BEAMS and Vans remix classics with weather-ready Era95 GORE-TEX pack
BEAMS and Vans gave the Era and Old Skool a wet-weather overhaul, adding GORE-TEX, Vibram traction and a reversed hybrid silhouette in Black/True White.
BEAMS and Vans sharpened two of Vans’ most familiar skate shoes into a weather-ready pack, adding GORE-TEX, a Vibram sole and a hybrid Old Skool-Era construction to the Era95 GORE-TEX and Skool Era. The pair landed in Black/True White, with a July 2, 2026, 7:00 p.m. pre-sale at BEAMS Harajuku in Tokyo and a July 3, 2026 launch at BEAMS stores and the brand’s official online shop.
The Era95 GORE-TEX is the cleaner of the two experiments, built from the Era icon and upgraded with GORE-TEX fabric for waterproof breathability and a Vibram outsole for stronger grip. That matters because the Era is not just another low-top in Vans’ archive: Vans says the style debuted in 1976 as Style 95, was designed by Tony Alva and Stacy Peralta, introduced the padded collar and the first Off the Wall logo, and became the first shoe the brand designed specifically for skateboarding. BEAMS has simply shifted that history into a more practical register.
The Skool Era is the cleverer twist. It takes the Old Skool’s signature side stripe and places it on the outside, while the Era’s more minimal construction sits inside, reversing an earlier BEAMS hybrid called the Era Skool, which put Era styling on the outside and Old Skool on the inside. The result is a familiar silhouette with the seams rearranged just enough to feel fresh without abandoning the profile that made both originals endure.
BEAMS priced the Era95 GORE-TEX at ¥21,450 and the Skool Era at ¥15,400, both tax included, in sizes 23.5 through 29.5. That positioning keeps the pack in the lane of intentional streetwear buys, where the draw is not just nostalgia but utility that can actually carry a look through rain, pavement and a long day outside. BEAMS’ own framing makes the point plainly: this is heritage updated for modern, weather-aware, everyday wear, not a skate-only capsule dressed up for display. In Black/True White, the pack read as Vans heritage with its guard up.
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