As the Chinese New Year approaches we’ll start to see a series of releases drop with themed colourways, collabs and branding to celebrate it and it’s the coming together of Vans x Purlicue who are first out of the blocks in this regard. Adopting a pig skin inspired Pantone for the upper and midsole the pair also blew up the laces, branded heel tab and opted for a high-foxing tape to the black midsole. On the insole is dual-branding with a pig design and “The fat Year” lettering underfoot for a model that is clean and slick but with oversized features to help it stand-out even within the current climate of oversized sneakers.