The Untold Truth of Vans Shoes
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- Опубликовано: 2 окт 2024
- Everyone's heard of Vans shoes. These days everyone wears them... moms, dads, uncles, teachers, skaters. Vans is up there with footwear giants like Nike, Converse, and Adidas - in terms of popularity and relevance.
But one thing most people don't know is... Vans almost failed multiple times. Yes, FAILED. Once in the 80's and again in the early 2000's. So how'd they save themselves to become the billion dollar company we know today?
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Do you wear Vans? Gotta be real, I’m rocking with Lakai these days... don’t hate me. -Nate
I'm here to early, wake me up when it's time
Moved from Vans to Lakai recently. My feet are grateful.
My skating shoes are vans
Visually I like to look and the feel of vans on the board but they do not hold up for anything so I don't like them for that reason
yeah but only the skate versions since they’re made better and are more comfortable than the normal ones
I grew up skateboarding (and still do sometimes), I've always used Vans. I ended up working there as a part time job to get me through school. Many older customers would come in and tell me they wore Vans since before I was born. I hope to pop into a Vans store in my 50's or 60's and tell some kids that too as they sell me a pair! 😊
You better!
Don't that's so cringe and sad ngl
@@DETSRC313 bet 😂
@@anthonymichaelfox5094 nah they were all happy and wholesome, they made my day! I'm not saying in a literal sense to make dad jokes to kids when I'm old, but I'm just saying I hope the community and store front aspect of the brand doesn't just fade out as things move more online.
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I grew up in Orange County in the 1970's and 1980's. My dad used to take my sister and I to a fabric shop where we would find outrageous designs. We would take the fabric to the Vans factory and have our custom shoes made. Great memories. Thanks Vans!
I heard they even made a pair from needlepoint embroidery! My daughter wore a pink pair to her senior prom😊
Vans got so big because of the versatility it has for all outfits
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Yea what else can you wear with board shorts , jeans or peaky blinders suit.
I used to wear Vans religiously until I got a pair of Adidas. It was then that I realized that I had been walking around with tissue boxes on my feet for years
Yes ....my wife and I and my daughter said the same thing. The new Adidas shoes are dam comfortable. Better made then Van's. And I have 5 pairs of vans. 2 pairs of adidas. 1 pair of Doc martens boots. But, those adidas are way more comfy!
Then you'd love crocs and birks lmao
Imma be honest I think every shoes that I wore was jsut not good I thought Nikes was good but it wasn’t I though vans skating soles and stuff like that where great but It jsut hurt my feet after walking but ig I should jsut get some Adidas
@@TheChicanoMechainc look into barefoot shoes and it’ll explain that “pain” the vans give you
@@squidlyminimalisim you can't skate in barefoot shoes though. hopefully Asics new skate shoes are good. I haven't tried them but i'm very interested.
Been wearing and still wearing Vans since '74, pre waffle sole era. The originals had a deck shoe sole, similar to Topsiders, but a softer rubber. As skaters moved away from skating barefoot, before grip tape, the deck shoe sole provided traction as the skaters began progressing.
I was hoping you would have mentioned the contract with Sony in San Diego, to provide footwear for every single employee. Yes, Sony TV's and stereos used to be made here.
EXACTLY! Paul's idea was a boat deck shoe. It turned out more suitable for sidewalk surfers
I’m obsessed with vans I love everything about them I just can’t imagine a life without them to be honest they’re my go to shoe 6/7 days a week I’m in my vans 😍🤷🏼♀️
Same 🤙
same here but with converse
My Pops used to get sponsored by Vans as a BMX racer when he was young. It would have been the early to mid-70's. He said he had stacks of Vans in his room at one point.
Your dad is badass
Bought my first pair of checkerboard slip on at the sweet age of 17, now 16 years later I dont even remember which pair of checkerboard slip ons I am at anymore. I wish they would last a little longer but besides that, I love the simple style.
It's very infuriating to see a channel like this with such high quality videos and not so many views
I don't skateboard. However, I definitely love their simple design.
IF you did skate you will notice that vans sucks for skateboarding :) Sole will loose and griptape will eat up the lowbudget canvas shit.
