Supreme x Vans Mike Carroll
Gary:?”The best releases just bring back some happy memories and the Vans Mike Carroll captures a mid ’90s moment in skate history. Mike wore plenty of Half Cabs so it always made sense that his signature shoe was cut from the same cloth with a mixture of basic looks and a few cues from tech sneakers of the time. As with the Banned 1s, I missed out on these when they dropped, so salutes to Charlie at Vans for the hookup. This is a real nod from Supreme to the attitude that built the store, even if Carroll?s an SF dude and that Scotchlite tongue in a Jordan V style is a classy touch ? as is the brown suede. And like the Jordan V, the Mike Carroll is a shoe that causes some flashbacks for passers-by. Jordan isn?t the only Mike that people worship. Normally In the UK most good stuff doesn’t cause much commotion on the streets, but there’s plenty of former sneaker lovers who get hyped at the sight of the V and there’s more ex-skaters out there than people would expect.”
