Once described as “Your Favourite Skater’s Favourite Photographer”, Atiba Jefferson has done it all, from shooting countless Thrasher Mag covers, including Chris Joslin’s mind-blowing tre flip down El Toro, to workin   g with NBA superstars and even lending his eye to Happy Gilmore 2. His latest chapter sees him step in as Vans Brand Curator, and the two have come together to celebrate with a specially curated capsule. In it, Atiba remixes some of Vans Skate’s most iconic silhouettes through his own masterful lens. The Atiba x Vans United Through Skateboarding collection keeps skateboarding at its core, embodying Atiba’s mantra that skating fuels all his creative work.

This ethos allows the collection to push beyond skateboarding while staying true to its roots. The result is a curated capsule of skate footwear which blurs the lines between skate and street culture, elevated through a collaboration with legendary graffiti artist and longtime friend, HAZE. Each logo reworked by Eric Haze appear across the collection’s silhouettes: the Half Cab WAFFLECUP™, the Curren, and the Old Skool 36+.

The collection kicks off with the Half Cab WAFFLECUP™ in Atiba Oatmeal, Vans’ latest innovation that fuses the flick and boardfeel of a vulcanised sole with the support and durability of a cupsole. The Half Cab WAFFLECUP™ takes one of the most iconic silhouettes in the game and delivers advanced tech to increase performance and prolong the life of the shoe. Epitomising the collection, the Half Cab WAFFLECUP™ is a tastefully designed silhouette seen through a skate-driven lens.

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