@@stoggeholgersoon9588 nah if that happens to u bro then you skate like a friggin maniac ive been skating for almost a year now and my vans are almost as good as new
@@stoggeholgersoon9588 mine fell apart soo quickly too.
@@stoggeholgersoon9588 If you skate alot, then you know to buy the suede ones. sole loses grip on any shoe if you skate alot
So excited to see another post, I was so disappointed when I saw you only have a few videos. Even tho I’m not even a skateboarder I love your videos and they are entertaining and give me a feel of what I could have if I lived my life with no fear.
That means a LOT, thank you! Yeah, unfortunately my channel is still pretty new, and videos take a bit for me to make..
But this is my full time project now (so happy). So expect lots of new videos this year, and beyond :) hope you have a great one!
@@modernbusinesschannel quality over quantity u got my subscription
@@modernbusinesschannel pleass do tech companies aswell
GOD bless
I currently work at Vans and I’m gonna be honest, there’s certain parts of the company that still feel a little behind. Specifically with graphic designs on clothing. There’s always something a little off ngl.
The women’s clothing is kinda terrible.
same and i agree😂
@@robs.1868 Oh yeah. It's bad. I always buy from the men's or boy's when I do happen to see something I like.
What happened to the vans Lo Pros huh? they were the only good looking ones!
Yeah the clothes are not great which is why nobody wears them. And too expensive. I only see people wearing the backpacks which, I agree, are not good designs generally.
The shoes I'm wearing now haven't changed design since the seventies, and that is pretty cool in my book
As a skater kid and hardcore/metal musician I loved the brand but actual prices are crazy, especially if you mess up your shoes fast with the skate grip so I said goodbye to vans, they become kinda luxury and not that good compared to other skate brands
ikr, my mom bought me half cabs for $180, i still skate them now but i just cant believe how fast they wore in days
@@fuckamaro that price is insane i have the 92 for 75€ 😂
@@carlosesteves00 sorry, i think it was $100 or $110 😂 i dont really know how much dollar costs here in argentina
@@fuckamaro yeah got my sk8 his for 170 bucks in Argentina. prices are crazy but I think they're worth it if u don't wear them every day (I know, that's sad)
Couldn't afford them as a kid, now I have over 30 pairs and counting. Re-branding the classics was brilliant because these were the styles I envied growing up. As a drummer for my church, the waffle sole is perfect for gripping the pedals behind the set. Who knew? Where will Vans be in 20 years? They'll still be on my feet if I'm still breathing..
I’m surprised you didn’t mention the INSANE spike in Vans sales because of Squid Game last year.
The circles of the waffle grip is actually designed for a bmx pedal. That’s why they also have stayed the most successful big box company in bmx
They also have a bmx line and collab with big bmx athletes all the time to make even better shoes designed for that
@@chrishollis2885 no it’s not collabs those are vans athletes their signature shoes. The part I’m talking about is designed for a pedal
@@chrishollis2885 I know currently it’s just Dennis. Dak, courage who have sig shoes still on the shelf
@@devonsykes2598 They collaborated with Cult, and I work at a vans outlet so I’m constantly seeing vans with different bmx’ers from different times trickle in the store. I’m not sure about current signature shoes since I don’t work full price or do bmx but thank you for letting me know that 😊
@@chrishollis2885 the collab with vans is a partnership cult and vans have made bike parts shoes and clothes for 5-7 years
No matter how much I still appreciate the brand, I really don't get how is it possible to say that it's authenticity hasn't been compromised, at least partially, at a point where even people used to brush off countercultures like board sports and punk rock as "childish", now all of a sudden decided its cool to actually wear Vans because some celebrity wore the black oldschool model and after that all hell broke loose
"If it's not counterculture it's not authentic."
