{"id":97627,"date":"2023-03-15T15:57:34","date_gmt":"2023-03-15T07:57:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/snkrdunk.com\/en\/magazine\/?p=97627"},"modified":"2023-03-15T17:06:31","modified_gmt":"2023-03-15T09:06:31","slug":"vans-old-skool-bolt-2-tone-reclaims-the-thunderbolt-from-ian-connor","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/snkrdunk.com\/en\/magazine\/2023\/03\/15\/vans-old-skool-bolt-2-tone-reclaims-the-thunderbolt-from-ian-connor\/","title":{"rendered":"Vans Old Skool Bolt \u201c2 Tone\u201d Reclaims the Thunderbolt From Ian Connor"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Like mentor, like mentee. Call him FKA Kanye&#8217;s one-time muse or proteg\u00e9 but another thing Ian Connor and Ye have in common is their polarity, penchant for courting controversy. Back in 2017, the young fashion stylist released a series of bootleg Vans Old Skool, replacing the signature jazz stripe with the titular thunderbolt. It had completely subverted Vans&#8217; trademark to divisive results. Divisive, with some success nonetheless, to Vans chagrin.<\/p>\n<p>About 6 years later, Vans is stealing their &#8220;thunder&#8221; back. Officially integrating the motif into the make of their classic, with the newly-retrofitted Vans Old Skool Bolt &#8220;2 Tone&#8221; quartet. The name pointing to the two-tone design of the four colorways they&#8217;ve released today, at the time of writing.<\/p>\n<p>It sees the succeeding colors of red, green, black, and navy hover over a white canvas base layer. The signature jazz stripe presiding over the lightning bolt that emerges from the midsole, marked by the lining that traditionally traverses the circumference of the shoe.<\/p>\n<p>The shoes are available now for US$75 in retailers like Oneness as well and select regions of Vans&#8217; brick-and-click. Best to move like lightning to get a pair.<\/p>\n<p>Elsewhere, have a look at the 3-pack <a href=\"https:\/\/snkrdunk.com\/en\/magazine\/2023\/03\/14\/noah-celebrates-50-years-of-the-puma-clyde-with-made-in-japan-collection\/?slide=right\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">NOAH x PUMA Clyde Made in Japan<\/a> collection.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/snkrdunk_int\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-22285 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/snkrdunk.s3.ap-northeast-1.amazonaws.com\/en\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/20154621\/Magazine-Bottom-Banner-copy.webp\" alt=\"Magazine-Bottom-Banner\" width=\"970\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/snkrdunk.s3.ap-northeast-1.amazonaws.com\/en\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/20154621\/Magazine-Bottom-Banner-copy.webp 970w, https:\/\/snkrdunk.s3.ap-northeast-1.amazonaws.com\/en\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/20154621\/Magazine-Bottom-Banner-copy-300x93.webp 300w, https:\/\/snkrdunk.s3.ap-northeast-1.amazonaws.com\/en\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/20154621\/Magazine-Bottom-Banner-copy-768x238.webp 768w, https:\/\/snkrdunk.s3.ap-northeast-1.amazonaws.com\/en\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/20154621\/Magazine-Bottom-Banner-copy-282x87.webp 282w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 970px) 100vw, 970px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Like mentor, like mentee. Call him FKA Kanye&#8217;s one-time muse or proteg\u00e9 but another thing Ian Connor and Ye have in common is their polarity, penchant for courting controversy. Back in 2017, the young fashion stylist released a series of bootleg Vans Old Skool, replacing the signature jazz stripe with the titular thunderbolt. 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