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Vans steps into barbie land with new ’90s-inspired collaboration of pink platform sneakers and more.

Fresh off the blockbuster film's history-making debut, the iconic skate brand and the Mattel doll have teamed on a line of shoes, apparel and more.

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Vans’ signature Authentic kicks and Sk8-Hi silhouette get a pink stackform makeover, while the charming Style 93 DX Mary Jane style features fuschia trim and a bow buckle. The oversized VR3Cush slide sandal (made of at least 25 percent bio-based materials) is reimagined with a swirled summer print seen throughout the collection.

To complement the shoes (which all come in Barbie window box-inspired packaging), the collab includes cropped print tees and lettuce-edge long sleeve tops, bubblegum pink overalls, an oversized crewneck sweatshirt, and a clear mini backpack with the capsule’s colorful trippy pattern. Pieces are finished with Vans’ checkerboard motif and both brands’ logos.

Vans’ Barbie capsule is among the many, many fashion and beauty collaborations with the toy icon amid the history-making film, which has topped $1 billion at the global box office . Barbie marked the biggest domestic premiere for a woman-directed movie, is now the first live-action movie directed by a woman to cross the billion-dollar mark, and was the top opening of 2023 (beating out The Super Mario Bros. Movie ).

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Vans is taking a step into the pink plastic world of Barbie land for its latest collection. Unveiled Thursday, the brand has collaborated with Barbie on a collection inspired by the authentic style of the Barbie dolls, with a real world 21st century twist .

The collection includes four unique footwear items that mesh Barbie’s iconic style with Vans ‘ punk-aesthetic, including ultra-high pink platforms for added height and ’90s nostalgic prints.

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“Translated through Vans ‘Off the Wall’ lens, the collection was created for the modern fashionista, showcasing the immediately recognizable Barbie style with a fresh perspective that uplifts inclusivity and diversity,” a representative for Vans said in a statement.

The Vans x Barbie rollout also includes more dainty items, such as the Vans x Barbie style 93 Dx shoe ($100), which has a mary jane silhouette with a custom bow buckle and a rubber toe cap. To create head-to-toe looks, the line offers accessories and clothing, including pink overalls ($110), mini backpacks ($50), crew sweatshirts and crop tops in a multicolor swirl pattern ($40).

Vans is one of the latest brand’s to collaborate with Barbie, in celebration of the recently released “Barbie” movie starring Margot Robbie as the titular doll. The live-action film, directed by Greta Gerwig, also stars Issa Rae, Kate Mckinnon, Dua Lipa and Ryan Gosling as Barbie’s go-to boy toy Ken .

Since its July 21 release at the box office “Barbie the Movie” has earned a fortune, making over $160 million opening weekend and becoming the highest-earning opening for a female director in the history of movies. Boohoo, Superga, Gap, Béis and Zara lead the other brands that have teamed with Barbie to release special collections.

In the past, Vans has collaborated with Fear of God, Kenzo, Kith, Rhude and Sandy Liang.

The full Vans x Barbie collection is now available at Vans retail locations and at Vans.com.

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Barbie x Vans: How To Buy the New Barbie Shoes

By Mack Ashworth

The Barbie x Vans shoes are one of many collaborations that have been announced around the new movie. For fans looking to grab a new pair of Vans themed around the Barbie movie, here’s how to buy them.

How to buy the new Barbie x Vans shoes

To buy the new Barbie x Vans shoes, users must head to the official website and make the purchase.

At the time of writing, those hoping to get their hands on the Barbie x Vans shoes are able to sign up to be notified of when the drop is happening.

Once signed up, you’ll want to keep an eye on your email to make sure you don’t miss the chance to buy.

When can I buy the new Barbie x Vans shoes?

The new Barbie x Vans shoes are expected to be available on or in the days before July 21.

It’s not clear when exactly the new Barbie Vans shoes will become available to buy, though it will likely coincide with the launch of the movie on July 21.

What do the Barbie x Vans shoes look like?

