“I think what’s always been interesting to me is when things have layers to them, when an object represents something bigger than the sum of its parts and takes on a life of its own,” Klincewicz says. “For me, shoes have always been such a part of defining identity, and I was thinking a lot about what goes into your identity, and how to make something that could, on a very basic level, function as a reminder that identity does not exist in a vacuum—it’s something that’s meant to be shared.”
The Vault by Vans x Julian Klincewicz collection is now available at select retailers.
