CELEBRATING 50 YEARS “OFF THE WALL"

AT HOUSE OF VANS MILAN

View the film here: House of Vans Milan

Overthe8th&9thApril,HouseofVansdescendeduponMilantotransformtheSpazioExCristallerieLivellara.Over6,000revellersattendedthecelebrationofcreativitythattookplaceoverthetwodays,andincludedlivemusicperformances,skateschools,screenprinting,barbering,tattooing,vintageshoppingandskatedemos.

OnFridayacombinationoftheEurope'sfinestbandsandDJsperformedinfrontofawildcrowd.Firsttostepontothestage

wasLetherettewhoopenedhissetwithatrackfromup-and-comingproducerMaxGraefwhichsetthetoneforhisshowalongsideclassic

materialproducedbyLeonVynehallandAden.InamongsttheclassicsLetherettemanagedtosneakilyfeatureseveraltracksfromhis

newalbum,releasedonlyamonthago.AsLetherettesignedoffwith‘IWannaBeYourGirl’byRawPower,thehighlyanticipatedheadlinersJungletooktothestage,andtheydidn’tdisappoint,playinganincredibleliveshowfeaturingseveraltracksfromtheirnowgloballypremieredalbum.Withtheaudiencesingingeverylyrictotrackssuchas'BusyEarning',‘Time'and'Julia’itwasasetthat

certainlywon’tbeforgottenforawhile.Followingthem,crowdfavouriteJacquesGreenesteppedup,deliveringahighly-charged

performance,includingsomeexcitingnewmaterial.Settingoutwithamelodicintrothrougharemixof'KnowYourself'byDrake,Jacques

rampeditupwithmorehouseclassicsthroughtracksfromDenisSulta.Closingtheset,JacquesandFortRomeaubrieflyplayedback-to-back,finishingonatrackbyBwana.Withtheatmospherefully-charged,itwasdowntoFortRomeautoclosethenightonahigh,whichhe

successfullyaccomplishedwithacombinationofclassicChicagohousemixedwithsomefreshtracks.

SaturdaysawHouseofVansMilanplayhosttoadaypackedwith

activitiesforalltocometogetherandgetinvolvedin.Firstly,aspecialeditionoftheSkateSchoolsawVans'Italianskateteamteachingthekidssomeofthefundamentalsofskateboarding.Inside,thevenuehadbeentotallytransformedfromFriday’sfestivitieswiththeintroductionoftheBackto’66editionofMilan’sfamousEastMarketgivingalltheattendeestheopportunitytopurchaseuniquecollectables&vintage

garmentsfromaroundtheglobe.LovenskateandLilliCowleyWooddeliveredatouchofcreativegeniuswiththousandsoflimitededition50thanniversaryskatedecksandt-shirtsproducedontheday.Ifthatwasn’tenough,attendeesweredrawninto‘TheStoryofVans’experiencewhichillustratedthehistoryof'theoriginalactionsports

company’throughoutthe4,600sqmspace.VansInkArtsawa

collaborationwithKorpusDominiTattoo,showcasingsomeItaly’sfinesttattooists,includingAndreaLanzi,ElGeneral,FulvioVaccaroneandSimoSMT,whogotbusyinkingupsomeofVans’mosticonic

sneakers,fabricatedusingprostheticskin,speciallyfortheevent.AONOBarberShopcontinuedtheirtraditionofdeliveringthe

finestcutsaround,withhoardsofattendeesqueuingtoreceiveafreshshapeup.

ClosingtheeventonSaturdaysaw180Grammitaketothedecks,followedbyItalianlegendCrookers,deliveringamesmerisingandcompellingDjsetthatincludedanarrayofhisHouseanthems.

TohonourVanscontinuedsupportofskateboarding,riderssuchas

ChrisPfanner,RobinBolian,JoshYoungandKalleBerglindtookcentrestageintheskatedemosonbothFriday&Saturday,throwingdown

someoutrageoustricksinfrontofapackedcrowd.FollowingtheweekendofcelebrationatHouseofMilan,TheStoryofVanswillcontinuetounfoldthroughouttheyear.Tokeepup-to-date

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