The Barbie x Vans shoes will undoubtedly be pink, as it’s the main color of the movie.

This post’s featured image shows the standard Vans pink shoe. I expect the Barbie edition to build on this in some way.

In addition to pink, however, the background of the Barbie x Vans product page also includes a lighter shade of pink, purple, a tropical shade of green, and blue. This could hint at a multicolored shoe themed around the beach, which would link well to Ken.

Of course, even if there are other colors available, it will be the pink shoes that stand out as the clear choice for many Barbie fans.

For more Barbie content, here’s the ComingSoon movie review which describes it as “an outrageously funny adventure.” Also, this video shows the Barbie cast praising Greta Gerwig’s vision .

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Barbie’s cinematic success extends to the sneaker world, where Pink-themed releases steal the spotlight. Though unofficially related to Barbie, Vans recently launched an official Barbie collaboration, designed for 21st-century Barbie enthusiasts.

Vans brings Barbie’s iconic style into the modern era with their “Off The Wall” lens, catering to trendy fashion lovers. This collection features a fresh take on Barbie’s recognizable aesthetics, with ‘90s-inspired prints and sun-kissed pink Stackforms, allowing for inspiring mix-and-match outfits.

Leading the lineup is the Sk8-Hi Tapered Stackform, followed by the Authentic Stackform in Barbie Pink, Style 93 DX in Barbie White/Pink, and Slide-On VR3Crush in Barbie Trippy/Multi. Complementing the footwear, Vans offers a range of Barbie-inspired apparel.

Exciting news for Barbie and Vans fans—the Barbie x Vans collection is now available at Vans retail stores and Vans.com .

Enjoy the magic of Barbie through Vans’ fresh perspective, and add a touch of nostalgia to your contemporary wardrobe. Hurry and grab your favorite pieces from the collection before they sell out!

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Vans Steps Into Barbie’s Dreamland With Their Latest Collaboration

The iconic skate-wear brand creates Barbiecore pieces for the modern fashion lover

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Tailored for the modern-day Barbie enthusiast, The Vans x Barbie Collection is crafted with authentic self-expression and style at its core. The collaboration weaves together Barbie’s signature pink hues with Vans’ edgy punk aesthetic, resulting in a unique and captivating collection that celebrates the spirit of Barbie.

The Vans x Barbie Collection features four key footwear styles and leads with the Sk8-Hi Tapered Stackform in Barbie/True White, as well as a range of Barbie-inspired apparel. Translating Barbie’s iconic fashion through Vans’ signature “Off The Wall” lens, the collection features ’90s-inspired prints and sun-kissed pink Stackforms, so you can have the freedom to mix and match your favorites.

Elevating the collection further, alongside the Sk8-Hi Tapered Stackform, you’ll find an Authentic Stackform in Barbie Pink, a Style 93 DX in Barbie White/Pink, and a Slide-On VR3 Crush in Barbie Trippy/Multi. But the excitement doesn’t stop there – the Vans x Barbie collaboration also extends to a range of apparel including the sass scoop LS crop top featuring fuchsia lettuce edges, a flow-fitted crop top, a pair of stardom groundwork overalls in Barbie Pink, a flow free hand mini backpack.

The Vans x Barbie Collection will be available from Thursday, July 27 at Vans retail locations and at Vans.com .

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Vans Teases ‘Barbie’ Collection Ahead of Movie Premiere

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Vans is teasing a new Barbie collaboration just a few days before the release of Greta Gerwig’s “Barbie” movie.

Little is known about the collaboration still, but Vans launched a page on their website dedicated to the upcoming partnership. The webpage features co-branded Vans and Barbie logo detailing with a button you can press to be notified of more updates through email.

“Get ready to play with Barbie x Vans,” reads the announcement.

One of the latest footwear collections to drop in collaboration with Mattel and Barbie is with Aldo . The collection features 19 pieces including footwear, handbags and accessories as seen in ranges of pink : Malibu Fuchsia, Malibu Pink and Soft BB Pink. The collection was made available to shop on June 26.

