Vans X Chris Johanson Authentic SF

Chris Johanson is a West Coast based artist known for engaging with the meditative qualities of art-making and sincere direct communication through painting and sculpture. Johanson’s work plays between the techniques of figuration and abstraction, as he sees these two modes of working as interconnected expressions of the complexities of environmentalism, compassion, and peaceful co-existence.

Built around these same ideals, the Vans x Chris Johanson Authentic SF reinvigorates our original lace-up silhouette with renewable and sustainable materials. Made with 100% organically grown cotton uppers and 100% jute fiber laces, this low-top shoe combines Johanson’s abstract aesthetic with a construction that you can feel good about. We’ve even engineered an all new eco rubber compound made from responsibly sourced natural rubber instead of petroleum-derived synthetic rubber, making our legendary grip and durability more eco-friendly.

The Vans x Chris Johanson Authentic SF contains less than 1% by outsole weight of material scraps from the factory cutting floor, which have been chopped up and inserted into the outsoles, ultimately diverting these materials from a landfill.

•Vans x Chris Johanson Collection
•100% ORGANICALLY GROWN COTTON - Organic cotton is grown from non-genetically modified seed with no synthetic pesticides.
•LACES MADE WITH 100% JUTE FIBER - Jute is grown with minimal water and is considered a fast growing renewable crop.
•VANS NATURAL RUBBER - This all new eco rubber compound is made from responsibly sourced natural rubber instead of petroleum-derived synthetic rubber, and was engineered to maintain the grip and durability that Vans has been known for since 1966.
•RECYCLED TEXTILE TRIMMINGS - Material scraps from the factory cutting floor have been chopped up and inserted into the outsoles instead of going to waste. Though the scraps make up less than 1% of the total outsole weight, we are diverting those materials from landfill.
•ULTRACUSH LITE SOCKLINERS - Removable Lite drop-in sockliners provide elevated comfort, fit, and cushioning.
•COLLAPSIBLE HEELS