Customer Reviews Vans Sk8-Hi Tapered

These were the first vans I ever owned before. For the price they aren't very comfortable. I've bought cheap shoes that felt better than these. It feels like I'm walking on the floor. I do like that They come in all black but the weird bumps from the shoe lining going into the rubber part kind of bothered me. They're nice but I wouldn't buy again mostly cus it has zero padding, now I need to buy insoles on top of buying these. I would only recommend if they're buying specifically for the brand and look, and aren't going to be walking far in these.

I love Vans but I couldn't even get these on even after widening the laces. And I don't have big ankles. Definitely a pass. I'll try another style from Vans.

I love vans. I'll always buy them and be my go too shoe! However, these weren't the quality i normally receive.

I love the bright red color of these shoes.... However was really disappointed to see that red color of the upper stained the laces. I went to tighten them and discovered that parts of my laces were now pink.

Love the color and print. Was really hoping they would work but the toe box is narrow and the seam is right on the pinky toe part of the foot, so, no hope of stretching them out.

Can we get these in all red please

The color is sort of like bandaid color, so that's all I could think about. I also felt like they ran a little big.

These are very cute but the laces are horrible. They are thick and round making it difficult when you put on and take off your shoes because they bunch up at the holes when you go to loosen or tighten. This is easily remedied by replacing them with normal laces.

I don't hate the shoes at all, however it being a tapered suede vans which I'm not used to, there hard to get on so they'll need a good break in.

Is missing the whole label on the tongue of left shoe kinda bummed but still look nice

I like them I just don't like that the white ring around the shoes ain't so white but I'm a Vans lover so yea

It didn't meet my expectations. Do hope that I can change it for a different fabric shoe.

If you wear a size 13 in other brand shoes such as Nike, then the Sk8-HI shoes will NOT fit you. I struggled for 15 minutes, loosening the laces as much as I could, but I had no success. Do more research on shoe sizes before buying.

been buying vans for years, but more recently my shoes barely last a year. they'll get tears in the bottoms that make water get in every time it rains.

Birthday present in the cutest print. Unfortunately they hurt. The tapered version of this shoe feels a bit cheaply made. I'm hoping a new insole helps.

I love vans and I wanted to love these ones but I can only wear them if I'm not walking more than 5 minutes. I've never owned any of their other high tops but these killllll the back on my ankle even with high socks. I don't know how anyone can wear these and not be in pain

The shoe itself fits great. The problem is the weird color names make it difficult to know how it'll actually look in person. Antler is more pink in person than the picture makes out.

Bought these while I waited for a custom order since I was in dire need of a new pair of shoes. Glad they were on sale when I got them bc they aren't worth normal price. Normally the shoes are white on the inside but the material is so rough that they've cut my feet so many times it's turned the inside red as well. I had to cover the inside with moleskin just to make these wearable. They also constantly come untied, I guess you can replace the laces but the ones they come with are not good and wearing them somehow makes me socks slide off while walking around in the shoes. They've got passable comfortability when all the above is NOT happening. If you need budget vans and have good socks or don't care about having to remodel the insides with moleskin then these are a good cheap option. But other then that, these are a disappointment and a half.

I love the design, I love the feel of the shoe, but as someone who walks throughout my college campus, they fell apart within 2-3 months of wearing them :/

I wear men's and women's clothing interchangeably and I've been wearing a great pair of "men's" sk8-hi vans for a year with no complaints. But I needed a new pair and wanted a platform for extra height and style. Tell me why when I compare my old pair to this one the quality has drastically dropped??? The high top ankle has no padding or support like my old pair does. The tongue on this shoe is actually more narrow and has no padding like my older pair. In fact, it looks like it has raw edges? The canvas is completely exposed and will start to fray after some wear. Also the shoe lace holes on my old pair of Vans have metal grommets to reinforce them and prevent fraying and tearingthese platforms don't! It's just I reinforced holes that over time will probably fray, stretch, and/or rip. I'm tired of brands making higher quality products that they market to men, but less options in style. Meanwhile women get a ton of cute style options but the quality drastically decreases, and usually for the same price! Anyways, I'm returning these and looking for platform high tops elsewhere.

My dtr is 11 and wears a size 4 1/2. I was worried the size 5 (smallest available) would be too big, but we had to unlace the entire shoe just to get her foot in it and then her toes were right to the end. Exactly the style she loves, but womp womp on the size.