Vans inherits and expresses Jeff Grosso's sincere love for skating.

Vans has released the Grosso Forever Collection. The capsule collection pays tribute to skateboarding legend Jeff Grosso, who passed away on March 31, 2020, at the age of 51. What was it about Grosso, who was well known to all skaters, that they looked up to and respected? Unraveling this will add depth to the collection, and even non-skaters will be able to learn from him. So, let's think about Jeff Grosso with those who know him and those who don't. Stories range from those that make you want to straighten your collar to funny (?) episodes. to funny (?) episodes.

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. Lastly, please tell us again about the appeal of this work.

Shimada: . "Loveletters To Skateboarding" has been running for 10 years and has over 100 episodes. I think it's a legacy to the skateboarding community because his legacy is concentrated, so that people who are starting skateboarding now, or people who are doing it but have been less interested in the history until now, can dig back and learn even years later. This is exactly what Vans should be communicating in the future, and this is reflected in this book, so I hope you will pick up a copy.

Kajitani-san, who has been a good friend of mine, please chime in as well.

Kajiya: Finally, the Japanese episode of "Loveletters To Skateboarding" from two years ago was to be released in July, but Grosso passed away. He interviewed people who were older than me and who laid the foundation of the Japanese skateboarding scene, and Grosso did what media outlets like ours should have done, which is to send the information out to the world. And Japanese skaters can learn about the history of the Japanese scene. I can only express my gratitude.