Vans invited key European retailers to their House of Vans facility in London to test the new Anthony Van Engelen pro model shoe. The AV Rapidweld Pro model has the brand’s stitchless Rapidweld shell with a welded DURACAP upper reinforcement, fusing classic styling with forward thinking tech features. The model comes in two versions – the Pro and the Lite – the main difference being the Pro has suede covering the DURACAP. The upper is seamless, with stitching used only in the base of the tongue.
SOURCE stopped off for a look at Vans’ latest innovation in skate shoe technology. All images by Harry Mitchell Thompson.
Vans invited key European retailers to test the new AV Rapidwel Pro model. All shops either skated the South Bank or Stockwell.Subvert, Manchester, EnglandVans Product Manager Darryl Charles & Senior Brand Marketing Manager for Action sports, Alexis JauzionStreetmachine, Copenhagen, DenmarkStreetlab, Malmö, SwedenSlam City Skates, London, EnglandSkate Pharmacy, Margate, EnglandSkate Deluxe, OnlineScene, Preston, EnglandSS20, Oxford, EnglandRoute One, UKMantis, Hamburg, GermanyLockwood, Antwerp, Belgium.Lacing up.Independent Outlet, Amsterdam, HollandEndemic, Huddersfield, EnglandBrief product chatBlack Sheep (2 generations), Manchester, EnglandAV Rapidweld Pro modelABS, Annecy, France.A Criminal G, Arona, Italy
