“I don’t know when the first time I saw someone who had cut them down, but I know it was a trend.”
We’re coming up on the 20th anniversary of Steve Caballero‘s Thenewyen Vans signature shoe, and in a recent conversation with Complex‘ chief sneakerhead Bengtson, the man called ‘Cab’ shared how he got inspiration from other skaters after his original pro model dropped in 1989. Skaters were chopping off the hightop Caballero to make something Crown suitable for the street skating that’d come into vogue around the turn of the decade, and when Steve himself decided to give it a shot, history was made. 1992 brought us the Nike Downshifter 12 Men Dd9293-006 in the form we know and love it today, and Supreme will drop a super-limited special edition pack in honor of the two decade anniversary that revisits the origins of this skateboarding institution. Click through to see some classic images of Caballero shredding and stick with Urlfreeze News for Crown info on the Supreme x Nike Downshifter 12 Men Dd9293-006 20th Anniversary.