Wow bro, we're all so impressed with how punk rock you are 🤘🏼🙄
@@isaacwalker5124 listen “bro”, I live in a country small enough where countercultures are strong because there weren’t many of us back when I was in my 20s and there are not too many of us now either. when I put on my first pair about 20 years ago it was way more than a shoe, it brought people together whether u believe it or not because it gave the person wearing it a sense of belonging. Now I have the fondest of memories from those days and I really don’t see why I should like the fact that the brand that I used to idolise instead of sticking to its roots and core values, decided to let VF turn it into yet another of it’s brands, as if it wasn’t making good money already. I know I’m a boomer but I’ll take the Ian McKaye Vans era any day, thank you
I mean I think that’s more that any kind of focused rock culture is brushed off or sidelined more and more. Yeah, people will go to something like Rockville but those kinds of things are a catch-all for something to do for people who casually tune in to the stuff everyone already knows about. There isn’t a *scene* , like a movement where it has the *passion* and it makes a mark and breaks down walls, like we used to have with any number of things; the punk waves as you said, grunge, even hair metal, all of those were legit healthy scenes and contributed to style and fashion as a whole. It’s extremely fragmented now so the role a brand like Vans has played can definitely look confusing these days, but on the other hand it’s very cool to see the fruits of the culture being worn by many. A lot of them don’t “get it” I’m sure, but it’s better than nothing.
I wore vans as a kid when they were USA made. So tough! I put them through hell. Sadly they fall apart much faster now.
Never any talk of how important Vans were to the BMX community.
Because no one gives a shit about the BMX community
Y'all take up too much space at skateparks .
Yes Bmx kept vans alive in the 1980’s and into the 1990’s. I not a fan of Vans these days.
Skateboarding is a big part of my life, I do it for fun on my surfskate and to get to work and school and back on my electric board. Vans isn't just a style choice for me, although I sometimes go into the store just to admire all the shoes, their sk8 hi grip is so amazing that it genuinely improves my performance on a board, it let's me make harder turns, it let's me go 45mph down main street, and it's comfy and fresh as hell. No shoe has ever worked this welll for me other than vans, and when I die you can bet your ass I'll be buried wearing my sk8 his
Should of talked about the cabelleros history, how they use to cut them in half because it was more comfortable and then they made half cabs because of that
My biggest beef with vans at the moment is that the Pro models have the durability of what the standards used to be which makes them 100 dollar shoes in my eyes which is wrong for a pair of vans in my eyes
I know right? Its hard to tell which is going to be durable though. Im riding kyle walkers and i genuinely love how they feel, i just made them a nice hot glue protective pad, and theyre holding pretty good, but the sole is wearing hella fast
as an ex skateboarder turned bike enthusiast, vans have for years and i'm sure will probably always be my shoe of choice.
I'd totally agree if I didn't love my 5/10s so much
the quality is trash tho
I’ve been wearing Vans since ‘85 cause I skate. That’s what they were always best for. Shoe Goo a leather patch on your ollie spot and you’re good to go. At first they were hard to find and only skaters and BMXers wore them, it used to be the badge of honour, you didn’t wear them if you don’t skate. Now EVERYONE wears them. Wish they weren’t so popular but I get it, business is business.
Yeah you really did have to put some effort into finding them. During a dry spell I ended up buying a pair of airwalks and loved them. After that I’d alternate between vans and air but yeah you could really keep a pair vans going with shoe goo and/or duct tape.
definitely a true last statement. i go to vans because i like their shoes and look, if i wanted something different i would got to Nike, DC etc..
12:00 honestly what makes me come back to em, isn't because they stay true, because the quality dipped ever since it was outsourced overseas, but I am loyal because I've been wearing them since I was a teenager and they still handle well compared to other brands I've worn before. Their pro models however hold up super well in terms of top quality whereas the other models tend to fall apart far easily.
The new pro half cabs fell apart on me after a few months of walking (not even skating) but I think they were a little small because the pro Cush insoles makes for more of a squeeze in the interior of the shoe. Prolly won’t get another park but I wanna try the sk8 hi pros or the authentics and just size up maybe.
The thing I love about Vans is they rarely fall apart on me. I still wear the pair I bought 5 years ago. Plus the custom designs are always on point and the are incredibly comfortable
We called Vans "stoner shoes" when I was a teen in 1995. Stoners that were fashion forward and had money to spend of course.
