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Are Vans Shoes Gay ? Are they in style?

Ok So I Have 50 Bucks And I only Have A Nike pair of sneakers but it dont match with my clothes so i was thinking of getting vans but people say their gay & then some people say their sexy

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by Anonymousreply 165May 12, 2023 10:03 AM

Nada

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by Anonymousreply 1May 4, 2016 3:07 AM

Do you OP

Vans are like hoodies or jeans:

Unisex & fabulous on anyone who loves to be comfy & the 'come with' friend

by Anonymousreply 2May 4, 2016 4:18 AM

bump

by Anonymousreply 3May 6, 2016 9:25 PM

Do they all have a checkerboard pattern? If so, pink and red might be gay. Orange would definitely be gay.

by Anonymousreply 4May 6, 2016 9:27 PM

Damn, Daniel!

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by Anonymousreply 5May 6, 2016 9:52 PM

Vans are a classic skate shoes brand OP.

If they are "gay" shoes then it will come as some surprise to all the straight males who wear them!

by Anonymousreply 6May 6, 2016 9:58 PM

You forgot the correct answer: Vivian Vans

by Anonymousreply 7May 6, 2016 10:10 PM

Just look what one person answer was:

"I hate to say it to you, but vans are very gay, wanna know why? A long time ago there was 3 brands of shoes called converse, vans, and ugg. these brands made shoes for men. Later girls started wearing them. Girls would wear the bright colored vans such as pink, mint green, green, red, and blue, later in the 2000s girls started wearing any color of vans that came to their mind like gray, black, Ect. Girls also started to wear converse and uggs. Us straight men now look gay no matter what kind of shoes we wear all thanks to girls who can't even stick to clothes that were made for them. And No I'm not gay. I can't wear my uggs, vans, or converse anymore thanks to girls. Swag fag idiots Cx"

by Anonymousreply 8May 6, 2016 10:11 PM

[quote]in the 2000s girls started wearing any color of vans that came to their mind like gray, black, Ect

I'll bet you were the only girl who wrote "Ect."

by Anonymousreply 9May 6, 2016 10:16 PM

r8 is vansphobic

by Anonymousreply 10May 6, 2016 10:17 PM

The voice of the 'damn, Daniel' troll made my ears bleed

by Anonymousreply 11May 6, 2016 10:24 PM

[quote]fabulous on anyone who loves to be comfy & the 'come with' friend

What does this mean?

by Anonymousreply 12May 6, 2016 10:39 PM

What does it matter if your shoes are gay? They still have rights in most of the USA

by Anonymousreply 13May 6, 2016 10:42 PM

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by Anonymousreply 14May 6, 2016 10:52 PM

Stop me if you've heard this one before:

Two pairs of vans walk into a bakery...

by Anonymousreply 15May 6, 2016 11:40 PM

Black high-top Vans certainly aren't.

by Anonymousreply 16May 6, 2016 11:56 PM

i love vans, i'm 40 and i know i shouldn't wear them but they are adorable

by Anonymousreply 17May 7, 2016 12:04 AM

These ones might be a little bit gay.

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by Anonymousreply 18May 7, 2016 1:05 AM

Nothing gay about these ones; they proclaim your love for all things TACO loud and clear!

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by Anonymousreply 19May 7, 2016 1:08 AM

Dude, get a pedicure, already!

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by Anonymousreply 20May 7, 2016 1:12 AM

I love those watermelon shoes, they are so ridiculous.

They're even louder than neon Crocs.

by Anonymousreply 21May 9, 2016 1:50 PM

Vans are not in my program/major.

by Anonymousreply 22May 9, 2016 1:57 PM

Kool!!

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by Anonymousreply 23May 9, 2016 10:13 PM

R22 is an idiot.

The OP is clearly quoting some illiterate fuckheaded thread on Yahoo Answers, dumbfuck.

And John may be fucking annoying as hell, but at least he knows how to compose proper sentences with correct spelling!

by Anonymousreply 24May 10, 2016 11:59 AM

Vans are fucking awesome - our straight and gay friends wear them, both male and female, along with docs, as they're comfy for gigs, festivals. Most punks and metal heads live in them. I do corporate during the week, the rest of the time it's cons, vans, docs, but we say NO to uggs.

by Anonymousreply 25May 10, 2016 12:23 PM

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by Anonymousreply 26May 19, 2016 3:08 AM

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by Anonymousreply 27May 29, 2016 11:31 PM

I'm a guy and I've always wanted a pair of checkered Vans slip-on shoes. However, it seems like lately a lot of girls are wearing them at school at stuff. I think it would be fine to wear them but I'm afraid of the possibility of jokes, pointing, and general abuse. Can i buy myself a pair or will i get called "girly"?

