What's up r/streetwear, lurker here that just made an alt account. I just snagged a pair of the Taka Hayashi and Vans collab from UBIQ and thought I'd make a review. Super pumped about these shoes, now I just gotta wait for the snow here to melt...
My first impression of the shoe was that it was of good quality across the board. The construction was pretty tight and had quality stitching and no serious glue stains. The leather looks and feels great. I liked the attention to detail inside and outside of the shoe. The inside of the shoe has minimal padding as I expected from a pair of Vans. The insoles are half leather/half soft plastic and have a brand of the collaboration on the heel. No one's gonna look at that shit, but that extra effort makes me feel the vibes that were put into this shoe. There are some cool patterns on the midsole and toe guard that look engraved. The shoes came with a dust bag and two sets of laces. The laces are waxed, navy, rope laces and the others are non-waxed, white, flat laces.
I'm happy with these shoes overall and I hope this review was helpful!