Really great video. I’ve worked at vans for almost a year now, and I can tell you that there was so much in this video I didn’t even know, and I consider myself somewhat of an “expert” when teaching customers some of the history of vans. The biggest point you made that rings true to me is how vans will never change up on a customer, they remain authentic. Even from an employee standpoint, the customer experience is what makes vans stand apart from the rest.
That’s awesome to hear! I read so many articles and combed through so much stuff for this video so that means so much!
Vans shoes are a joke. So uncomfy, and the laces on zahbas break when u take em from a box and try to tie em
I’ve worn vans for over 20 years thanks to my rad parents. I’ve got slippers, snowboard boots, non slips, worn through 20 pairs of old schools and eras and slip ons. Solid shoe. My son who’s a toddler has already had 4 pairs. Maybe one day I’ll be rad too.
I would like to add you completely forgot to mention, in the mid 2000s Vans were extremely popular through the west coast especially in Northern California due the Hyphy movement. The pack -Vans .
the largest issue vans developed was they stopped caring about skating and started caring too much about profit margins. Their newest iterations of the core classics lineup are functionally fashion shoes in terms of durability, protection, athletic performance, and general quality, and this is reflected in their size as a company. Outside their skate line, they don't even have arch support anymore, their soles are some of the thinnest in the skate shoe industry, their rubber turns brittle faster than I've had with any other shoes, their uppers have thin, cheap canvas and suede with the consistency of compressed pocket lint.
They no longer care about skateboarding, or even making decent everyday shoes; as of now, suitability for skating and good build quality are an afterthought. Skateboarding was their springboard into popularity, their designs reflected the work they put into making good, quality athletic shoes. Now, They're just coasting off that reputation, their skate line is only a fraction of the shoes they produce, they don't even make skate shoes above size 13.
They're not the Vans that was made popular for good quality skateboarding shoes, they're the mediocre fashion shoe brand that knows people will buy their cheaply made, uncomfortable, fragile shoes regardless of how quickly they wear out, or how uncomfortable they are. They know they have popularity and the "cool popular kid" factor going for them and now they're indifferent to the consumer market. All they see are complacent piggy banks who just buy mediocre products because they look good. And that's because that's all the market is now.
Vans shouldn't be popular anymore, they don't care about the customers other than as cash cows. You can buy much better shoes for cheaper. Buy straye, buy lakai, buy etnies, emerica, almost any other shoe manufacturer who still cares about their build quality because they don't have the "cool" factor to coast off like vans, so they can't afford to churn out garbage to sell to the willing masses.
Vans has the infection of popularity, and their build quality crumbled because of it. People don't care though, because to them, shoes getting holes and peeling apart in under a year from just walking is normal. Don't let corporations get away with this, buy the quality you deserve, spend your money on companies that deserve it for making quality products, not disposable fashion junk.
You deserve far better as a consumer, mediocrity should never be rewarded with easy profits.
Familiar story. A company becomes famous in a certain market for a specific need. These people become trendsetters in the wider population, then the quality goes down as price goes up.
Harley, The North Face, under armor, Nike, etc. All betrayed their original customer base for rich posers who wanna be "cool".
Thanks for the recommendation went to the Straye website and ordered some. I hope they start making little kids sizes.
@@kermit30045 I've legit been looking for better quality vans alternatives for so long, I can give you a whole list:
ES skateboarding
Emerica
Etnies
DC shoes
Osiris (not as good quality wise as DC but still an alternative)
Nike SB (their more expensive shoes are better, usually dunk sb)
Adidas skateboarding (same as above but especially busenitz)
Straye
Lakai
Fallen footwear (dunno about their quality)
Last Resort AB
Globe (also know nothing about their quality)
DVS (if you can find any)
Airwalk (might be in the same boat as Vans now quality wise but haven't tried them)
Supra (if you can find any, went out of business)
I might remember more later but I've been looking for good quality skate shoes for a long while and most, if not all of these companies have shoes that blow most vans out of the water and for a much better price if you wait for a sale (especially etnies, emerica, and es), Vans really doesn't deserve the popularity they have with how genuinely pitiful quality most of their shoes are, especially for their price.
I have Duane Peters brand skate shoes from 10 or 15 years ago. Still holding up.
