Vans Christian Hosoi Collection
Posted by Matt Halfhill | Mar 21, 2008| Christian Hosoi has been an important figure in skateboarding history for the past several decades. Christian started skating at the young age of six years old and got plenty of time to perfect his skills at a young age as his father was the manager of a skatepark and by the age of 14, Christian Hosoi turned pro.
During the 1980s Christian Hosoi emerged as one of the top vert riders and developed a bit of a rivalry with Tony Hawk over supremacy in the skate world. The 1990s were not as good for Hosoi as skateboarding transformed to favoring the streets over the vert. A series of failed business ventures coupled with a warrant out for his arrest kept Hosoi from attending the first ever X Games in what was thought to be a hyped up battle between him and Tony Hawk. After a few years in the pen in the new century, Hosoi received support from the outside with special collaborations such as a Rising Sun deck released by Shorty’s modeled after his first board he designed when he turned pro with Sims Skateboards. Hosoi, a Japanese-American, chose this as a symbol of pride of his heritage. In 2006, Christian Hosoi founded Hosoi Skateboards and was treated to a collaboration with Vans on the Sk8-Hi that some of you may remember from a couple years ago. Hosoi and Vans have come together yet again to produce three pairs of Vans with the rising sun pattern. Pics thanks to HypeBeast / ripe. |
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Christian Hosoi Vans Collection
Jun 20, 2009 at 11:30 pm
always love hosoi’s style. must have these shoes
swastikas being compared to the rising sun flag? its a symbol of national pride
nothing close to being a symbol for an aryan master race. there were sensless killings in the millions on all sides. the graphic on the shoe needn’t be cause to open old wounds.
May 26, 2009 at 5:40 am
They may look good, but think about the symbol used. It’s the flag of the Imperial Japanese Army - killed millions during WWII. Would any sensible company put swastikas on a shoe???
Mar 31, 2008 at 7:56 pm
ya sk8 hi’s are dope they sold out the first time but im gunna kop em tha second tyme around
Mar 23, 2008 at 11:40 pm
sk8-hi’s are dope…
pass on the others though
Mar 23, 2008 at 1:34 pm
yea these look a tad bit better than the last ones (which sold out right when i was gonna buy them) with how they drew the rising sun towards the heel… im gonna be all over these, but i only like the Hi’s…
Mar 22, 2008 at 4:04 pm
yup, gotta say these have really become the “canvas” sneaker every artist and store wants to hop on
Mar 22, 2008 at 2:23 pm
yo, even tho i dont wear vans at all, i wouldnt mind rockin deez! deez r fresh az hell!
Mar 21, 2008 at 10:25 pm
Yea them sk8 hi’s are on point. Them classic slip-ons ain’t too shabby either.
Mar 21, 2008 at 10:18 pm
Whether you are Japanese or not, these kicks are amazing. The SK8-Hi’s are on the radar.
Mar 21, 2008 at 10:00 pm
i would only get the sk8 his those r dope
Mar 21, 2008 at 9:59 pm
This are some nice Vans but I’m not Japanese.LOL