#especially figuring out how to incorporate checkered patterns

[little-pup-pip]

HAAAII!!1!1! could i mayb perhaps mayhaps req a german sheperd ouppy moodboard,d,,d gender neutral!!1!!1 also no paci. STUFF LIKE BRIGHT FLASHY COLORS [except 4 blue n pink] N KIDCORE STUFFS N MAYB MAYB MAYB CHECKERED PATTENRNENS INCORPORATED SOMEHEOW,,,, also as for the age range of the ouppy. like eerrmmm um. 9-11 weekz!1!!1 TYSM HAV A GREAT DAY STAY SILLIOUS

Yes!!

[houseofvans]

#YOURE IT | VANS CUSTOMS | MATT BORGIA

We’re stoked to have artist Matt Borgia create some one-of-a-kind Vans Customs, featuring his style of colors, abstract shapes and skewed perspectives. We asked him a few questions about his design and process using the Vans Custom Shop! 

Find out more about Matt’s art in our Art School | Sessions | Matt Borgia Interview. 

Photographs courtesy of the artist. 

Tell us a little bit about the design you used for your Vans Customs! I wanted to make them more wearable, so I decided to create a pattern that was sort of riffing off of a painting I had just finished. The painting had these rectangular brick-like shapes in them, and I figured it would be perfect for creating a checkered like pattern. I also really wanted to incorporate a split on the colorway to add some variation in the shoe, but tried to keep it subtle using less contrast-y colors (yellow & white).

What are your favorite Vans silhouettes? You really can't beat just slipping on shoes, especially if you're always in a rush which I seem to be. So yeah, the Slip-ons!

What have been some of your favorite reactions you’ve gotten on social media or by friends? Mostly just that people are hyped on them, and that some people have actually asked where they could buy them! I didn't anticipate that.

What was your favorite part about the vans custom shop process? I really enjoyed the design challenge of making artwork specifically for the shoe. The process is SO easy that I could have just uploaded a photo of a painting of mine and got the shoes, but I really wanted the artwork to be more custom to the shoe and again, something more wearable. I'm really happy with how they turned out!