What gets wetter as it dries? Vans' towel-covered Authentic sneaker, of course.

Riddles aside, Vans is expanding its textile experimentation with its OG Authentic sneaker, this time with a terry-like suede upper that gives the shredder some material intrigue to balance out the sneaker's otherwise plain parts. That's plain, complementary, by the way.

As Vans' debut product, the Authentic sneaker has earned its established simplicity.

Underneath, the toweled-off Vans Authentic wears its signature board-ready waffle outsole, a vulcanized sidewall and simple white foxing tape, classic Vans things for a classic Vans sneaker.

There's also a sweet contradiction in the fall-ready brown upper, which also resembles the ultimate beach accessory. A transition piece if ever there was one.

On the whole, Vans is quite partial to a bit of chocolate excellence. The thrash house is a lot like Forrest Gump in that way. And much like a box of chocolates, you never know what you're going to get with a cocoa-coated Vans sneaker. One day Vans might whip up a corporate-ready brown leather Loafer 53, the next a checkered-up Vans leather slip-on. When it comes to chocolate, Vans, unironically, has flavors.

As they say, variety is the...cocoa bean of life.

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