The Barbie theme has also been adopted by large-scale apparel, cosmetics, furniture and food brands. Hot Topic, Kendra Scott, OPI, Airbnb, Krispy Kream, Cold Stone, NYX, Pac Sun, Bloomingdales, GAP, Rue21 and Urban Planet and Impala Skate are just some of the names with new Barbie-inspired collections.

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This summer, everything is pink. Greta Gewig’s Barbie has a slew of collaborations ranging from the absurd to the sensible, including everything from hair straighteners and roller skates to pink lemonade and glassware. (Listen, even Chanel has an official partnership with Barbie.) It’s hard to go anywhere this summer without seeing various shades of pink in your sightline, but few of the collaborations are as cute as Vans’ partnership with Barbie , which dropped on July 27 and features a selection of hot pink sneakers, slides, and apparel that makes it a breeze to dress in summer’s hottest color.

The Vans x Barbie collection features four styles across some of Vans most iconic styles, ranging from ’90s to punk to super-feminine, and all equally striking. There’s the Sk8-Hi Tapered Stackform, which is Vans’ platform, high-top skater sneaker, available in Barbie pink and white; the Style 93 DX, which is Vans’ sporty Mary Jane sneaker, now available in white with fuchsia accents (including a bow!); the Slide-On VR3CUSH show, which is a slide available in trippy pink, green, and blue for a psychedelic take on Barbie, and the Authentic Stackform, Vans’ platform, low-top sneaker.

The collection also includes a range of Barbie-inspired apparel, including a scoop-neck crop top in fuchsia with lettuce hem; a flow-fitted crop top in trippy multi-color swirls; blush-pink overalls, an oversized crew neck sweatshirt in fuchsia; a long-sleeve tee inspired by vintage car racing graphics, and a mini backpack to carry all your — what else? — Barbies!

The Vans x Barbie Collection is available now at Vans retail locations and at Vans.com .

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The Evolving Danger of the New Bird Flu

An unusual outbreak of the disease has spread to dairy herds in multiple u.s. states..

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From “The New York Times,” I’m Sabrina Tavernise, and this is “The Daily.”

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The outbreak of bird flu that is tearing through the nation’s poultry farms is the worst in US history. But scientists say it’s now starting to spread into places and species it’s never been before.

Today, my colleague, Emily Anthes, explains.

It’s Monday, April 22.

Emily, welcome back to the show.

Thanks for having me. Happy to be here.

So, Emily, we’ve been talking here on “The Daily” about prices of things and how they’ve gotten so high, mostly in the context of inflation episodes. And one of the items that keeps coming up is eggs. Egg prices were through the roof last year, and we learned it was related to this. Avian flu has been surging in the United States. You’ve been covering this. Tell us what’s happening.

Yes, so I have been covering this virus for the last few years. And the bird flu is absolutely tearing through poultry flocks, and that is affecting egg prices. That’s a concern for everyone, for me and for my family. But when it comes to scientists, egg prices are pretty low on their list of concerns. Because they see this bird flu virus behaving differently than previous versions have. And they’re getting nervous, in particular, about the fact that this virus is reaching places and species where it’s never been before.

OK, so bird flu, though, isn’t new. I mean I remember hearing about cases in Asia in the ‘90s. Remind us how it began.

Bird flu refers to a bunch of different viruses that are adapted to spread best in birds. Wild water birds, in particular, are known for carrying these viruses. And flu viruses are famous for also being shapeshifters. So they’re constantly swapping genes around and evolving into new strains. And as you mentioned back in the ‘90s, a new version of bird flu, a virus known as H5N1, emerged in Asia. And it has been spreading on and off around the world since then, causing periodic outbreaks.

And how are these outbreaks caused?

