Vans' SXSW Pop-Up Shop Goes Metal
by Kristie Griffith March 13th, 2012 at 4:52 PM
Vans is teaming up with Austin's Nice Kicks shoe store at the South by Southwest (SXSW) music festival. The duo has joined forces on a pop-up shop called Vulcanized Vinyl that starts slinging sneakers today. Sneaker freaks and music fans will be stoked on the re-release of five of Vans' most popular music collaboration shoes ever--The Slayer Old Skool, the Descendents Authentic, the Bad Religion Sk8-Hi, the Iron Maiden Trooper slip-on and the Social Distortion Sk8-Hi.
Slayer in the 80s.
One shoe will be re-released each day. The Slayer Old Skool kicks it off today (3/13), followed by the Descendents Authentic (3/14), the Bad Religion Sk8-Hi (3/15), the Iron Maiden Trooper slip-on (3/16) and the Social Distortion Sk8-Hi (3/17).
The Slayer Old Skool drops today. Rock on.
The shoes are limited edition and will only be available on site in Texas. The SXSW Music Festival is an annual event held in Austin and is one of the biggest music festivals in the United States.
Iron Maiden circa the 80s.
The Iron Maiden Trooper Slip-On.
“We think that SXSW’s rabid music crowd will really love the band collaboration re-releases we have on tap," said Vans Vice President of Marketing Doug Palladini.
If you are in Austin today, pick up a pair of Slayer kicks and stay for the party. Vans is premiering "No Room for Rockstars," the Vans Warped Tour movie followed by performances by Pennywise and Forever Came Calling.
Be there or be square.
The kicks are only available at the Vulcanized Vinyl pop-up shop and are on sale through March 18. The retail space will be open noon to midnight at 313 E. 6th Street.
Photo courtesy of Vans