In the late 90s early 00s I was a teenage skateboarder and I was always about the latest and greatest most technical shoe like Globe, DC, DVS, etc. Just a few weeks ago I picked up skateboarding again after 12 years away and I decided to just keep things nice and simple and grab some good old Vans (originally got the classic but quickly realized I wanted some ankle protection and grabbed the Sk8 Hi) and man these things are great, comfy, not super pricey, skate great in the bowls where I'm almost exclusively skating and they look pretty darn nice. My only problem now is that concrete is way harder than I remember and I'm basically armoring up with every bit of padding I can get lol.
I own 47 pairs of Vans! Have been wearing them since I was a kid and I am 50 now! They are truly a go to shoe for comfort and convenience. They are a dress up or down kinda shoe! They will always be my go to! My only issue with Vans is that they continue to cater to a young adult crowd when it comes to the women’s clothing. I am a XL in mens shirts but hate that they are my only option! So when I buy my girlie design Vans, I am unable to buy the matching shirt or anything else because they don’t have anything in women’s bigger than an XL that fits like a shmedium! I still roller skate and skateboard and they need to venture out for the plus sizes! They will not regret it!
When they filed for bankruptcy after all of that when they were trying to get back on their feet my grandfather (a bank owner) gave vans a lone to jump start vans back up due to his love for the shoes.
Oh reeree
my uncle gave Bill Gates a loan to start Microsoft
and where was the dragonin this story?
🤣
RUclips is scary, I just bought some new vans and when I get home I gets this video on my feed...😅
Because your phone in your pocket was passively listening while you were at the store and sending your information to Google.
I’m no skater, surfer, or anything of the sort. I love my Vans Wards. I have them in multiple colors! When a pair wears out, I buy the same color to replace it.
My first pair of vans were black and white vans wards, the only major damage I have on them is one of the laces exploded on me and the ankle padding at the back is heavily creased lol
I still have them and wear them sometimes 1 year later (I’m new to the party but really enjoy the style and comfort, no padding but plenty of (not too much) support for my needs and has incredible grip)
Some people go from vans/converse to foam brick shoes, I went the other way
Those shoes fall apart by the time you've walked out the front door and gotten off your driveway. They probably used to be of far better quality though.
Bumblebee: -Nice Shoes Optimus
Optimus: -Thanks Bumblebee, they're Vans
I wish that Vans would bring back the early 2000's skate shoes like the Churchill and the Graph. Those shoes were super stylish and comfortable!
I've been here since your world industry's video just wana say great work bro this is some of the best content on yt
In the last 30 years, I’ve gone from Vans to Converse to Airwalk to Vans to DC and back to Vans. Vans has always been been the staple in the SoCal and skateboarding lifestyle
This is such a dope channel idea. I been trying to look for videos like this on certain brands like gym shark and bang recently
Ever since my sister bought me a pair of vans for my birthday I’ve never switched except for entirely
Thought this was going to be a video trashing on vans which is the only brand of shoes I've ever worn but landed up being very insightful. They look good, "affordable" and last alot longer than alot of other brands. I hit a like and subscribed
Edit: regarding your final question I think they will fall off a lil.. vans are mostly a very simplistic design where modern shoes are going very "futuristic" and looks like they took a bunch of material and slammed it all together to make a crazy expensive shoe that doesn't even look decent
Bought my first pair of Vans at the Roadium swap meet in the middle to late 60s , Torrance Ca. Been wearing them ever sense
I'm now sadly 50, back in the early 80's, in Jr high, living in small town Illinois me & a buddy were into BMX/Freestyle. We carved a dirt 1/4 pipe ramp out of a 10ft steep hillside next to a cemetery. We'd buy the BMX Plus & Freestyle Magazines which is where we discovered Vans shoes. We each ordered a pair because that's what our older BMX hero's in the magazines wore. At school, the other kids were like "WTF kind of shoes are those, they look weird." Years later they found out.
I wanted a pair of checkered vans like Eddie Fiola so bad.
