Vans x MOCA Authentic, Brenna Youngblood Artwork, Odd Red and Yellow Laces, Unworn, US 5 (23 cm)
Vans x MOCA Authentic, Brenna Youngblood Artwork, Odd Red and Yellow Laces, Unworn, US 5 (23 cm)
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The Vans Authentic made with the Museum of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles, its canvas printed with a painting by the Los Angeles artist Brenna Youngblood, unworn with its hang tag and artist card.
The Piece
Vans and MOCA joined forces to carry contemporary artists' work onto the brand's simplest canvas shoe. The Authentic, the low-cut lace-up first sold from the Van Doren family's Anaheim shop in 1966, is the plainest silhouette in the range, which is why it works so well as a surface for painting.
Brenna Youngblood is known for layered, collaged abstraction that mixes photography, paint and found surfaces. Here her composition runs around both shoes in deep red, ochre, teal and black, so that no two panels match. The pair is finished in true artist fashion with one red lace and one yellow lace, a detail that makes the shoes unmistakable on the foot.
The collaboration was sold in the United States and pairs seldom appear in Japan. The pair arrives with its hang tag and the folded card that introduces the artist and the project.
Details
- Maker: Vans, in collaboration with MOCA Los Angeles
- Model: Authentic
- Artist: Brenna Youngblood
- Colours: Multicolour print, white vulcanised sole, red and yellow laces
- Size: US 5, 23 cm (9.1 in) foot length
- Includes: Hang tag and artist card; no box
- Measurements: fits 23 cm (9.1 in) foot length. Every measurement is taken by hand, with the piece laid flat and the tape read by eye, so please allow a gentle margin of about 1–3 cm (0.5–1 in) for the natural give of fabric, handwork and the human hand.
Condition
Unworn. Faint scuffs or traces of factory glue may appear on the upper and sole, as is usual for vulcanised canvas shoes straight from production.
Condition grade S (new, unworn) on the Japanese scale; see Japanese condition ranks, explained.
Authenticity & Care
Every piece carries the Japonista authenticity guarantee. Store away from direct sunlight to keep the print fresh, and brush off dust rather than washing the canvas.
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