Before checkerboard lived on the upper, South California kids painted it onto the foxing. Vans Japan’s new Oh, What Fun campaign with CORTIS puts that DIY instinct back where it started — on the sidewall — across a Premium pack that lands September 24.

According to VANS JAPAN’s September 22 release and matching ABC-MART coverage, the first wave centers two new builds: the Premium Old Skool 36 and Premium Classic Slip-On 98 in Chckrbrd Sidewall Black/Marshmallow. Slimmer archival Old Skool proportions meet a marshmallow sidewall banded with the brand’s black-and-white grid; the Slip-On 98 gets the same foxing treatment on the laceless Style 98 last. Fullress clocks the styles around VN000E96BPQ / VN000E8VBPO, with Japan pricing at ¥13,200 and ¥11,000.

CORTIS — MARTIN, JAMES, JUHOON, SEONGHYEON, and KEONHO — return as Vans ambassadors after the spring Off The Wall chapter. Campaign frames drop them into a kitchen-lab set of waffles, beakers, and checkered tile, wearing the Premium checkerboard lineup with the same loose, Off The Wall energy as the pillowy Cozy follow-up due October 9. Select Vans Stores and ABC-MART GRAND STAGE doors will hand buyers a CORTIS water-game novelty with the Premium pieces while supplies last.

Release info
Vans Premium Checkerboard Sidewall — Old Skool 36 + Classic Slip-On 98
Color: Chckrbrd Sidewall Black/Marshmallow
Japan: September 24, 2026 · ¥13,200 / ¥11,000
Campaign: Oh, What Fun with CORTIS
Sources: VANS JAPAN / PR Times · ABC-MART · Fullress

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