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Some things in life just go together. Peanut butter and jelly, chips and queso, and Vans and BAPE. Honestly, who better to team up with the king of skatewear than the king of streetwear? That's a fly royal court if we’ve ever seen one.

If that's not enough to convince you, let us introduce you to BAPE's Vans Premium Knu Skool sneaker. 

This serendipitous collab is an expert mix of BAPE's established style motifs and Vans' classic skatehouse goodness. The lateral side of the shoe wears BAPE's signature green ape camo print along with the brand's signature Shooting Star logo.

The medial side wears a pink iteration of the camouflage print and Vans' signature Jazz Stripe.

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Vans' vulcanized outsole also gets some real-deal BAPE treatment with layered shark-jaw embossing and a matching "A Bathing Ape" logo.

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A chromed-out BAPE Ape charm finds a home at the base of the laces, and the checkered outsole folds in some of that classic Vans swag.

Available on the Vans website July 17 for $150, the Vans x BAPE Premium Knu Skool sneaker marks the fourth collaboration Vans has done with the Japanese powerhouse. In 2021, Vans and BAPE released a limited-edition BAPE-ed Sk8-Hi 38 DX and Authentic 44 DX, and since then the duo has released a litany of cool, camo shredders together. When it comes to creating fire fusion sneakers, BAPE and Vans never played.

Now, nearly five years since their first collab, BAPE is still turning classic Vans sneakers into bona fide super STAs.

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