vintage NEEDLEPOINT VANS custom lace up style #19 FLORAL LADYBIRDS TAPESTRY made in usa 1980s plimsoll woven crochet embroidery

 a sure sign we've turned that corner into spring is the token ladybird sighting! #needlepointvans #heatfeet

 

these custom floral ladybird needlepoints had sat on the shelf for near 4 years. i had plans to shoot them again & do them the justice they deserve however they flew out the door too soon. don't sleep!

vintage vans style #19 lace-up custom #109
needlepoint floral ladybirds
calender outsole
customade in usa circa 1987
used
USw8.5/US6.5N/UK6N

vintage VANS needlepoint shoes style #19 plimsoll lace-up heart tapestry MADE IN USA 1980's crochet custom made by hand US6.5

 vintage vans style #19 plimsoll custom #108

needlepoint hearts tapestry

customade in usa circa 1987

like new (without box)

USw8.5/US6.5N/UK6N

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vintage VAN DOREN custom XMAS SHOES red canvas plimsoll style #19 MADE IN USA 1960's 1970's merry xmas vans

 merry xmas from the van dorens, & the other side of the pillow.

vintage van doren style #19 lace-up

merry xmas embroidery

red canvas

customade in usa circa late 60's

used in original box

size N/A

a very rare example of some bespoke style #19 lace-ups custom made for a friend of the van doren family. to say these are hand made is superfluous because all original vans were made by hand. the hand crafted embroidery however is 1 of a kind, as are the custom striped laces. they feature the van doren external heel tab & internal heel pads & are thought to be from the late 60's. the have been used sparingly although do show wear perhaps only from use on xmas day for the past 40+ years!

vintage VANS style #80 chukka boot US4 purple velvet MADE IN USA

vintage vans style #80c chukka boot
purple velvet
black rubber scene
made in usa circa 1988
new in box
USw6/UK3.5

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ensconced in velvet

vintage vans style #80c chukka boot
burgandy velvet
calender outsole
made in usa circa 1988
new in box
USw8/UK5.5

back to black

vintage vans style #80c chukka boot
black velvet
made in usa circa 1987
new in box
USw7/UK4.5

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style #19 turns 45!

vintage vans style #19 lace-up
pink canvas logo
made in usa circa 1980
new in box
USw2.5

style profile; vans style #19

vans launched on march 16 1966 with six signature styles, one of which being the timeless style #19. recognised in the early days simply as the lace-up, style #19 was 1 step removed from the familiar nautical silhouettes of vans deck shoes & resembled plimsolls of the early 20th C developed for beachwear. the striking difference of the style #19 is the absence of van's signature high profile midsole & waffle outsole, in preference for a thinner, dimpled 'calender outsole'. this gives the shoe a more streamlined & tapered look owing itself to a more feminine appeal. as such, the style #19 did not reach the high water mark of the more rugged van's styles which pioneered the late 70s off the wall revolution. style #19 instead remained under the radar as a casual classic until an inferior prototype was re-introduced during the ill-fated plimsoll resurgence of the early to mid '00s.