I thought I would put together a few of my all time favorite movies and some fashion inspiration for those of you who are still in need of a great Halloween costume. Plus, if you haven’t made plans for the day yet I’d highly suggest a movie marathon of these flicks with your best friends… and maybe these treats.

Beetlejuice: 
You could go a ton of ways with my favorite character, Lydia Deetz. There is obviously the school outfit, the red lace wedding gown, and even the animated version in a red cape. However I would go with classic Lydia in all black and add our Beat Brim Hat to complete the look.

Practical Magic:
You and your best friend could definitely go for a Sally & Gillian witchy sisters vibe, but you could also take your inspiration from the end of the movie while the whole family takes a slow dive off the roof in traditional witch garb. Our black Glitter Slip-On Lo Pro shoes would be great for this one, and don’t forget your umbrella!

The Craft:
If you haven’t seen this movie, drop everything you are doing and watch it now. This costume idea would work best with your closest friends and a heap of attitude. With the goth trends of the last year I’d bet most of you could pull this look together out of your closets already. Need last minute pieces? Our Forward Thinker Dress and the Shoe Fly Tee will definitely fit the bill.

Addams Family:
Okay so this photo is actually from Addams Family Values, the sequel, but one of my all time favorite 90’s movie scenes is when Wednesday goes all off script & sets fire to the camp play. I’d go with our super comfy Mohikan Shoes to top off this look. PS. you can watch that scene on youtube. 

Can’t wait to see all of your own costume creations! Hope everyone has an awesome holiday and be sure to send us your photos on twitter @vansgirls if you wear Vans with your costume. -amanda

Posted 6 months ago 35 notes
Best Album of 2012: The Only Place If you’re following Vans Girls on Twitter (which if you aren’t, shame on you!), then you must have read Amanda’s tweet asking what you felt the best album of 2012 was. Without hesitation upon reading it, I automatically knew which album I would deem worthy of the title, “The best of 2012”. I don’t know what it is, but I’ve found myself listening to Best Coast’s new album, The Only Place, over and over again. It’s like a warm cozy bear hug, that never lets go. We’ve all heard of the term, “teenage angst”, well this album has some major “23 year old female angst”. It’s like singer, Bethany, tapped into my life, and decided to write an entire album inspired by it. What about you? What do you think should be deemed the best album of 2012? -brittany

Best Album of 2012: The Only Place

If you’re following Vans Girls on Twitter (which if you aren’t, shame on you!), then you must have read Amanda’s tweet asking what you felt the best album of 2012 was. Without hesitation upon reading it, I automatically knew which album I would deem worthy of the title, “The best of 2012”. I don’t know what it is, but I’ve found myself listening to Best Coast’s new album, The Only Place, over and over again. It’s like a warm cozy bear hug, that never lets go. We’ve all heard of the term, “teenage angst”, well this album has some major “23 year old female angst”. It’s like singer, Bethany, tapped into my life, and decided to write an entire album inspired by it. What about you? What do you think should be deemed the best album of 2012? -brittany

Posted 9 months ago 42 notes

The Fall 2012 line is hitting stores now & you can check out some behind the scenes clips of our shoot in Los Angeles for the lookbook. Check out the full lookbook on our Facebook page. -amanda

Posted 10 months ago 11 notes

Today we arrived in Utah for the kickoff of this summer’s Warped Tour. Myself, along with the bus full of boys will be out for Vans this year. I’ll be bringing you guys a new video every Tuesday with updates from the road starting next week, plus lots of fun photos. Be sure to visit the boys at the Vans booth if you come out to the tour too. What city will we see you in? -amanda

Posted 11 months ago 24 notes
Time to vote for Vans Custom Culture 2012! We had almost 800 schools register this year and we have narrowed them down to 50 semi-finalists. Now it’s your job to pick your favorite school in each region creating the top 5. The top 5 schools are going to come to LA to hang out with us for a few days and the winner gets $50,000 for their school’s art program. Head over and VOTE now to see all their awesome designs. -amanda

Time to vote for Vans Custom Culture 2012! We had almost 800 schools register this year and we have narrowed them down to 50 semi-finalists. Now it’s your job to pick your favorite school in each region creating the top 5. The top 5 schools are going to come to LA to hang out with us for a few days and the winner gets $50,000 for their school’s art program. Head over and VOTE now to see all their awesome designs. -amanda

Posted 1 year ago 5 notes
Here’s the final illustration in the series!  A big thank you to Vans for asking me to  create them! -claire

Here’s the final illustration in the series!  A big thank you to Vans for asking me to  create them! -claire

Posted 1 year ago 63 notes
There were so many flowers and lovely faces in the Spring look book that I had to add in a flower child-esque portrait. -claire

There were so many flowers and lovely faces in the Spring look book that I had to add in a flower child-esque portrait. -claire

Posted 1 year ago 24 notes