Customer Reviews Vans Skate Old Skool™

I love vans and have 5 or 6 pair currently that I wear. I recently bought an instore pair, then this pair... all same size and style. Last 2 are so much bigger-- longer and wider. Unfortunately, I tried wearing thick socks and wore these black ones to a basketball game, so I won't be dishonest & try to return. I can't wear them though, They just flop on my feet.

These are the only Vans that I do not like. They cause blisters every time I wear them.

Wore for less than 1 mile and had blisters on both heels. Unfortunately, there badly placedi raised quarter inch strip of fabric with double stitching, awkwardly placed arching over heel.

i just got these, tried them on and couldn't even stand having them on for a few minutes. the top needs to be looser to make up for the cushion.

As others have stated: these are too tight. I even order a half size larger than I normally wear and they're just too d**n tight. They cause blisters on the heel. The insert is thicker without making tweaks and accommodations to the actual shoe. 10/10 do not recommend and wish Vans would consider redesign this line.

Vans changed their shoe fitment a few years back. The skate shoes are super tight and rip your heal up.

Bring the pro line back. These shoes are absolutely terrible! I've replaced my black pros with the gum sole just the same for so many years and this year I'm so disappointed to see what's available. I've even checked other stores to avoid buying this shoe hoping by some chance they have the pros left. I'm just shocked vans would even put out something that's this terrible in quality. I picked up the closest comparison in store to see if maybe I could go with this shoe and in 2 seconds I see a big chunk of exposed glue from the sole to the inside of the shoe. The eyelets are exposed and not stitched close properly. And the gum sole is not the same, yo! This gum sole looks green/brown. It's like some sort of weird sickly color. These are awful! I'm questioning vans as a whole now and that is for real so heart breaking for me, but ding! This sucks!

I've had my pair of skate slip-ons for 2+ years and have worn them only 4x in that period (2 each Summer). For starters, the shoes are too tight; I even tried shoe stretchers to no avail. I bought the same size in other style Vans slip-ons previously without any issues in fit & wear. Additionally, all 4x's I've worn them resulted in loss of skin & blisters on both heels. Vans should consider recalling this product.

I wear Vans 4 days a week at work, where I'm on my feet for 6hrs. This is my 4th pair. The first two were Made for the Makers 2.0 because they were non-slip and super comfortable. After I couldn't get a 3rd pair, I then tried a Courage Adams BMX shoe, which were rugged but less comfortable. The top of the shoe would rub against the top of my foot so I had to find a very thin sock to wear to minimize the discomfort. This time out I went for a skate slip-on, and was excited to rock the new pair. But these are the most painful. There is a strip that runs along the inside back of the shoe, almost like a reinforced seam, which is tearing me up. I have tried bandages on the back of my foot, but they get worn off by the strip. I can't endure another shift with these shoes. Please consider bringing back the Made for the Makers 2.0. They were the most comfortable and easy to clean Vans, I loved them. I'm doing my best to remain loyal to the brand, but I need a comfortable pair.

The person(s) that made the decision to change the Pro to whatever abomination this is should immediately be sent packing. How are you going to take a masterpiece of a shoe and turn it into this dumpster fire? Is the new lower price because these shoes are trash and you gotta move a bunch of units?! Ten thousand thumbs down.

Wow, cute classic looking shoe but this fit is NOT it. It's so painful, I thought maybe I can break them in but a week and half in the back of my foot is still being rubbed raw. These hurt, Wish I can return but I've worn them already. The top of my foot is so tight as well. I'm not happy with this purchase at all. :(

These are the only vans shoes that have hurt my feet, the inside has a sharp seam that dug into the top of my foot through socks

Had these for two years and they didn't last as long as a regular pair of vans slip ons for half the price not worth it

The shape of the heel and the collar create a ton of friction. Even with socks, the shoes cause such severe blisters that the shoes are unwearable.

I've always loved my Vans slip ons, but the newer ones give me instant heel blisters. I don't know if it's due to the new height of heel backing as mentioned by other reviewers, or the new leather accent around the inside. Either way, super disappointed.

Looks horrible and the shoe sucks.

Was hoping to upgrade to find out they squeeze your feet so bad been trying to break them in ended up just being a waste of money

Not happy with these at Al didn't fit right, and felt and looked cheap

I could barely get it on my foot and I am a standard 8.5 in womens, typically don't require wides. Would not recommend if you have a normal/wide foot

The back of these are horrible. Have bleeding heels on the back seams.

These shows are practically unwearable they dig into my heals so much that anytime I wear them there's blood stains on my socks DONT BUY

I'm a men's 9.5 in Vans and almost any other shoe, and I have 20+ pair of Vans in other styles. These run narrow compared to other Vans shoes, so much so that I could only wear them for about 5 minutes. If you have narrow feet these will probably be fine, but if your feet are a bit wide you might be out of luck.

I wear vans all the time. wanted to up my game by getting some more cushion. These are really small in volume and squeeze the crap out of my feet.

I have worn slip on Vans since the 80's and have loved themuntil recently. It seems the design and fit of the shoe has changed, leaving me with heal blisters every time I try to wear them. This is the second pair now that has left me with bloody heals. What a disappointment. Why change a great shoe?

I loved the style . I finally decided to wear them and walked for 15 minutes in them. By the time I was able to take them off both of the back of my ankles were bloody. There is no padding to prevent the ankles from rubbing on the rough stitching of the shoe. I had socks on too, they were covered with blood.