PALOMA ELSESSER IN THE SK8-HI. THEY’RE SHOES THAT BREAK DOWN DOORS AND BUST UP BOUNDARIES, MAKING THEM NATURAL CHOICES FOR A CREATIVE LIKE ELSESSER, WHO DEFIES CONVENTION AND REFUSES TO BE BOXED IN.
THE OLD SKOOL™ INTRODUCED THE VANS ICONIC SIDESTRIPE TO THE WORLD BACK IN 1977, AND WAS ORIGINALLY CALLED STYLE 36. 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 ERA WAS THE FIRST SHOE DESIGNED FOR SKATEBOARDERS BY SKATEBOARDERS IN 1976. ORIGINALLY CALLED STYLE 95, THE ERA DEBUTED VANS’ TIMELESS “OFF THE WALL” LOGO AND RED HEEL TAB, AND REMAINS THE SHOE OF CHOICE FOR SKATERS, SURFERS, AND CREATIVE PEOPLE WORLDWIDE.