We Never Saw Vans' Pearlized Camo Authentic Coming

Vans, the unofficial king of enigmas, is at it again with another unreal thrasher that's simultaneously flashy and totally incognito.

Hidden in plain sight, Vans is putting pearls on top of a calm, cool, and camo Authentic sneaker.

During Paris Fashion Week, Vans unveiled a full camo version of the Authentic sneaker, gussied up with a pearlized Jazz Stripe and toe, which present quite the elegant contrast to the sneaker's otherwise rugged demeanor.

The junction of polished poise and urbane ruggedness is an avenue Vans knows very well. To be fair, though, the skatehouse all but invented it.

See, convention seldom dictates distressed shoes wear glossy jewels and iridescent pearls. And as we know, Vans is all about defying convention.

That's precisely what makes it so good. A skate shoe that doubles as a Chanel bag? That's a serve only Vans can do. But it's not just channeling the likeness of $15,00 bags that makes Vans' enigmatic sneakers so stunning. It does the same with art and texture, too.

Whether it be charmed Satoshi Nakamoto collaborations or stunning tweed darlings, Vans is at its best when it's breaking the mold where the status quo is concerned. 

Suffice it to say, dainty and rugged are far from mutually exclusive within the Vans universe, and now it's bringing a camo-coated stunner into its ornery orbit.

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