How is it that Vans' darkest sneaker is also its brightest? Well, when it comes to the skate house's luxury options, juxtapositions are basically the name of the game. The Vans Premium Reissue 44 is no exception.

Firstly, the blacked-out toe box isn't just dark, it's also made with a luxe velvet-ish material that gives the shoe some visual and textural depth. 

This dapper harmony is swiftly interrupted with a neon green midfoot that, if we're going by the basic rules of coordination, shouldn't work. But it just does.

White stitching and a matching outsole round out the sneakers' color scheme, though that's pretty par for the course when it comes to Vans' bevy of Authentic sneakers.

Beyond that, this mixed-and-mingled thrasher, available on the Vans website, is the wearable embodiment of a cohesive contradiction.

It's both one of the brightest and the darkest shredders to come from the Vans wheelhouse. 

Now, duality has been the cornerstone of Vans' luxury outputs for a while now. Typically, though, this contrast manifests as worn-down uppers, paired with blingy Chanel-esque detailing or a skate boot adorned with a hodgepodge of wilderness prints. 

But this chiaroscuro concoction of light and dark is Vans' pre-eminent display of footwear incongruity.

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