Usually, collaborations boost shoe sales by making shoes look better. The latest collaboration by Vans not only makes a pair of Vans look good, but have better quality as well. Vans Vault teamed up with KnollTextiles, a material manufacturing company that specializes in top of the notch material. The Knoll x Vans Vault Mountain Edition High LX is the finest of Vans, coming in four tonal colorways that utilize the best material Knoll has. The Mountain Edition High comes in purple, blue, olive, and black, with uppers that feel like some durable synthetic material close to vinyl. Each shoe sports a brown leather logo side panel and white midsole to make these some clean colorways. Look out for a release in Spring 2010.

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In June, we showed you two pairs of the Vans Switchback. Now, it’s time for two new pairs to be shown. One comes in a very sleek all-black upper with white sole. The second pair sports a dark brown upper with red shoe laces and white sole. These can already be found at select Vans retailers everywhere.

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Empire BMX came together with Vans to create a special mockup of the Vans Brasco. The Empire BMX x Vans Brasco is a limited edition lowtop skate shoe that features a mix of black suede, black quilted suede panel, and leather on the upper. The dark upper is contrasted by a bright white midsole and gumsole. The Empire crown logo is donned in gold on the tongue tag to match the gold accents on the eyelets and contrast stitching. These are available now on the Empire site for $55 in a small run of sizes. Info via BikeReviews.

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The folks over at Vans have dropped a handful of new colorways of their classic Vans Authentic, starting the month off with a bang. Featuring bright neon uppers, the pack includes models in Blue, Yellow, and Orange, all of which utilize some well placed detail work in their colored midsole stripes and white eyelets. Simple yet effective, you can find all three models at select Vans retailers now.

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We last saw a preview of the Vans Vault Chukka Del Barco LX earlier this year. Today, the Vans Fall/Winter 2009 Chukka Del Barco collection is out, in two colorways for each of the Chukka Del Barco LX and Chukka Del Barco Low LX. A black colorway takes over the mid and lowtop, using black nubuck and leather with orange accents and a sweet tongue tag design. The white colorway is offset by blue tones on the logos and insole, along with the same tongue tag. The Lows are available for about $130, while the mids have a price of $150. Both are available now overseas.

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Previewed back in September, Vans has released a new colorway of their popular mid-top, the Vans Half Cab LX. Featuring a predominantly Black nubuck upper, the model is given some heavy contrast by its thick White piping. Placed atop on a vulcanized midsole, the model also features White on its laces and lining. If the clean two-tone model fits your look, you can grab a pair from select Vans Vault retailers now.

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In August, we brought you an early look at a Chukka Mok Collection to be released sometime in the fall. Well, we now bring you word that the Vans Vault crew has begun to release these shoes, and we bring you a look at the complete collection. You already saw the two high-top pairs coming in brown and black. We also have pictures of their complementary low-top Chukka models. Every shoe comes with suede uppers, white soles, and a stitching pattern that meets between the sole and upper and runs around the entire shoe. As we mentioned before, this Mok collection is here just in time to help with the season’s frigid weather. Check-in with your local Vans retailers to get your hands on these.

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