Back in the the 1960?s when the hippie counterculture began you could spot a hippie by how they dressed. Hippies were all about peace, love, freedom, alternative art, street theatre, folk music, psychedelic rock, sex, and burning doobies. They also wore groovy clothing and some articles of clothing came in bright colors. As their signature trademark focused on the peace sign they were also into floral, tye dye, boho, patch, hemp, and organic clothing. Speaking of the peace sign, floral print and bright colors, Vans pays homeage to the hippie movement by covering the Prison Issue and Classic Slip-Ons in a very hippie pattern. If I?m not mistaken they made a few other styles including the Sk8-Hi.

Hippie or not these kicks are clean, bright and on point for the heated Summer days. They are now available, so check with your local Vans retailers if you like what you see.

You know the saying - see it, want it, buy it, own it?

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