So wild birds are the reservoir for the virus, which means they carry it in their bodies with them around the world as they fly and travel and migrate. And most of the time, these wild birds, like ducks and geese, don’t even get very sick from this virus. But they shed it. So as they’re traveling over a poultry farm maybe, if they happen to go to the bathroom in a pond that the chickens on the farm are using or eat some of the feed that chickens on the farm are eating, they can leave the virus behind.

And the virus can get into chickens. In some cases, it causes mild illness. It’s what’s known as low pathogenic avian influenza. But sometimes the virus mutates and evolves, and it can become extremely contagious and extremely fatal in poultry.

OK, so the virus comes through wild birds, but gets into farms like this, as you’re describing. How have farms traditionally handled outbreaks, when they do happen?

Well, because this threat isn’t new, there is a pretty well-established playbook for containing outbreaks. It’s sometimes known as stamping out. And brutally, what it means is killing the birds. So the virus is so deadly in this highly pathogenic form that it’s sort of destined to kill all the birds on a farm anyway once it gets in. So the response has traditionally been to proactively depopulate or cull all the birds, so it doesn’t have a chance to spread.

So that’s pretty costly for farmers.

It is. Although the US has a program where it will reimburse farmers for their losses. And the way these reimbursements work is they will reimburse farmers only for the birds that are proactively culled, and not for those who die naturally from the virus. And the thinking behind that is it’s a way to incentivize farmers to report outbreaks early.

So, OK, lots of chickens are killed in a way to manage these outbreaks. So we know how to deal with them. But what about now? Tell me about this new strain.

So this new version of the virus, it emerged in 2020.

After the deadly outbreak of the novel coronavirus, authorities have now confirmed an outbreak of the H5N1 strain of influenza, a kind of bird flu.

And pretty quickly it became clear that a couple things set it apart.

A bald eagle found dead at Carvins Cove has tested positive for the highly contagious bird flu.

This virus, for whatever reason, seemed very good at infecting all sorts of wild birds that we don’t normally associate with bird flu.

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He was kind of stepping, and then falling over, and using its wing to right itself.

Things like eagles and condors and pelicans.

We just lost a parliament of owls in Minneapolis.

Yeah, a couple of high profile nests.

And also in the past, wild birds have not traditionally gotten very sick from this virus. And this version of the virus not only spread widely through the wild bird population, but it proved to be devastating.

The washing up along the East Coast of the country from Scotland down to Suffolk.

We were hearing about mass die-offs of seabirds in Europe by the hundreds and the thousands.

And the bodies of the dead dot the island wherever you look.

Wow. OK. So then as we know, this strain, like previous ones, makes its way from wild animals to farmed animals, namely to chickens. But it’s even more deadly.

Absolutely. And in fact, it has already caused the worst bird flu outbreak in US history. So more than 90 million birds in the US have died as a result of this virus.

90 million birds.

Yes, and I should be clear that represents two things. So some of those birds are birds who naturally got infected and died from the virus. But the vast majority of them are birds that were proactively culled. What it adds up to is, is 90 million farmed birds in the US have died since this virus emerged. And it’s not just a chicken problem. Another thing that has been weird about this virus is it has jumped into other kinds of farms. It is the first time we’ve seen a bird flu virus jump into US livestock.

And it’s now been reported on a number of dairy farms across eight US states. And that’s just something that’s totally unprecedented.

So it’s showing up at Dairy farms now. You’re saying that bird flu has now spread to cows. How did that happen?

So we don’t know exactly how cows were first infected, but most scientists’ best guess is that maybe an infected wild bird that was migrating shed the virus into some cattle feed or a pasture or a pond, and cattle picked it up. The good news is they don’t seem to get nearly as sick as chickens do. They are generally making full recoveries on their own in a couple of weeks.

OK, so no mass culling of cows?

No, that doesn’t seem to be necessary at this point. But the bad news is that it’s starting to look like we’re seeing this virus spread from cow to cow. We don’t know exactly how that’s happening yet. But anytime you see cow-to-cow or mammal-to-mammal transmission, that’s a big concern.

And why is that exactly?