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by Anonymousreply 28June 22, 2016 7:08 AM

Why am I wondering if r7 started this thread just so he could offer that response? Either way, well played.

by Anonymousreply 29June 22, 2016 7:52 AM

Not bad shoes but I avoid them, just like I avoid top-siders, because of their serious lack of arch support.

by Anonymousreply 30June 22, 2016 8:03 AM

[quote]Are Vans Shoes Gay?

Uh...No.

Are they in style?

If you're in high school.

by Anonymousreply 31June 22, 2016 11:33 AM

What, E.J. Korvettes stopped selling Keds? Go figure...

by Anonymousreply 32June 22, 2016 12:40 PM

Vans Shoes...

It's nice to see [italic]something[/italic] made it off Giiligan's Island.

by Anonymousreply 33June 22, 2016 12:42 PM

R31 I was thinking Vans were popular with high school aged boys who are into skate boarding. But what do I know?

by Anonymousreply 34June 22, 2016 1:09 PM

Bump

by Anonymousreply 35September 22, 2016 9:01 AM

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by Anonymousreply 36October 30, 2017 4:25 AM

I would get a pair of watermelon ones as an anti-PC "Feck You!"

by Anonymousreply 37October 30, 2017 4:31 AM

VANS erases gay! VANS are trying to take over! Keep VANS out of women's restrooms; resist the VANS agenda!

by Anonymousreply 38October 30, 2017 6:41 AM

I heard Vans are total Trannie, not gay. No, they are not in style unless ur T.

by Anonymousreply 39October 30, 2017 6:46 AM

Don't care if we sound like illiterate morons -- what about our sneakers?

by Anonymousreply 40October 30, 2017 6:46 AM

I prefer bedazzled flip flops. They make my feet look so pretty esp after a pedi. Hey gurl!!!

by Anonymousreply 41October 30, 2017 6:47 AM

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by Anonymousreply 42November 13, 2017 8:38 PM

Vans are now VERY "basic bitch."

by Anonymousreply 43November 13, 2017 8:47 PM

They have never been gay on my feet. Of course, they have never been on my feet.

by Anonymousreply 44November 13, 2017 8:49 PM

They are for young people who haven't fucked their feet up yet.

by Anonymousreply 45November 13, 2017 9:51 PM

Their? THEIR?!

by Anonymousreply 46November 13, 2017 11:18 PM

These are new to me. I like several of the photos you've presented. I"m 62 and will have no problem buying and wearing them.

by Anonymousreply 47November 13, 2017 11:30 PM

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by Anonymousreply 48November 27, 2017 5:24 AM

Girls, girls, girls, girls, girls! This thread was not started to be about Vans but by a Yahoo shill for their crappy search engine.

Yahoo should be shunned.

by Anonymousreply 49November 27, 2017 6:15 AM

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by Anonymousreply 50January 20, 2018 4:35 PM

Not gay, just cheap.

by Anonymousreply 51January 20, 2018 4:45 PM

I love licking the toes of a skater twink when he was wearing Vann's right after a vigorous session.

by Anonymousreply 52January 20, 2018 6:20 PM

I've never known shoes to have a sexual orientation.

by Anonymousreply 53January 20, 2018 6:47 PM

[quote]r52

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by Anonymousreply 54January 20, 2018 7:34 PM

Oh yeah, R54.

by Anonymousreply 55January 20, 2018 7:39 PM

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by Anonymousreply 56February 14, 2018 6:36 PM

I had red ones. and I'm gay!

by Anonymousreply 57February 14, 2018 7:26 PM

It Doesn't* and They're, you fucking nimrod.

by Anonymousreply 58February 15, 2018 5:09 PM

OP........Spend that fifty bucks on grammar lessons.

by Anonymousreply 59February 15, 2018 5:20 PM

A few years ago, weary of English-as-a-third-language personals ads, a friend and I composed a Craigslist post that was horny, but vague, nearly incoherent and devoid of mechanics frills like punctuation and spacing, sort of like the OP here, but worse.

It was meant for our own amusement and that of other literate people reading CL. However, the replies were shocking. The hottest young, dumb, stupid guys replied to that post, and a lot of them.

