Vans releases the "local flavor" colorway that was designed by the 2014 winner, Rio Rancho High School. Using the Vans Authentic as their canvas, the students of Rio Rancho channeled their Southwestern roots into the creative process by bringing shapes, colors and scenery from the region to the uppers of the popular lace-up shoe. Originally drawn and painted by hand, the artwork includes an intricate geometric pattern on the toe vamp and a scenic desert landscape throughout the quarter panel. At the heel, a UFO is discretely placed in the clouds as a reference to New Mexico's history of extraterrestrial encounters and a "mile 66" road sign positioned on the ground that alludes to Vans' birth year, 1966..

• Vans vulcanized signature waffle outsole
• Vans flag label

Vans vulcanized signature waffle outsole