Well, there are a bunch of reasons. First, it could allow the outbreak to get much bigger, much faster, which might increase the risk to the food supply. And we might also expect it to increase the risk to farm workers, people who might be in contact with these sick cows.

Right now, the likelihood that a farmer who gets this virus passes it on is pretty low. But any time you see mammal-to-mammal transmission, it increases the chance that the virus will adapt and possibly, maybe one day get good at spreading between humans. To be clear, that’s not something that there’s any evidence happening in cows right now. But the fact that there’s any cow-to-cow transmission happening at all is enough to have scientists a bit concerned.

And then if we think more expansively beyond what’s happening on farms, there’s another big danger lurking out there. And that’s what happens when this virus gets into wild animals, vast populations that we can’t control.

We’ll be right back.

So, Emily, you said that another threat was the threat of flu in wild animal populations. Clearly, of course, it’s already in wild birds. Where else has it gone?

Well, the reason it’s become such a threat is because of how widespread it’s become in wild birds. So they keep reintroducing it to wild animal populations pretty much anywhere they go. So we’ve seen the virus repeatedly pop up in all sorts of animals that you might figure would eat a wild bird, so foxes, bobcats, bears. We actually saw it in a polar bear, raccoons. So a lot of carnivores and scavengers.

The thinking is that these animals might stumble across a sick or dead bird, eat it, and contract the virus that way. But we’re also seeing it show up in some more surprising places, too. We’ve seen the virus in a bottle-nosed dolphin, of all places.

And most devastatingly, we’ve seen enormous outbreaks in other sorts of marine mammals, especially sea lions and seals.

So elephant seals, in particular in South America, were just devastated by this virus last fall. My colleague Apoorva Mandavilli and I were talking to some scientists in South America who described to us what they called a scene from hell, of walking out onto a beach in Argentina that is normally crowded with chaotic, living, breathing, breeding, elephant seals — and the beach just being covered by carcass, after carcass, after carcass.

Mostly carcasses of young newborn pups. The virus seemed to have a mortality rate of 95 percent in these elephant seal pups, and they estimated that it might have killed more than 17,000 of the pups that were born last year. So almost the entire new generation of this colony. These are scientists that have studied these seals for decades. And they said they’ve never seen anything like it before.

And why is it so far reaching, Emily? I mean, what explains these mass die-offs?

There are probably a few explanations. One is just how much virus is out there in the environment being shed by wild birds into water and onto beaches. These are also places that viruses like this haven’t been before. So it’s reaching elephant seals and sea lions in South America that have no prior immunity.

There’s also the fact that these particular species, these sea lions and seals, tend to breed in these huge colonies all crowded together on beaches. And so what that means is if a virus makes its way into the colony, it’s very conducive conditions for it to spread. And scientists think that that’s actually what’s happening now. That it’s not just that all these seals are picking up the virus from individual birds, but that they’re actually passing it to each other.

So basically, this virus is spreading to places it’s never been before, kind of virgin snow territory, where animals just don’t have the immunity against it. And once it gets into a population packed on a beach, say, of elephant seals, it’s just like a knife through butter.

Absolutely. And an even more extreme example of that is what we’re starting to see happen in Antarctica, where there’s never been a bird flu outbreak before until last fall, for the first time, this virus reached the Antarctic mainland. And we are now seeing the virus move through colonies of not only seabirds and seals, but penguin colonies, which have not been exposed to these viruses before.

And it’s too soon to say what the toll will be. But penguins also, of course, are known for breeding in these large colonies.

Probably. don’t have many immune defenses against this virus, and of course, are facing all these other environmental threats. And so there’s a lot of fear that you add on the stress of a bird flu virus, and it could just be a tipping point for penguins.

Emily, at this point, I’m kind of wondering why more people aren’t talking about this. I mean, I didn’t know any of this before having this conversation with you, and it feels pretty worrying.

Well, a lot of experts and scientists are talking about this with rising alarm and in terms that are quite stark. They’re talking about the virus spreading through wild animal populations so quickly and so ferociously that they’re calling it an ecological disaster.