My friend exclaimed, "Somebody has to fuck these guys!" So we split up the replies and we both got laid. I got a guy in a band (too many drugs) and a hot Mexican that I fucked for the next year and a half. My friend, a bottom, found 3 young guys to fuck him from that ad. He got chlamydia from one of them. So it turns out using proper grammar could be a protective factor for STDs.

by Anonymousreply 60February 15, 2018 11:28 PM
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by Anonymousreply 61February 19, 2018 6:27 AM
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by Anonymousreply 62February 20, 2018 2:06 AM
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by Anonymousreply 63February 27, 2018 10:54 AM

Hot, r52. But you misspelled Vans (and you can skip the apostrophe - shoe brands aren't possessive).

by Anonymousreply 64February 27, 2018 11:25 AM

r2

You must be a gansta wappa

by Anonymousreply 65February 27, 2018 11:46 AM
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by Anonymousreply 66March 3, 2018 6:34 AM
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by Anonymousreply 67March 3, 2018 10:12 AM

Your money would be better spent on remedial English lessons, OP.

by Anonymousreply 68March 3, 2018 10:45 AM
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by Anonymousreply 69March 16, 2018 2:44 PM

Let Princess Anne be your inspiration. Anything that's out of fashion can be back in if you wear it with enough determination.

by Anonymousreply 70March 16, 2018 2:53 PM

Op, I teach at a high school and 80% of the kids are wearing vans.

The other 20% are other gym style shoes/Sneakers, boots, converse or strappy sandles.

80% of our youth are not gay.

by Anonymousreply 71March 16, 2018 3:24 PM

They're stupid looking shoes

by Anonymousreply 72March 16, 2018 3:53 PM

Vans are cool and always will be.

by Anonymousreply 73March 16, 2018 3:56 PM

R69 he looks like gay fashion skater.

by Anonymousreply 74March 19, 2018 6:19 PM

[post redacted because linking to dailymail.co.uk clearly indicates that the poster is either a troll or an idiot (probably both, honestly.) Our advice is that you just ignore this poster but whatever you do, don't click on any link to this putrid rag.]

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by Anonymousreply 75March 19, 2018 6:19 PM
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by Anonymousreply 76March 20, 2018 2:55 PM

Vans are skater shoes. Not sure what’s gay about them.

OP, you sound extremely immature, insecure and a bit self-loathing. Grow the fuck up.

by Anonymousreply 77March 20, 2018 3:38 PM
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by Anonymousreply 78April 2, 2018 4:21 PM
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by Anonymousreply 79April 8, 2018 1:22 AM

how is babby formed? how girl get praegnat

by Anonymousreply 80April 8, 2018 4:46 AM
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by Anonymousreply 81April 10, 2018 7:17 PM

Most Van shoes are NOT gay. However, before you buy, just ask them if they ARE gay.

by Anonymousreply 82April 10, 2018 7:30 PM

Yes, they are back in style. I'm seeing a lot of kids wearing them these days.

by Anonymousreply 83April 10, 2018 7:40 PM

I have a few. I am not a kid.

by Anonymousreply 84April 10, 2018 7:45 PM

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by Anonymousreply 85May 28, 2018 9:02 PM

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by Anonymousreply 86June 3, 2018 3:23 PM

Ugh, guys look femmy in most of them. Total dick wilter.

by Anonymousreply 87June 3, 2018 3:45 PM

But what about me r87?

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by Anonymousreply 88August 12, 2018 11:56 PM

But what about me r87?

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by Anonymousreply 89August 12, 2018 11:56 PM

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by Anonymousreply 90September 2, 2018 7:46 AM

This stupid question comes up all the time.

A: White, black, or red Chuck Taylor High Tops.

(No pattern/novelty Chuck Taylors.)

by Anonymousreply 91September 2, 2018 8:04 AM

Vans? When did I wear Vans?

by Anonymousreply 92September 2, 2018 8:25 AM

Vans are gay now? Tell that to all the skate boys.

by Anonymousreply 93September 2, 2018 9:08 AM

I don't know who shoes can be gay, but Vans are always in style. I can't imagine still caring about being "In style." What's the point?

by Anonymousreply 94September 2, 2018 9:18 AM

^^how^^

by Anonymousreply 95September 2, 2018 9:19 AM

They just seem like 80s relics

by Anonymousreply 96September 2, 2018 10:47 AM

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by Anonymousreply 97September 6, 2018 11:54 AM

Vans are not "gay," I've never heard that. Most of the bros I see wearing them look anything but.

by Anonymousreply 98September 6, 2018 12:21 PM

If YOU like them, BUY them! Do you really CARE whether they are "gay" or not? Fuck 'em! It's a part of being original. Unless you're concerned about what prissy bitches think of them, and YOU!

by Anonymousreply 99September 6, 2018 5:36 PM

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by Anonymousreply 100March 4, 2019 10:44 PM

Check with an Instagram influencer.

by Anonymousreply 101March 4, 2019 11:30 PM

R101

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by Anonymousreply 102April 14, 2019 8:37 AM

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by Anonymousreply 103June 21, 2019 10:41 PM

Last time I thought about Vans was 16 years ago, when Nikki Sixx won an embarrassing two-year million-dollar lawsuit against them for image theft. They weren't really happening kicks even back then (and neither was Motley Crue).

