After giving you a first look at the Vans x The Pixies Sk8-Hi way back in January, we now have a visual on the other half of that pack, which is by no surprise a Slip-On. Printed with The Pixies’ infamous Death To The Pixies artwork, each shoe comes in a simple black on white to match the photo. Now in store at ripe.

More looks at the Vans x The Pixies Fall 2009 Pack after the jump.

Following in the steps of the likes of Bad Brains and KISS, Atlanta-based metal band Mastodon are the latest musicians to receive their own shoe collection from skate footwear staple Vans. The ad for the shoes, taken from this month’s issue of Decibel magazine, show a pair of black Sk8-His with Paul Romano’s Blood Mountain cover art on the side. Also included in the collection are Blade Catcher Sk8-His and Slip-ons featuring artwork from Mastodon’s most recent Crack the Skye album. The Mastodon x Vans Collection will be released July 6th, 2009 and is now available for pre-order at Rhino UK.

See all four shoes from the Mastodon x Vans Collection after the jump!

Here you see the next installment of the Vans Sky Gallery, that we have already presented you earlier on this year. Artists create works that Vans then puts up on two billboards throughout Los Angeles. This time they worked with artist Derek Albeck.

“Derek Albeck was born in 1983 in the San Fernando Valley of Southern California. Showing a talent for art at an early age Derek would scribble and Draw on anything and everything that was put in front of him. His passion for art followed him into college where he studied printmaking, painting and art history at California State University Northridge. After Graduating with honors in 2005 Derek is currently working as a full time artist in Los Angeles.”
The artist developed several artworks for the project as well as custom Slip-Ons! You can see the rest of his work for the Vans Sky Gallery here.

Upper Playground is pleased to offer this sneak peek of shoes to be released as part of its Winter 2007 lineup. The “Skulls” slip on shoe was designed for Upper Playground by artist Alex Pardee. Pardee’s style involves bright colors and oddly-shaped characters in bizarre settings that give his pieces a circus sideshow feel. Pardee has worked with Warner Bros., Hurley International, and RIDE snowboards just to name a few. The “Faces” shoe was designed by artist, Sam Flores, whose style includes botanical elements, natural landscapes, and dreamy characters with large, folded hands. Flores’s work has been featured in such magazines as Mass Appeal, Juxtapoz, Urb and Wired. Both the “Skulls” shoe and the “Faces” shoes will retail for $60 and will be available Winter ‘07.
After the jump you can see the Sam Flores Slip-On and here below the video with Alex Pardee!