CELEBRATING 50 YEARS “OFF THE WALL AT HOUSE OF VANS...
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CELEBRATING 50 YEARS “OFF THE WALL"
AT HOUSE OF VANS MILAN
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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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