What you need to know:
This 2023 marks the fifth anniversary of the release of ‘Swimming’, the last album that Mac Miller released while alive. That’s why to celebrate this album and pay homage to the rapper, Vans brought out a pair of sneakers that any Mac fan should have in his collection.
They say time heals everything. However, we are sure that many are still not over the death of Mac Miller, who sadly died in 2018 and had a huge future within the music industry. Either way, this rapper left us a huge legacy and many continue to pay tribute to him, even brands. As the case of Vans, which launched tennis shoes to honor the album Swimming.
As you will remember, the same year that Mac Miller left, he released this album, his fifth studio album and the last one he released while alive (because later he came circles). Although it seems like yesterday, this 2023, Swimming celebrates its fifth anniversary, that’s why Vans is celebrating with a very special pair that we bet the rapper’s fans from hell will want in their collection.
Vans launched a pair of sneakers to pay tribute to Mac Miller’s ‘Swimming’
It turns out that Vans joined forces with the Mac Miller estate to put together a collaboration where through the iconic Authentic model, pay tribute to the life and work of Malcolm James McCormick –as the musician and producer was actually called–, as well as Swimmingthe album with which he said goodbye to this world.
And it is that this pair of Vans has a lot of details that celebrate the rapper. To give you an idea, andn the part of the tip you can see a Yin-Yangwhich graphically represents the concept of disks Swimming and circles. Besides, the phrase “Swimming by Mac Miller” appears surrounding the symbol in white letters.
As if this weren’t enough, on the midsole of these spectacular Vans there is also a stamped detail that says “Mac Miller 1992 Til ∞”, which symbolizes the enormous legacy that the musician left us at the age of 26. And to finish off, the sneakers are packed in a special edition box, which has the colors pink and purple degrading.
Something amazing about the collaboration between Vans and Mac Miller is that much of the proceeds from the sale of the sneakers will be donated to the fund created by the rapper’s estate, with which they help other young musicians to develop all their personal potential and artistic talent. Here we leave you more photos so that you can check the sneakers in detail.
Price and where to get the Vans collaboration with Mac Miller
Now, if after checking the images and reading the details, feel like putting together a pair from the Vans collaboration with Mac Millerwe tell them that you can buy them from August 3 via the rapper’s official page. Regarding price, tennis shoes cost 100 dollars (something like 1,729 Mexican pesos)although within that amount they must consider the shipping costs if they want it to reach their homes.
What do they think? Are you willing to spend what’s left of your fortnight to buy these Vans? The truth is that they look amazing and if they are true Mac Miller, they are definitely something to have in your collection, because in addition to staying with a collector’s item, they will also support a new generation of artists.
