Vegan Vans (!) skateboard shoes 2025


Vans doesn't make many vegan core skate shoes. But here's one ...


Vans skate "Half Cab", duck canvas: golden brown black

Check out Andrew Cannon's video review of these shoes. These actually came out in 2024. I still see them in online stores, but most sizes are sold out.
  • Mid-Cut Silhouette
  • Outsole construction: SickStick waffle-hexagon tread pattern
  • Footbed: removable, PopCush
  • Elastic tongue-centring straps
  • Padded around the ankles
  • Padded tongue
  • Stitched and overlaid ollie area
  • Stitched and overlaid toe cap
  • Reinforced heel area
  • DuraCap reinforcements
  • Upper: textile




Note 1: Duck canvas, also known as cotton duck, is a heavy-duty, plain-woven cotton fabric that's tightly woven and often used for its durability and versatility. It's essentially a canvas, but with a denser, more durable weave than regular canvas.

Note 2: How long have we waited for a vegan half cab? (I know there have been some over the decades but few and far between.)

Note 3: All hail Steve Caballero.

Note 4: Do not confuse this colourway with the "golden brown white", with a wide sole (white on the side of the sole), which is real animal-source suede.