Unlike any other, cup sole support meets Vans legendary boardfeel in the all new Crockett Pro 2 featuring Vans revolutionary Wafflecup construction
Interview with Chris Nieratko
There was definitely some pressure at first, I was like, "Ok everything is crazy." But eventually I realized that it wasn't going to get sorted out immediately. I had been keeping in touch with Chad Bowers a lot and when the time was right he started working on Mother.
Chad is obviously really talented. He has great taste and I think that shows through everywhere in the brand. He has great people working for him, the vibes in the office are immense; it's a beautiful thing.
He's not a former teammate, but Dan Lu, I just want to see him more.
I'm so happy with how it turned out. It's such a different feeling working on a video that big for that long. It definitely brings people together. I miss goofing off with Greg Hunt; I don't get to see him much anymore.
It's basically the same idea just on different scales. I enjoy both. On one end you have all this pressure and cameras and professionals surrounding you while you're skating, which can really bring the best out of you and on the other you have your crew, in your hometown, going out skating and filming, which can potentially bring out the most original clips.
Well, the 2 is a waffle cup again but we updated the sole. It's on a different last and a different tread. There's a suede toe cap on this one, different side panels, all sorts of shit's different but it has a similar look. It looks like its evolved from the first one.
All sorts of stuff: WW2 era tennis shoes, modern tennis shoes, 90's Vans. I wanted to make something that looked a little bit sporty but a classic skate shoe at the same time. I'm so stoked on how they turned out.
AVE's part blew me away. I didn't know about a lot of the clips in there. The lines are so powerful and the god damn bank to fence at Lockwood.. he's a fucking role model, man.
His part fucked me up too. So badass to see him going in like that and having fun doing it. He definitely made me want to grind some rails.
I dislocated my elbow filming for Gospel/Crockett 2 commercial and was out for a few months. I wanted to try to get something for No Other Way but it was kind of bad timing.
Chima [Ferguson] or Elijah [Berle].
Yeah, I got this shit!
I'm planning on living in New York for a couple months this spring, I'm looking forward to that.