Back in March, Western Edition released a series of 10th Anniversary Miles Davis inspired decks. It was recently revealed that they also produced a one of a kind pair of Vans Sk8 Hi’s. As an extension of the deck artwork, these Vans feature full panel close-up illustrations of Miles ‘59 Quartet band members and a tri-color Western Edition logo on the back. These are not scheduled for a public release.

More looks follow at Rad Collector.

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A fantastic new collaborative project is coming from Western Edition and RAW. A set of a t-shirt, beanie and matching skateboard deck, inspired by the great Marvin Gaye.

“Every man’s life has a beginning and an end. The fact of the matter is, however, that it is what a man does with the time in between those two moments that defines how he will be remembered when it is all over. From his humble beginnings in our nation’s capital to his bizarre and tragic death at the hand of his own father, Marvin Gaye filled his moments in between with ideas that will forever maintain his status as a true genius. On April 1, 2009, the twenty-fifth anniversary of Marvin’s passing, we will, for lack of a better term, celebrate. Western Edition of San Francisco and RAW of Boston have released this collection to pay respect to the musical history that Marvin Gaye left for all of us to use as inspiration.” Via Radcollector.

Detailed images of all three pieces in this set follow after the jump.

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Read the rest of Western Edition And RAW Present Marvin Gaye: 25 Years Later

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