Vans' thrashers are certified rockstars. But how do you maintain a shoe's punk-to-the-max energy when it's set up on a boxy loafer, the poster child for stuffy footwear? Vans' answer? Some stylish studs. Duh.

Vans' Loafer 53 is a well-studded take on the corporate world's favorite business shoe because everyone knows metal rivets are the key to instant shoe cool.

Just take a look at any number of Vans’ recent releases that lay it on quite thick where studs are concerned.

Vans didn't stop with the studs, though. The bejeweled loafer's vamp is adorned with alternating rustic-style studs and plum-toned jewels, which give the slip-on some extra punk rock oomph.

Since the Loafer 53 hails from the land of luxury Vans, AKA Vans Premium, the gussied-up slip-on also wears a smooth brown leather upper, accented by a pebbled saddle, which intensifies the Loafer 53's lavish disposition despite the classic Vans thrasher cup sole.

In that sense, the loafer is the perfect mix between a business casual slip-on and a signature Vans sneaker. After all, the Loafer 53, available on Vans' website for $100, still has the skate house’s signature waffle outsole, making it both skateboard and boardroom ready. 

And thanks to the studs, the shoe also looks like it could hold its own at a Vans Warped Tour as well. You can mosh in it, you can discuss KPIs in it. If that's not range then what is?

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