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“Twenty” Photo Show Recap

“Twenty” Photo Show Recap

In honor of the twentieth anniversary of the Vans Half Cab, Vans and DQM came together once again to host “TWENTY”, a show of photographs curated by Lance Dawes, which opened at The General last night. Great crowd, great beer, great photos, all for a great shoe. Thanks to everyone that came out!

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Lee Smith Interview

Lee Smith Interview

Lee Smith, man of the world and Vans DQM General operative has a novel of an interview up on 48 Blocks where he touches on time spent in Barcelona, FTC, when good business goes bad, and getting a new start at DQM back in the states. Lee is a great guy with some amazing stories to tell. Enjoy!

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Yuri Shibuya Feature

Yuri Shibuya Feature

These Video Days has a new feature on Yuri Shibuya, one of the few photographers who is able to really capture skateboarding with an in the moment, journalistic style. Her gritty, rugged, black and white photography speaks volumes for the way that skateboarders in New York and beyond see the world. Yuri and the folks at These Video Days are close friends of ours and it’s a real pleasure to be able to look back into these photos and read the stories behind them.

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The Franklin Sessions

The Franklin Sessions

It’s getting colder out there these days and lets face it, shralping will soon be at a minimum. So to ease the pain, the inaugural ceremony of the Winter sessions at House of Vans kicked off last night with a great crew of dudes from DQM and KCDC to shred, eat some pizza and drink some beers. Plenty of hammers hit the ground and even more empties fell into the trash can…

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Eight Years

Eight Years

Eight years ago today, DQM opened its door to the public on East 3rd St in the Bowery. The door has stayed open seven days a week through eight New York winters, two hurricanes, an earthquake, The Hat stopping street margaritas, track bikes, a plane landing in the Hudson River, George Steinbrenner, Mass Appeal, countless economic depressions, rollerblades, two wars, a black out, the closing of the Brooklyn Banks…

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