For Spring 2012, Vans Syndicate presents a project from old pals Anthony Van Engelen and Jason Dill. Teaming up on a three-style pack, the Alien Workshop-bred pros chose to update two classic Vans silhouettes, the Authentic Pro “S” and the Old Skool ’92 Pro “S”, as well as one of Anthony’s all-time favorites, the AV Sk8-Low “S”.

Each style boasts cream of the crop leathers including thick gauge dress shoe leather uppers and pigskin linings. The Authentic Pro “S” blends in faux snakeskin, while the Old Skool ’92 Pro “S” sports a faux cheetah fur upper. The AV Sk8-Low “S” plays it straight with the sleek black leather upper, but with the faux snakeskin and cheetah fur lining the inside.

All three pairs come complete with a crystal rubber outsole tread and project specific Syndicate trim and packaging. Also look for a cool scorpion design on the footbed of the shoes, representing the Scorpio symbol, AVE and Dill’s sign.

Detailed images of the three sneakers follow after the jump.

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Along with the Burgundy Bones Sneaker Pack, Vans and Japanese brand WTAPS present for Holiday 2011 the ‘V&W’ apparel and accessories collection. The line-up includes denim and denim jacket, beanies, shirts, t-shirts, a bandana and some keychains. Look out for these items at Vans Syndicate retailers soon. (Via honeyee)

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The Vans Syndicate ‘Zine is always good when it comes to providing great original imagery, but they take a different route this time with an educational step-by-step guide on how to make a jailhouse tattoo machine. With the assistance of Fabian Alomar and his friend Trouble, Vans was able to put together a thorough documentation of the process recorded both visually and verbally culminating with an actual tattoo being given from the homemade machine.

Take a look at some of the photos of the process after the click.

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Vans Syndicate partners with Japanese label WTAPS once again on a special holiday footwear project Hitting select shops this week, Vans Syndicate/WTAPS Bones Pack includes an Era “S”, Chukka 59 “S” and Sk8-Hi OG “S” in a burgundy suede and canvas with a repeating bones print.

“If one has the composure to find a path in life filled with enough feeling, that person’s emotions can be felt through their creations without having to display them. This is the path I have chosen. I will follow this path to its end.” – Tetsu Nishiyama (aka TET).

See www.vanssyndicate.com for a list of dealers.

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You guys went nuts for these when we showcased them back in July and after months of anticipation, the final installment of the WTAPS product for Vans will be released for Holiday 2011. The cordovan burgundy “Bones” pack marks the end of a 5-year relationship that saw some of the most solid sneakers from the Syndicate line. These will be hitting Syndicate dealers this week including Silo.

Take a look at a product brief describing the pack after the jump.

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First previewed this summer, the latest Vans Syndicate footwear collaboration is about to be released. For Holiday 2011 they got together with skateboard filmmaker Greg Hunt. They worked on two sneakers as part of the pack – the Era ‘S’ and Sk8 Low ‘S’. Furthermore they produced two t-shirts, featuring photos of the filmmaker. Coming to select retailers later this month, the shoes come packaged with a limited edition Syndicate/Greg Hunt postcard book featuring hand-picked images from Greg’s archive.

To celebrate the project, Dem Passwords Gallery will be holding the first Greg Hunt solo exhibition on October 14th, 2011, in Los Angeles. Check out the video preview after the jump.

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Having won the TWS Best Video Award in 2009 for Alien Workshop’s “MindField,” skateboard filmmaker Greg Hunt is as rad as they come. Further honoring his contribution to skateboarding Greg has received a signature duo of Vans Syndicate sneakers. The Era and Av Sk8 Low are both featured in Dark Grey with embossed leather details and black on black logo prints. Arriving at Syndicate accounts later this year.

Photography: Pete Williams/Highsnobiety.com

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Vans Syndicate showed their sole Spring 2012 offering at Agenda HB. Working with legendary skaters Jason Dill and Anthony Van Engelen, Syndicate put together a 3 pair set of shoes featuring metallic snakeskin, leopard print and glossy black leather. The silver Authenic is Jason Dill’s, the leopard Old Skool Anthony Van Engelen’s while the Sk8-Lo blends the two for a clean-on-the-outside/flashy-on-the-inside sneaker.

