Karmaloop.com to retail Vans shoes

Karmaloop.com, the leading online retailer for streetwear and urban fashion,

will carry the Spring 2013 collection from Vans, the American skate shoemaker and a popular label in urban footwear. The highlights of the spring 2013 collection from Vans footwear includes a collaboration with Metallica, the rock band that has had an enormous influence on action sports and youth culture. For Spring ’13, Vans has produced Slip-On and Sk8-Hi shoes inspired by the artwork from Metallica’s debut studio album, Kill ‘Em All.

Karmaloop will also carry the Van Doren Series Collection, featuring summer looks inspired by the ’80s and ’90s skateboard culture, with reissued prints and patterns from the archives and the original Van Doren heel tab. The Vans footwear collection includes classics like the Van Doren Era Sneaker in Checker and Green Flash, a slip-on with blue and white checkerboard pattern and contrasting green detail around the padded collar. There’s also the Van Doren Authentic in Parrot and Light Blue, featuring a Hawaiian print, the Van Doren Authentic in Leopard and Black, and the Van Doren Authentic in Retro Flag.

Karmaloop.com founded in 2000 retails major street brands from Obey and LRG to Jeffrey Campbell and Free People.