Nordstrom VP Olivia Kim, responsible for many of the retailer's in-store and online pop-up events, has designed a range of footwear and apparel to celebrate the 50th anniversary of iconic skateboarding brand Vans. Some of Kim's Vans designs are exclusive to Nordstrom, and are available now through Sept. 4 online and in Nordstrom stores in Los Angeles, Seattle, San Francisco, Chicago, Dallas, McLean, VA and Vancouver, BC. The Vans effort, a celebration of a half-century of the iconic California skate brand and the attendant lifestyle, is aimed at back-to-school shoppers, but Kim says that sneakers like those from Vans are now an integral part of fashion that's acceptable to wear everywhere—not just in school, but also dressed up and out on the town, and even in the office.

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