But that’s a disaster that sometimes seems distant from us, both geographically, we’re talking about things that are happening maybe at the tip of Argentina or in Antarctica. And also from our concerns of our everyday lives, what’s happening in Penguins might not seem like it has a lot to do with the price of a carton of eggs at the grocery store. But I think that we should be paying a lot of attention to how this virus is moving through animal populations, how quickly it’s moving through animal populations, and the opportunities that it is giving the virus to evolve into something that poses a much bigger threat to human health.

So the way it’s spreading in wild animals, even in remote places like Antarctica, that’s important to watch, at least in part because there’s a real danger to people here.

So we know that the virus can infect humans, and that generally it’s not very good at spreading between humans. But the concern all along has been that if this virus has more opportunities to spread between mammals, it will get better at spreading between them. And that seems to be what is happening in seals and sea lions. Scientists are already seeing evidence that the virus is adapting as it passes from marine mammal to marine mammal. And that could turn it into a virus that’s also better at spreading between people.

And if somebody walks out onto a beach and touches a dead sea lion, if their dog starts playing with a sea lion carcass, you could imagine that this virus could make its way out of marine mammals and into the human population. And if it’s this mammalian adapted version of the virus that makes its way out, that could be a bigger threat to human health.

So the sheer number of hosts that this disease has, the more opportunity it has to mutate, and the more chance it has to mutate in a way that would actually be dangerous for people.

Yes, and in particular, the more mammalian hosts. So that gives the virus many more opportunities to become a specialist in mammals instead of a specialist in birds, which is what it is right now.

Right. I like that, a specialist in mammals. So what can we do to contain this virus?

Well, scientists are exploring new options. There’s been a lot of discussion about whether we should start vaccinating chickens in the US. The government, USDA labs, have been testing some poultry vaccines. It’s probably scientifically feasible. There are challenges there, both in terms of logistics — just how would you go about vaccinating billions of chickens every year. There are also trade questions. Traditionally, a lot of countries have not been willing to accept poultry products from countries that vaccinate their poultry.

And there’s concern about whether the virus might spread undetected in flocks that are vaccinated. So as we saw with COVID, the vaccine can sometimes stop you from getting sick, but it doesn’t necessarily stop infection. And so countries are worried they might unknowingly import products that are harboring the virus.

And what about among wild animals? I mean, how do you even begin to get your head around that?

Yeah, I mean, thinking about vaccinating wild animals maybe makes vaccinating all the chickens in the US look easy. There has been some discussion of limited vaccination campaigns, but that’s not feasible on a global scale. So unfortunately, the bottom line is there isn’t a good way to stop spread in wild animals. We can try to protect some vulnerable populations, but we’re not going to stop the circulation of this virus.

So, Emily, we started this conversation with a kind of curiosity that “The Daily” had about the price of eggs. And then you explained the bird flu to us. And then somehow we ended up learning about an ecological disaster that’s unfolding all around us, and potentially the source of the next human pandemic. That is pretty scary.

It is scary, and it’s easy to get overwhelmed by it. And I feel like I should take a step back and say none of this is inevitable. None of this is necessarily happening tomorrow. But this is why scientists are concerned and why they think it’s really important to keep a very close eye on what’s happening both on farms and off farms, as this virus spreads through all sorts of animal populations.

One thing that comes up again and again and again in my interviews with people who have been studying bird flu for decades, is how this virus never stops surprising them. And sometimes those are bad surprises, like these elephant seal die-offs, the incursions into dairy cattle. But there are some encouraging signs that have emerged recently. We’re starting to see some early evidence that some of the bird populations that survived early brushes with this virus might be developing some immunity. So that’s something that maybe could help slow the spread of this virus in animal populations.

We just don’t entirely know how this is going to play out. Flu is a very difficult, wily foe. And so that’s one reason scientists are trying to keep such a close, attentive eye on what’s happening.

Emily, thank you.

Thanks for having me.

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