Vans love

Vans were set up in the mid 60’s in California, and especially popular with skateboarders. Nowadays there is a bit of a One Direction inspired craze going on around Vans and Converse and I have seen so many teens wearing them again! But it’s nice they’ve had a comeback, as the popularity boost means they are available in many different shops now with even a wider range of styles and colours. At the moment I have 4 pairs – Grey, Black, Acid Denim and Leopard Print. They have seen me through a multitude of situations:

Roadtrips and adventures to Alton Towers with the girls (you won’t see these shoes falling off my feet on a rollercoaster)

And finally I don’t have a picture of me wearing my animal print ones – but here they are in all their glory. Apart from my doc martens and warm winter boots, I couldn’t resist taking a pair in my suitcase to Iceland just in case. They actually weren’t too bad with some thermal insoles but I only really wore them travelling.

As I mentioned earlier, they are available in so many different colours now – and when I saw they had collaborated with my second favourite feline Hello Kitty (Dexter is first, remember) I bought myself one of the backpacks from the new range:

Pretty awesome, right? My best buy of 2012 by far. But with a new year comes a new wishlist, and the following Vans from Bank Clothing.

1. Vans Cedar Apple – £40

2. Vans Ferris Hello Kitty – £45

3. Vans Tory Fleece – £45

4. Vans Quinn – £50 

(The final ones are for John, think he would look lovely in them!)

Do you have a particular brand or store that reminds you of your youth, and that you always end up going back to for quality and reliability? Not just for clothing, I mean accessories or even makeup too. I’d love to hear your stories (both good and bad)

Ayden x