[quote] Sixx said he had no choice but to sue, and not just for his own image. "Mostly you find that people just let it go," Sixx said. "With me and the guys in Motley Crue, we've been standing up for our rights and hopefully we're standing up for other people's rights too."

[quote] Sixx sued a skateboarding magazine and the Vans shoe company for allegedly using his image in an ad without his permission. Sixx, whose real name is Franklin Feranna, said in the lawsuit filed Tuesday that the defendants used photographs of him with pro skater Tony Trujillo at a San Francisco ceremony organized by Thrasher magazine and sponsored by Vans. Sixx said he agreed to present Trujillo with a "Skater of the Year" award at the ceremony on Dec. 7, 2002, because he knew Trujillo was a Motley Crue fan. The musician said he was surprised to see photos taken at the ceremony in an ad for Trujillo's signature Vans shoes. The photo also showed a marquee with the words "Thrasher Magazine's Skater of the Year Tony Trujillo." The lawsuit said the caption above one of the photos, "Live Fast, Die Young," was "somewhat reminiscent of the title of Motley Crue's first album, 'Too Fast For Love."' It said Sixx had also been informed that Vans and Thrasher products bearing his image were displayed at skateparks. Vans attorney Craig Gosselin said the company had not seen the lawsuit, but planned to fight it. "It will be our contention that he gave us permission to use his likeness in our ad," Gosselin said. Thrasher publisher Ed Riggins said he did not believe the magazine should be named in the lawsuit because no one from Thrasher had asked that the publication's name be included in the ad.

So to answer OP's questions: yes to the first, and no to the second.

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by Anonymousreply 104June 23, 2019 10:21 PM

I also wore Etnies.

by Anonymousreply 105June 23, 2019 10:51 PM

For the right price 😉

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by Anonymousreply 106September 1, 2019 11:03 PM

R46, you confuse me. "their feet" seems to be correct.

I will not even quibble with the split compound verb to fuck up.

by Anonymousreply 107September 1, 2019 11:21 PM

r107 regarding r45^^^

by Anonymousreply 108September 2, 2019 4:57 AM

Does it count if it's for a "job"?

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by Anonymousreply 109September 20, 2019 12:35 AM

OP, where do you live? How old are you?

by Anonymousreply 110September 20, 2019 12:38 AM

Bump

by Anonymousreply 111October 4, 2019 1:01 PM

They probably don't have enough arch support for the eldergays posting on DL.

by Anonymousreply 112October 4, 2019 1:40 PM

DL fave in Vans shoes.

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by Anonymousreply 113October 14, 2019 10:43 AM

I own a pair of high top Vans with a skull or skeletal pattern. I worked in the X-Ray department of University of Washington Medical Center, so they fit right in. Except the casual understatement of the shoes clashed with the FUCKERY, THY NAME IS MANAGEMENT theme so rampant it was. But we won't address that infected canker now, if it's all right by you. ;`]

by Anonymousreply 114October 14, 2019 11:24 AM

Bump

by Anonymousreply 115December 26, 2019 5:13 AM

They were gay until Logan Paul adopted them. Now we want no part of them. Cocksucker or not.

by Anonymousreply 116December 26, 2019 5:20 AM

No, my shoes aren’t gay, asshole.

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by Anonymousreply 117December 26, 2019 5:37 AM

I like ordering custom shoes. Nothing interesting comes in a men's size 12.

My last pair were pink glitter all the way round in the fields with black everything else.

Love them.

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by Anonymousreply 118December 26, 2019 5:43 AM

R118 = Uma Thurman

by Anonymousreply 119December 26, 2019 5:55 AM

Yes they are. And Skechers are bi.

And what is up with this trans erasure from shoes. No tranny kicks is LITERAL VIOLENCE!

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by Anonymousreply 120December 26, 2019 5:55 AM

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by Anonymousreply 121January 11, 2020 12:28 PM

Bump

by Anonymousreply 122February 10, 2020 2:18 PM

They're gay but they're also in style.

by Anonymousreply 123February 10, 2020 2:23 PM

Don't look at me.

