Vans X Dime Party in Paris Photos 10/04/2023
Dime and Vans linked up in the City of Love to drop a new shoe and shock the fashion-week crowds. Pop-ups, demos and street sessions ensued, so we got Parisian photographer Thibault Le Nours to report on all the excitement. See what you missed or can barely remember while recovering from the afterparty.
Photos by Thibault Le Nours, Davy Van Laere and Dan Mathieu
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Dime and Vans kept things low-key leading in, but here we get our first look at the pop-up store and party boat
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Paris is the City of Love, after all
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Looks like the party’s on!
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Nonni and Pires enjoying the scene
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Of course, Brian has Parisian fans
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Seems like everything is going well for Bryan
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Until… oh, no, are those…
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… ninjas?!
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Some of the finest European Rollerbladers
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Doobie brought out his party tricks at the Vega skateshop pregame
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Jake had to give it a try
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The reason for the season, Dime X Vans new take on
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The morning after, it was time to hit the streets. This guy was saying something about Crocs being better than Vans, but he didn’t have the jiblets to back it up
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Big crew at Creteil’s bank makes for a perfect Saturday afternoon
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The Govs kicks off the bank session with a back tail
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Silver fox Ben Aurelien goes frontside
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Guest of honor Geoff Rowley hucks a heel
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He's in great spirits
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And it's back to business
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The crowd was hyped
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Footy is lookin’ nice, bro
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Nothin’ beats a session at Creteil’s. Now it’s time for the main event
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Next spot, the Parisians line up for the Dime show
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Come on, baby, let’s go party
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Helena Long and Breezy reunited
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Today’s playground
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The course has gotta be clean
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The run-up's gettin' packed
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Conor made it all the way from Montreal to say those three magic words…
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LET’S FUCKING GO!
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This crowd is fired up
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First obstacle, the dreamy granite block. Dime's Alexander Mitchell sets it off with a Suski
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OHHH YEAHHH! Alexis kicks a nollie one-footed Smith. He’s truly one of a kind
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Jan twists on the edge of the ledge
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Elijah Odom brought the heat from Miami
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Hugo Balek boosts into a front shove 50-50 with the bump assist
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Someone’s always gotta eat the floor
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Curren always brings the style, front 180 crooks
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Doobie’s true calling was always to be a B-boy
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Doobie isn’t the only one who loves to dance
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Uncle Dustin likes the show
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Opening up the ramp to ramp, Vans company man Shealy torques a massive melon grab
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Dime and Vans' star player had to get a piece. Big O from Lil’ Tubsy
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Next spot, Curren nosegrinds the rack and clears the Snack
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Rob Maatman gettin’ Curren’s back
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Marius keeps his back tail streak going
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Tom Belot shops clearance
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Mika Germond grabs a one-off
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Doobie pulls off a front feeble over the secret shopper
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Curren floats one of the smoothest kickflip lips ever
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Then we turn the bar for some high-steppin'. Will Marshall's frontside bigspins are always a crowdpleaser
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Mika gives the French audience some Japanese flavor
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Simon Perottet, shifty ‘cause he’s in the city
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K Walks flys over the fall line with his patented front 180
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Is that Baby Bryan?!
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We want more!
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Ding dong
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And Pfan Man comes in to end the show with a huge kickflip over the new drop
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We deserve a cold one…or two! Thanks to everyone for coming out. Thank you, Dime and Vans, for always bringing the excitement. Now go grab a pair of those re-issues to complete your early-2000s throwback look
- Vans
- Dime
- Martino Cattaneo
- victor pellegrin
- Jake Johnson
- Marius Syvanen
- Geoff Rowley
- Ben Aurelien
- Mika Germond
- Helena Long
- Breana Geering
- Korahn Gayle
- Conor Neeson
- Alexis Lacroix
- Elijah Odom
- Curren Caples
- Dustin Dollin
- Kevin Shealy
- Una Farrar
- Tom Belot
- Will Marshall
- Simon Perottet
- Kyle Walker
- Chris Pfanner
- Thibault Le Nours
- robin bolian
- Rob Maatman
- Jan Hirt
- Hugo Balek
- Noah Migotti
- Corey Mcneil
- Augustin Giovannoni
- Bryan