Jennifer Lawrence and I became Vans girls back in 2015, when the Checkerboard Slip-Ons became part of the mid-2010s sneaker revival. On October 26, Lawrence gave her Adidas Tokyos a break and pulled her trusty Vans Authentic Shoes out of storage—and, obviously, influenced me to do the same.

The $60 low-top design debuted in 1966, but the recognizable black-and-white canvas and chunky rubber soles looked more modern than ever on Lawrence. While on a walk with her husband, Cooke Maroney, the actor went full cool-mom mode in the sk8r boi-beloved Vans, a white button-down styled underneath a crewneck sweatshirt, a taupe trench coat , and light-wash jeans. Maroney also got the Vans memo, but slipped on the $75 Old Skool Shoes instead.

Thanks to the cropped style, the denim didn't shield her take on the red socks trend (a go-to for New York girls right now). In fact, Zoë Kravitz , her former X-Men: First Class co-star, wore an almost identical pair the day prior.…