VANSZA Drop 1: Vans and SZA's First Collaboration Arrives October 22

Vans has announced that Drop 1 of VANSZA, its first collaboration with the singer SZA, arrives on October 22. The brand's official Instagram posted a "first look" on October 13 and followed with more imagery on October 15.

The second post carried a line from SZA herself: go outside, touch something alive, connect to everything, and embrace being lost. The photos match that outdoor, wandering mood. In one, SZA, her hair dyed bright pink, stands in a field of dry grass wearing pale wide-leg denim cargo pants and a white top while tossing a denim jacket through the air. In another she lies in the straw with a leg kicked up, smiling, in a denim jacket with a tan corduroy-style cuff. The sneakers on her feet are white with a red stripe and a printed pattern.

The apparel pictured includes a hoodie covered in a black-and-faded-white banded graphic, with a small red VANSZA embroidery on the chest. In the images shot against rock and in dusk light, the hoodie's texture blends with the landscape around it.

Vans also listed the creative team. The photographer is India Sleem, the stylist is Briana Andalore, the hair is by Turnbull Hair, and the makeup is by Deelish Deanna and Dee Makeup Art. The cast named in the posts is Caylee Blosenski, Zion Wright, Isabella Carr and thatsvans.

For release alerts, the posts tell fans to text SZA to 21966.

For Japanese readers, Vans is a long-established sneaker name with a steady following in Japan, and SZA is one of the biggest names in contemporary R&B. Drop 1 lands on October 22, and Vans' official channels are where the news is being shared.