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by Anonymousreply 124April 11, 2020 12:42 AM

I remember seeing an internet meme about gays wearing Van's and walking fast. I wasn't Delaware it was a thing. But my closet is full of Van's and my friends all complain about how fast I walk, so who knows!

by Anonymousreply 125April 11, 2020 12:52 AM

Bump

by Anonymousreply 126May 12, 2020 6:16 AM

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by Anonymousreply 127June 30, 2020 3:56 PM

The quote re: swag fag idiots, whatever that means is retarded. Someone should tell the guy that they won't think he's gay because he's wearing Vans, people will think he's gay because he looks weak.

by Anonymousreply 128June 30, 2020 5:19 PM

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by Anonymousreply 129September 11, 2020 4:42 PM

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by Anonymousreply 130September 28, 2020 6:37 AM

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by Anonymousreply 131October 16, 2020 2:48 AM

Wow, this thread came back again... I'll add they're only gay for you OP if you sniff and huff the Dorito smell, and it makes you cum.

by Anonymousreply 132October 16, 2020 3:02 AM

DL fave Harry Styles has gone back to wearing Vans.After having giving them for some ugly looking boots then to Gucci boots then to loafers and Mary Jane's and now back to Vans.

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by Anonymousreply 133November 5, 2020 1:48 AM

I’m gay and have been wearing Vans lately, but they’re not gay per se.

by Anonymousreply 134November 5, 2020 1:54 AM

Not unless all young male skateboarders are gay.

by Anonymousreply 135November 5, 2020 5:19 AM

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by Anonymousreply 136December 31, 2020 1:19 PM

What are shoes?

by Anonymousreply 137December 31, 2020 1:22 PM

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by Anonymousreply 138January 6, 2021 9:48 PM

Vans are cool. Just don't get those lame Old Skool ones that everyone is wearing these days. Atwood are my favorite ones.

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by Anonymousreply 139January 6, 2021 9:53 PM

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by Anonymousreply 140January 21, 2021 2:55 AM

Vans are amazing! If you live in SoCal, people wear them all the time. And you can buy designer versions of vans and then wear them for work or going out.

by Anonymousreply 141January 21, 2021 3:07 AM

Bump

by Anonymousreply 142February 20, 2021 12:26 AM

Were all skateboarders who wore them gay?

by Anonymousreply 143February 20, 2021 2:19 AM

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by Anonymousreply 144March 23, 2021 6:00 AM

Will current DL lothario Colton Underwood buy a pair of Vans now that he's come out?

by Anonymousreply 145April 20, 2021 4:03 PM

I love Vans. So many good designs. I hate fussy-looking shoes and my aesthetic matches up with skate attire. Solid colors, nothing bright, just classic casual design. Vans Atwood in black is my casual everyday shoe. And they last a long time. My current pair I've had for six years and they're still going strong.

by Anonymousreply 146April 20, 2021 4:58 PM

👍😊 r146

by Anonymousreply 147May 10, 2021 11:48 PM

Colton Haynes is now wearing Vans.

by Anonymousreply 148October 18, 2021 7:22 PM

Yes he is r148.

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by Anonymousreply 149December 10, 2021 8:46 PM

OP- I don't know if Vans Shoes are gay but

Van Johnson was GAY.

by Anonymousreply 150December 10, 2021 8:52 PM

Love the checkerboard patterns. I have one in black/pewter and another pair in yellow/white.

by Anonymousreply 151December 10, 2021 8:52 PM

Something similar to this or different r151?

Those are some chunky soles Vans Colton is wearing r149.

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by Anonymousreply 152December 11, 2021 3:57 AM

Mine are the slip-ons , R152.

by Anonymousreply 153December 11, 2021 4:14 AM

Same color, though..^^

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by Anonymousreply 155February 2, 2022 5:10 AM

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by Anonymousreply 157July 20, 2022 7:44 PM

OP = brain dead Gen Z

by Anonymousreply 158July 20, 2022 7:52 PM

R19 ymmv but I feel like on women/lesbians they're more obviously making a gay statement as a footwear choice than on men. Like if I see a girl in Vans then I think I may have a shot. A guy wearing them I just assume is kind of a lazy hetero stoner/skater/bum/student.

by Anonymousreply 159July 20, 2022 8:22 PM

As a closeted babydyke I had a pair of dark purple Etnies screws that I wore into tatters. Fucking loved those creps man.

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by Anonymousreply 160July 20, 2022 8:24 PM

My shoe is gay. It won't allow me to wear a L and a R shoe, only L shoes.

I find it humping the L shoes from other pairs all of time in the rack.

by Anonymousreply 161July 20, 2022 8:36 PM

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by Anonymousreply 162November 18, 2022 3:48 AM

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by Anonymousreply 164March 5, 2023 3:49 AM

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