independent Truck Company<\/a><\/strong> are collaborating on an exclusive apparel and footwear collection.<\/p>\n

As original manufacturers in skateboarding, these two brands share an influential heritage deeply rooted in the early days of skating\u2019s genesis as well as current team riders from Amateur to Legendary such as Gilbert Crockett<\/strong>, Anthony Van Engelen<\/strong>, Geoff Rowley<\/strong>, Tony Trujillo<\/strong>, Andrew Allen<\/strong>, Curren Caples<\/strong>, Daniel Lutheran<\/strong>, Dustin Dollin<\/strong>, Elijah Berle<\/strong>, Jason Dill<\/strong>, Omar Hassan<\/strong>, Pedro Barros<\/strong>, Christian Hosoi<\/strong>, Jeff Grosso<\/strong>, John Cardiel<\/strong>, Ray Barbee<\/strong>, Steve Caballero<\/strong> and Tony Alva<\/strong>. Hailing from Santa Cruz, Independent has offered skateboarding hardwoods since the late 70\u2019s, providing the functional equipment that hardcore skaters rely on to this day.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

For the official word from Vans, follow the jump.This spring, the World\u2019s #1 Skateboard Shoe partners with the World\u2019s #1 skateboarding trucks for the Vans x Independent Truck Co. exclusive apparel and footwear collection. As original manufacturers in skateboarding, these two brands share an influential heritage deeply rooted in the early days of skating\u2019s genesis as well as current team riders from Amateur to Legendary such as Gilbert Crockett, Anthony Van Engelen, Geoff Rowley, Tony Trujillo, Andrew Allen, Curren Caples, Daniel Lutheran, Dustin Dollin, Elijah Berle, Jason Dill, Omar Hassan, Pedro Barros, Christian Hosoi, Jeff Grosso, John Cardiel, Ray Barbee, Steve Caballero and Tony Alva. Hailing from Santa Cruz, Independent has offered skateboarding hardwoods since the late 70\u2019s, providing the functional equipment that hardcore skaters rely on to this day.<\/p>\n

To celebrate past and present, Vans x Independent presents an attractive selection of core apparel staples and introduces the newest Vans Pro Skate signature model, the Crockett Pro and the latest team model, the Mirada.<\/p>\n

\"Vans<\/a><\/p>\n

The Crockett Pro features a suede and twill upper, UltraCush HD for high impact cushioning, Duracap\u2122 fused rubber reinforced toe vamp underlays, and a Vans Wafflecup\u2122 construction, the first-ever vulcanized cup sole for responsive support and increased stability.<\/p>\n

\"Vans<\/a><\/p>\n

The Mirada is a low top silhouette with premium textile upper, a comfortable and anatomically contoured UltraCush footbed, molded heel pocket inserts, a Pro Cup construction for responsiveness and support, and Vans\u2019 original Waffle Outsole.<\/p>\n

\"Vans<\/a><\/p>\n

Rounding out the footwear offering is a classic Sk8-hi Pro donning an all-over Vans x Indy logo pattern, upgraded with performance enhancements that meet the Vans Pro Skate specs including UltraCush HD for advanced cushioning, and Duracap\u2122 underlays for increased durability and extra reinforcement where needed most.<\/p>\n

The accompanying apparel offering includes t-shirts and long-sleeves in men\u2019s and boys\u2019 sizes, a sweatshirt and two hats highlighting the iconic Vans x Independent logo designs and an exclusive black and white photograph of shared team rider Gilbert Crockett complete the package.<\/p>\n

\"Indy<\/a><\/p>\n

Check out Vans.com to find your nearest authorized dealer.<\/p>\n

ABOUT VANS PRO SKATE
\nThe performance skate footwear category from the world\u2019s leading action sports footwear and apparel company, Vans Pro Skate combines more than 45 years of proven craftsmanship with legendary skate heritage. Since the dawn of professional skateboarding, Vans continues to provide the meaningful product innovations that help drive the performance progression of the world\u2019s best skateboarders.<\/p>\n

SKATE.VANS.COM
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These two brands have been showing up on the same people for decades, so it’s fitting that Vans and Independent Truck Company are collaborating on an exclusive apparel and footwear collection. As original manufacturers in skateboarding, these two brands share an influential heritage deeply rooted in the early days of skating\u2019s genesis as well as […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"ngg_post_thumbnail":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[10,37,3],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.boardistan.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/45832"}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.boardistan.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.boardistan.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.boardistan.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.boardistan.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=45832"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"http:\/\/www.boardistan.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/45832\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":45835,"href":"http:\/\/www.boardistan.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/45832\/revisions\/45835"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.boardistan.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=45832"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.boardistan.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=45832"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.boardistan.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=45832"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}