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Looking for some new gear after your annual springtime closet purge? There are some great new pieces to consider adding to your wardrobe this week.  Two of the biggest names in streetwear are dropping off new collaborations. Supreme’s offering is a robust collection with frequent partner Undercover, while Palace decided to cover Ugg boots in […]

Two of streetwear’s biggest collaborators headline this week of drops.  We are getting the latest work from Joe Freshgoods and Vans plus Salehe Bembury is debuting his latest footwear collab, the Clarks Mud Moss Lugger. Other notable releases include Stüssy latest work with Our Legacy, Crenshaw Skate Club’s capsule to raise money for the Harold […]

Earlier this week, Supreme officially announced a set of Vans in collaboration with artist Nate Lowman featuring bullet hole graphics across their uppers. The collection, which also includes bullet hole-covered apparel, was set to release Thursday, but the launch never took place. Prior to the sneakers’ scheduled release, the posts announcing them were removed from […]

Vans secured a temporary restraining order and preliminary injunction in its trademark infringement lawsuit against Brooklyn art collective MSCHF last week, effectively stopping the sale of the Wavy Baby sneaker that riffs on Vans’ classic Old Skool skate shoe. Judge William Kuntz granted the order in a decision filed to New York’s eastern district court […]

The Complex Sneakers Podcast is co-hosted by Joe La Puma, Brendan Dunne, and Matt Welty. This week they’re joined by Lukas Bentel, a chief creative officer at the Brooklyn art collective MSCHF. Bentel brings with him the recently released Wavy Baby sneaker, a Vans-lookalike model that is the latest MSCHF creation to earn a trademark […]

Vans filed a trademark infringement lawsuit against MSCHF on Thursday, accusing the Brooklyn art collective of ripping off the Vans Old Skool sneaker for the $220 Wavy Baby, a MSCHF sneaker collaboration with Tyga that’s set to release on Monday. The complaint, filed in New York’s eastern district court, calls MSCHF’s latest shoe an “effort […]

It’s been three decades since Vans launched the Half Cab, a mid-top variation of Steve Caballero’s 1989 pro shoe inspired by the DIY spirit of skaters. Prior to the Half Cab’s official release in 1992, skateboarders would take the Caballero pro shoe (later nicknamed the “Full Cab”), cut away its high-top ankle paneling, and duct tape the exposed […]

Although Black Friday and Cyber Monday had plenty of great deals for new clothing, sometimes it’s hard to find something that will actually fit your rotation. For those who still have some hard earned dollars saved up to buy some new clothing before the year ends, there’s plenty of great releases to kick the month of […]

With the holiday shopping season kicking off this weekend, we know that most people are in search of deep discounts on Black Friday and Cyber Monday, but that doesn’t mean that the new releases should be completely ignored either.  Plenty of brands are opting to drop some special new product instead this weekend that the fashionable person […]

ComplexCon returns to Long Beach Nov. 6 – 7 with hosts J. Balvin and Kristen Noel Crawley, performances by A$AP Rocky and Turnstile, and more shopping and drops. Secure your spot while tickets last! Buy tickets Haven has reunited with Vans for the third time, coming just twelve months after their collaborative take on the Sk8-Hi […]