Vans hasn’t issued all that many woven sneakers in recent memory, and even fewer that opt for this basket-ish style that’s a favorite for Nike Sportswear. Looking back through the Sneaker News archives, we see that the short-lived cycling-inspired Supercorsa was one of the only designs to see such a release. That changes with the new Vans OTW ‘Woven Pack’, as the successful Ludlow and its successor the Prelow both opt for unique leather builds that you can see in detail below and this month at select Vans OTW stores.
Nike Sportswear has given us plenty of variety when it comes to retro trainers over the past few years, and a further testament to the greatness of the roughly decade starting around ’87 is the fact that there are Air Max 95 360 Womens still more we haven’t seen yet. The Nike Air Trainer Huarache ’94 is a perfect example, a grunge-era period piece whose laceless design came off like a more manageable rendition of the previous year’s much higher Air Carnivore, as well as the cross-training cousin of the Air Unlimited.
NSW brings back more Grape-y of two similar OG styles (will the more ‘Bucks’-ish originals follow soon or are they too much alike?) along with a ‘raging’ Bulls colorup and another with 112 vibes, all of which you can see up close after the jump. Let us know if it’s the OG that most excites you or whether one of the others resonates more strongly and be sure to check back with Sneaker News for release info on these Spring 2013 releases. The most eager among us who happen to rock the magical size 9 can get ahead of the curve with a three-pack of samples up for auction from gpatt24 on eBay.