vintage vans style #98 ~ US8.5 ?

vintage vans style #98 slip-on

geo-check print

made in usa circa 1989

used

US8.5?/UK7.5-8? (gum waffle portion outsole measures 26.6cm)

well used condition. the rubber remains soft & flexible with only minor dryness. there is separation between uppers & rubber at toe creases & slightly at quarter seams & some stress cracking due to crush injury around the toe. the most significant wear is to the footbed which has lost the top canvas layer in parts & the underlying foam has been eaten away at the big toe for example. there is wear to the inner heel counter however has yet to split the plastic. the vinyl collar shows small splits & the internal toe cap shows wear through to the canvas. with a thin inner sole there is still lots of life left! the size is not visible however im confident they are US8.5 if not US8. check measures!