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Style Icons | Vans & RHUDE Pay Homage To Southern California

This Fall, the good folks over at Vans are really stepping up their style. The iconic footwear imprint has paired up with the luxury streetwear brand, RHUDE, to release a three-piece footwear offering. The capsule comes as a nod to each brand’s beloved California heritage, pulling from Vans’ style archives. RHUDE brings back the Vans California Plate print, which is seen upon the retro-inspired BOLD NI form. RHUDE reinterprets Vans’ California Plate Prints with three iterations referencing the history of “The Golden State’s” license plates.

The initial delivery includes the plates from the decade of Vans’ birth. The Vans x RHUDE Bold NI celebrates iconic style. First introduced by ack in 1963, the California black plate originally featured gold numbers and an embossed California logo. The brand takes on the design with branding inspired by the Vans Flying-V logo. The logo is seen below black suede uppers. The second offering showcases the blue baseplate first introduced in 1969, with blue suede uppers and matching blue branding. The imprint’s Design Director Rhuigi Villaseñor spoke about the design.

Vans x RHUDE

Rhuigi stated: “Growing up surrounded by the skate scene in Los Angeles made collaborating with Vans a surreal moment for all of us at RHUDE.” He added, “Vans has a unique history and connection with youth culture, which is why I was so excited to push those creative boundaries with this collaboration. From a design standpoint, the colorways I chose are an homage to my love of iconic, classic cars – blue to represent the Mercedes 280 SL, red for the Ferrari 275, and black for the Porsche Carrera.” Each colorway of the Bold NI showcases an updated take on the brand’s iconic Sidestripe in white leather.

Take a closer look at the new collaboration in the images below and look for the Vans x RHUDE collection at select retail locations and online at rh-ude.com on October 26th and November 23rd. In the meantime, keep it locked with The Culture Curators for more new footwear and sneakers coming soon.

Photos via Vans / RHUDE

Written by Jesse James

Author, Audiophile, Style connoisseur, & Sneakerhead. Passionate for life and happiness!

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