Vans and SZA have launched Drop 1 of their VANSZA collaboration, a footwear and apparel collection inspired by the natural world and shaped by SZA’s personal perspective.
The collection is led by two reworked Vans silhouettes, the VANSZA Knu Skool Mule and the VANSZA Authentic Kickdown, alongside a wider range of apparel and accessories built around bold design, sensory details and self-expression.
Speaking on the collection, SZA explained: “I love a mule and I love a slide-on. So I needed everything to be slide-on-able. My mom has been telling me, ‘Please stop stepping on the back of your shoes’ my whole life. She hates it. So I put the design aspect in my shoes. I created a step-down shoe, and then I took the whole back off the Knu Skool because, why not? Less effort. More fun. More accessibility. More comfort. More color,”
The campaign was shot against California’s natural landscape by photographer India Sleem, with product and landscape imagery by Yudo Kurita. It stars Vans Skate Team rider Zion Wright, models Caylee Blosenski and Isabella Carr, and SZA’s niece Savannah Rowe.
The Vansza Drop 1 collection will be available beginning 22nd October, 2026, via the Vans webstore, with Drop 2 arriving 8th April, 2027.
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