Vans Skateboarding

VANS is a company founded in 1966 by brothers Paul and Jim Van Doren and Gordon Lee and Serge Delia as The Van Doren Rubber Company in Anaheim, California. The first shoes to be created were the Vans #44, now known as the Authentic. In 1976, the Vans #95, now known as the Era, is created, designed by Tony Alva and Stacey Peralta. In the same year, the Vans ‘Off the Wall’ logo appears. In 1977, Vans #36, or Old Skool, and #98, or Slip-On, come out. A year later, #38, the Sk8-Hi, is created. In 1988, the signature Vans of Steve Caballero - the legendary Half Caby - is presented. In 2001, Vans helps produce ‘Dogtown and Z-Boys’, a film showing Stacy Peralta's look at the origins of skateboarding and the personalities that shaped the sport. The film wins the Audience Award and the Director's Award at the Sundance Film Festival. In 2010, Vans opens House of Vans Brooklyn, a shop and event space in New York, to open House of Vans in London in 2014. In May 2015, Vans makes skateboarding history with the release, the highly anticipated PROPELLER: A Vans Skateboarding Video, the first skateboarding video from Vans. This unique event gave Team Vans Pro Skate international popularity and further highlighted the importance of the Vans brand to skateboarding history. PROPELLER becomes the fastest-selling skateboarding video on iTunes.