It's now been more than 40 years since Paul Van Doren introduced his simple canvas sneakers to Southern California in 1966. Little did he know at the time, but it would only be a few short years before surfers and skaters adopted the shoes as their own. With a sticky waffle grip perfect for skateboarding, skaters literally exported Vans around the world via their boards. Today, we make sure that sticky grip remains, but our shoes are just as commonly found in boutiques in Paris or Berlin as your local skate park. Vans – truly "Off the Wall Since '66."

While we always have an eye on Vans' rich history our collection going forward demonstrates that we're taking steps to create a brighter future for all of us as Vans will offer 53 different styles in our performance Skate, boutique Vault and Lifestyle Surf lines that utilise more than 50% recycled or renewable materials.