It’s no secret that before the general public catch on to whatever happens to be the latest skate inspired trend, the companies within don’t mind grabbing a slice of the action.

Rubber toe caps are by no means a new design feature on a shoe, not even close. With the rise in popularity of Converse’s somewhat recently (last 3-5 years) revamped skate team along with HUF footwear taking the skate world by storm, most major companies have taken it upon themselves to release their take.

Van’s are the latest to the party.

And of course if none of these are doing it for you, why not just make your own…