Photography: Pete Williams/Highsnobiety.com

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Next season Vans Syndicate and WTAPS are re-releasing their popular “bones” series of footwear, this time in burgundy suede. Just like the black and navy blue collections, the Chukka, Sk8-Hi and Era all offered in suede with all over embroidery, and WTAPS labeling. Sure to be a popular release.

Photography: Pete Williams/Highsnobiety

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Berlin shop Civilist unveiled a new collaborative Chukka Low with Vans Syndicate at a launch event in Berlin this evening. Paying tribute to the city of Berlin and its storied past, the all-black shoe is accompanied by a t-shirt and a set of pins that reference the trials and tribulations, as well as the sense of community, that the skate scene went through in the former Wall City. The pack is now available at Civilist.

Photography: Pete Williams/Highsnobiety

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Hong Kong’s premier skate store has gotten together with Vans Syndicate to collaborate on the Versa Mid. Keeping the sneaker clean, the store chose to go with a black canvas upper, white leather toe cap and a white logo embroidery on the tongue. The limited edition sneaker will release soon at 8Five2 in Hong Kong and other Syndicate retailers around the globe.

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For Summer 2011, Vans Syndicate presents a sneaker pack with New York skateboarding legend Rodney Smith Pack. The featured styles in this release are the Native American O.G. “S” and Old Skool O.G. “S”. The shoes are Rodney’s interpretation of classic Vans styles from the past. Even the vintage-inspired shoe boxes feature cool customization. Rodney Smith is one of the original founders of New York’s Shut Skateboards, Zoo York and also the current Shut NYC brand.

The sneaker pack is now available from Univ.

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We take a closer look at the new Vans Syndicate Versa Mid “S” sneakers, debuting for Spring 2011. The shoe features a clean waxed canvas upper and is already out at select Vans retailers.

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For the release of the new Vans Syndicate Versa Mid S, the Vans Syndicate team has produced some nice short film commercials. Here above you can see the first one, with the other 3 spots following after the jump.

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The first Vans Syndicate Spring 2011 footwear release has dropped and as usual the sub-division keeps it really clean. The Vans Syndicate Versa Mid “S” comes in two colorways, both featuring clean waxed cotton uppers and white outer soles. The sneakers come wrapped in a custom linen tote bag. You can find both colorways of the sneaker now from Silo.

More images of the sneakers follow after the jump.

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Click here to view the embedded video.

Vans Syndicate presents the above video for the launch of their Spring 2011 Tommy Guerreo collaboration.

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After a first look the other day, we present a more detailed look at the most recent collaboration by Vans Syndicate with Tommy Guerrero. Both deconstruct versions of the Slip-On and the Old Skool come in premium perforated leather and are now available from Premier.

More images of the sneakers follow after the jump.

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For Spring 2011 Vans Syndicate presents a collaboration on two sneaker styles with Tommy Guerrero. They keep it as usual very clean with their footwear and chose to work on the Slip-On Decon S and the Old Skool Decon S. Both feature premium black perforated leather on the upper and are now available from Silo.

Check out the Slip-On after the jump.

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After several previews, we can finally give you a closer look at the Vans Syndicate x WTAPS Sk8 Mid Sherpa. The exotic animal patterns can sometimes be a bit much, but we feel like it works really well on this mid top sneaker and given the cold weather and snow fall these days, the fur lining is just perfect.

More views of the sneaker follow after the jump.

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Today we can finally give you some more information on the release of the Vans Syndicate x WTAPS Buffalo Boots and Sk8 Mid Sherpa. The Buffalo Boot comes in black and brown leather options, while the Sk8 Mid Sherpa features a pony hair/suede upper. These will only be released at Blackflag, Hoods stores and Supreme stores in Japan, starting December 11th. Via honeyee.

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