Artists contribute to Marc Jacobs x Vans line

For the new Marc Jacobs x Vans collection, the American designer asked 17 artists to put their spin on the classic slip-on shoe.

They include artists who have worked with Jacobs previously, such as florist Ariel Dearie, model Jazzelle Zanaughtti and manicurist Jin Soon Choi. Each artist used different materials in their designs, including textiles, flowers, markers and paint.

Jacobs customised his own pair of sneakers for the collection as well.

Available exclusively in New York City and Tokyo, the collection offers only 125 pairs of the shoes. There are also designs by Japanese artists such as fourth-generation textile artist Saian Nishikata, DJ Yuka Mizuhara and painter Toru Kamei.

There will be a sweepstakes to win a pair of shoes by British multimedia artist Julie Verhoeven, which will come with the black and red felt markers Jacobs used to design his sneakers.

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