From AVE 2.0 to OTW By Vans, Vans Celebrates the Culture of Skateboarding LOS ANGELES , June 22, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Last night, Friday, June 21 , Vans' week-long Paris takeover culminated in a bash blending the energy of Paris Fashion Week, Go Skateboarding Day and Fête de la Musique—at epic scale. Welcoming the skateboarding, streetwear, fashion, art and entertainment communities of Paris and beyond, the OTW by Vans Checkered Future event featured a monumental installation set on the hill of Montmartre below the Sacré-Coeur Basilica.
Designed by OTW by Vans in partnership with PLAYLAB, INC. and California Skateparks, the installation's large-scale skate bowl played host to a live skate exhibition paying tribute to the unconventional art derived from skate culture. Vans Skate Team from around the world including Efron Danzig, Curren Caples , Mami Tezuka , Tania Cruz , Elijah Berle , Diego Todd , Martino Cattaneo , Stafhon Boca, Anthony Van Engelen , Rowan Zorilla , Hugo Westrelin, and Willow Voges Fernandes jammed the installation throughout the evening.
At the summit of the butte of Montmartre, a checkerboard DJ platform overlooking Paris hosted performances by Kaytranada, Venus X, Busy P and Tatyana Jane , and a headlining DJ set by JUSTICE. Alongside Drieke Leenknegt, Global CMO of Vans, Ian Ginoza , Vice President, Creative Director for OTW by Vans, and Steve Van Doren , Vans Ambassador and Son of the Founder, guests included Emily Ratajkowski, Paloma Elsesser , D.
