Thrasher Magazine

Dime and Vans linked up in the City of Love to drop a new shoe and shock the fashion-week crowds. Pop-ups, demos and street sessions ensued, so we got Parisian photographer Thibault Le Nours to report on all the excitement. See what you missed or can barely remember while recovering from the afterparty.

Photos by Thibault Le Nours, Davy Van Laere and Dan Mathieu

Dime and Vans kept things low-key leading in, but here we get our first look at the pop-up store and party boat

Paris is the City of Love, after all

Looks like the party’s on!

Nonni and Pires enjoying the scene

Of course, Brian has Parisian fans

Seems like everything is going well for Bryan

Until… oh, no, are those…

… ninjas?!

Some of the finest European Rollerbladers

Doobie brought out his party tricks at the Vega skateshop pregame

Jake had to give it a try

The reason for the season, Dime X Vans new take on Rowley’s XLT

The morning after, it was time to hit the streets. This guy was saying something about Crocs being better than Vans, but he didn’t have the jiblets to back it up

Big crew at Creteil’s bank makes for a perfect Saturday afternoon

The Govs kicks off the bank session with a back tail

Silver fox Ben Aurelien goes frontside

Guest of honor Geoff Rowley hucks a heel

He's in great spirits

And it's back to business

The crowd was hyped

Footy is lookin’ nice, bro

Nothin’ beats a session at Creteil’s. Now it’s time for the main event

Next spot, the Parisians line up for the Dime show

Come on, baby, let’s go party

Helena Long and Breezy reunited

Today’s playground

The course has gotta be clean

The run-up's gettin' packed

Conor made it all the way from Montreal to say those three magic words…

LET’S FUCKING GO!

This crowd is fired up

First obstacle, the dreamy granite block. Dime's Alexander Mitchell sets it off with a Suski

OHHH YEAHHH! Alexis kicks a nollie one-footed Smith. He’s truly one of a kind

Jan twists on the edge of the ledge

Elijah Odom brought the heat from Miami

Hugo Balek boosts into a front shove 50-50 with the bump assist

Someone’s always gotta eat the floor

Curren always brings the style, front 180 crooks

Doobie’s true calling was always to be a B-boy

Doobie isn’t the only one who loves to dance

Uncle Dustin likes the show

Opening up the ramp to ramp, Vans company man Shealy torques a massive melon grab

Dime and Vans' star player had to get a piece. Big O from Lil’ Tubsy

Next spot, Curren nosegrinds the rack and clears the Snack

Rob Maatman gettin’ Curren’s back

Marius keeps his back tail streak going

Tom Belot shops clearance

Mika Germond grabs a one-off

Doobie pulls off a front feeble over the secret shopper

Curren floats one of the smoothest kickflip lips ever

Then we turn the bar for some high-steppin'. Will Marshall's frontside bigspins are always a crowdpleaser

Mika gives the French audience some Japanese flavor

Simon Perottet, shifty ‘cause he’s in the city

K Walks flys over the fall line with his patented front 180

Is that Baby Bryan?!

We want more!

Ding dong

And Pfan Man comes in to end the show with a huge kickflip over the new drop

We deserve a cold one…or two! Thanks to everyone for coming out. Thank you, Dime and Vans, for always bringing the excitement. Now go grab a pair of those re-issues to complete your early-2000s throwback look