ONE OF VANS’ MOST ICONIC STYLE SINCE THE 70S, A WEAR-EVERYWHERE STAPLE AND AN ENDURING SYMBOL OF STREET CULTURE. THE SK8-HI® CLOSELY FOLLOWED THE OLD SKOOL® IN 1978 AND WAS THE SECOND DESIGN TO SHOW OFF A SIDESTRIPE. ITS STYLE AND ABOVE-THE-ANKLE PADDING TOOK SKATE SHOES TO THE NEXT LEVEL.
THE OLD SKOOL® INTRODUCED THE VANS ICONIC SIDESTRIPE IN 1977. THE OLD SKOOL® HAS A RICH HISTORY OF BEING ADOPTED BY PEOPLE WITH A REBELLIOUS SPIRIT, BECOMING A STAPLE AMONG STREET SKATERS IN THE ’90S AND A GO-TO FOR HARDCORE PUNK LEGENDS AS A SYMBOL OF CREATIVE DEFIANCE.
THE AUTHENTIC® IS THE ORIGINAL VANS HERITAGE SILHOUETTE FEATURING VANS’ RECOGNIZABLE WAFFLE OUTSOLE. INTRODUCED IN 1966 AND ORIGINALLY KNOWN AS STYLE 44, THE AUTHENTIC® EMBODIES OUR “OFF THE WALL” ATTITUDE, REPRESENTING THE SPIRIT OF CULTURAL REBELLION AND CREATIVITY.
THE SLIP-ON®, WITH THE ICONIC VANS RED HEEL TAB AND RECOGNIZABLE RUBBER WAFFLE OUTSOLE, WAS INTRODUCED IN 1979 TO MEET THE NEEDS OF SKATERS AND BMXERS. TODAY, IT IS A POP CULTURE ICON AND A STAPLE OF A LAID-BACK LIFESTYLE.
THE VANS ERA®, ORIGINALLY CALLED THE VANS #95, WAS BROUGHT TO LIFE IN 1976 AND MADE POPULAR BY THE LEGENDARY Z-BOYS OF SANTA MONICA. IT WAS THE FIRST SHOE TO INCLUDE OUR FAMOUS PADDED COLLAR, COMPLETELY CHANGING THE GAME FOR COMFORT, AND IT REMAINS A FAVORITE FOR CREATIVE PEOPLE WORLDWIDE.