Take an exclusive read with OTW Director Tom Cooke to learn more about the OTW collection and what to expect in the following months!http://www.crookedtongues.com/features/2010/May/24/vans-otw-tom-cooke-interview/
(image credit: Julius Shulman)OTW. While the acronym stands for "Off The Wall", the Vans OTW collection stands as a unique brand that celebrates the sophisticate in all of us, especially the natural growth of young creatives. You might have noticed in the OTW brand video, the modernist environment where our brand advocates occupied. This is the Case Study House #22 also known as Stahl House. Here's a few interesting facts about The Stahl House and you'll understand why this house
If there's one thing I look at when selecting a shoe it's the silhouette but I always tend to take a glance at its outsole, afterall it is the foundation of a shoe's design. Vans has always kept its outsole (the waffle sole) consistent throughout its 40+ years being around, no small feat in today's age of copy&paste design culture. In fact, take an in-depth look at Vans OTW's Larkin and you'll take note of its slightly updated subtle heel
Vans formally launched the OTW Collection last Friday May 14 at the infamous Haas building rooftop located in Downtown Los Angeles. Being a resident of downtown LA, I've become accustomed in making my rounds around downtown.The Haas building has been a subject of curiosity for me. Sure enough as soon as I arrived the Vans crew was busy at work. I particularly enjoyed OTW advocate Eric Elms' 'Wish U Were Here' art signage. In fact, display of artistry seemed to
For the longest time that I could remember, growing up in the San Fernando Valley, Reseda to be exact (yes home of South Seas apartments of Karate Kid fame), I spent those hot summers running around in Vans. I preferred wearing a pair of white Slip-Ons doing my utmost to keep them clean. Of course by Summer's end, those beloved pair of vulcanized shoes would be dirtied, soiled and weathered. I grew to love those shoes as they became an