• Kanye Wearing Vans x Ludwig Van Collaboration Sneaker

As we reported on Thursday, Kanye West’s assistant art director Virgil Abloh snapped a picture of Kanye wearing what appeared to be a pair of Vans shoes during a trip to the Cannes Film Festival. Based on the shoe’s silhouette, a white tab on the upper, and a black rectangular heel tab, we speculated that it could be either the Authentic or Era model. A reliable source who lives in Paris saw Kanye up close wearing the shoes, and confirmed that it was in fact the Vans Era as part of the exclusive Deadstock Project between Ludwig Van and Vans Vault. Created by Mike Dytri of Ludwig Van, the shoe came in 14 different canvas patterns and a total of 288 pairs were made available worldwide. Kanye’s pair is made up of the ’30s Nostalgia pattern and includes a predominantly black suede upper, white contrast stitching, the famous white Vans tab, and a black “Vault” heel tab. The collection released this past April and retailed for $85.

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• Is Kanye West Rocking Vans?

For almost an entire week, Kanye West has been living it up overseas for the Cannes Film Festival, and his assistant art director Virgil Abloh has been documenting fragments of their trip on his Twitter and Tumblr. Earlier today, he posted photos in his signature grayscale style of Kanye wearing what appears to be Vans shoes—either the Authentic or Era model. The shoes he’s wearing have all the makings of the Authentic and Era silhouette along with other notable Vans features like the rectangular heel tab on the back of the shoe and the white Vans tab branding on the upper. Given the similarities that exist between traditional Vans silhouettes and other sneaker brands, it’s also a possibility that these can very well be from another company. What do you think? Is Kanye rocking Vans in the photos below? Cast your vote.

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• A Fraction of Kanye West’s Sneaker Collection

With the news that Kanye West’s Los Angeles home is up for sale, more photos of several of the rooms inside his 4,000+ square foot abode are being made available to the public. One such photo I recently discovered (although from 2007) displays a closeup shot of a mere fraction of Kanye’s sneaker collection. In fact, this may possibly be the same shoe rack from when Kanye was featured in Harper’s Bazaar. Judging from the photo, there’s several low top Converse Chuck Taylors, an Air Jordan 3 and two Air Jordan Spizikes, a Nike Air Max 1 Safari, and Vans skate shoes.

Can you identify any of the other shoes in Kanye’s sneaker collection?

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