I remember around 1999 you couldn't find old schools in the outlet malls ... You had to skate the " "knu skool"
65 years old,grew up skating and surfing,still surf.I have 3 pairs of foot wear, rubber slippas,work boots and a pair of vans.If i do decide to buy a pair of shoes gonna get Clarks.
me,without any pair of those shoes: yeah that's interesting keep going
I remember my dad stuck with this brand and converse even as they fell off in popularity. He just likes cheap shoes though and I can’t blame him. So now he mainly buys them second hand and on sale.
Converse were 🔥🔥🔥when i was young
dam dude your style is great.. the whole video is made in a way that just sucked me in. I feel like I didn't even blink even though it was all things I already knew... keep up the good work and teach others to do as you do sir.
How do you mention vans without bringing up Airwalks. They were literally the competition for them for a good period of time.
Back in the 90s Airwalk was more along the lines of Nike but for skaters. At least that's how I remember it. But i always had Champion shoes back then. 🤣🤣
Everyone forgets airwalk was literally the reason for a lot of us getting into skateboarding
@@PeepGamePopoff I live in florida, Air walk was the blend of Skating and grundge scene.
Im 39 To give you the idea of the time frame for me.
In the florida scene. You either had airewalks or vans as the popular shoe in the "scene"
Those Vans 5000, the ones that look like classic NewBalance's, are so sweet!
"Increased durability" As somebody who has been primarily wearing Vans for 20 years I can say durability is not their strong suit, at least not in the modern era. It only takes a few weeks for a brand new pair to start looking beat up and that's without skating.
Most durable shoe I ever owned was probably a Nike 6.0
Best shoe for all round board control would have to go to Adidas.
But I think Vans still makes a solid all round shoe even if most of them are not as comfortable as they were in the half-cab days
I love the boots they put out over the last few years, they're comfortable as hell (even if I cooked them in one night moshing at a Flatbush Zombies concert).
The attempt at a running shoe wasn't bad either but the bottom of the shoe wore out pretty fast for me.... and I don't even run.
I've had many pair of vans and i can say glue is total shit, as you mentioned they get destroyed in 3 weeks without skating..
my mother always told me my feet are like grinders. It wrecks the heel area of any shoe I own. I don't even skate. I bought a vans shoe in 2016 and the heel area and the sole came off a year later. I managed to repair it but it shrunk due to the stitches. Then I bought a Nike SB with a removable sole pad. I still use the Nike one almost 3 years. The newer Vans shoes have removable sole pads.
Started skating last year, and I bought some vans hightop bmx shoes as I needed more arch support. However they fell apart within a couple months, and I wasn't using them for tricks, just walking around and crusing
I remember a long period from 80’s to 2000’s if someone was wearing vans you knew they were a skater or fellow bmx rider.
Yep
i really LOVED fat vans like the reverts, later cabs(cab 4-6), their casual line, cardiels, later rowleys, tnt 1 & 2, etc. i still search for them this day becuz although style wasnt true to original, the comfort was unmatched and feet well protected! vans do u hear me? some reissues of some of these would be dope!
after years of wearing authentic vans towards the end i found my favourites to be the Lo Pros, which they killed off :( really were the best looking ones imo! and now i don't think any of the chunky ones look that good.
There's literally a lot of students in my school wearing vans,but they don't even skate
vans are like converse. you already know what your going to buy. you could go blind today, but will never foget the iconic shape
I love Vans because they are one of only a few brands where I can blindly buy shoes and know my weirdly shaped feet fit perfectly.
ATM I'm rocking blue Old schools
I got a couple pairs of their canvas "surf shoe" about ten years ago. I regret when these wear out entirely because I think they stopped making them. Comfortable and looks good to me.....
I'm at the point where i can only afford one pair of runners a year and I'm not taking my chances on Vans anymore .Last pair i had the right heel was gone in less than a month
I'm 28 and I've grown up wearing vans and chucks, mainly because they last forever and if I want to buy a new pair of the pair of shoes I've torn thru after 5+ years I know I can get them off the shelves. Unlike other brands that get rid of their style over time I know I can buy the same style and color of vans and chucks now as I did back when I was a kid
I'm more of a Jordan type of guy but I do have a Slip on that I use when I don't want to wear Jordans. They're comfy as hell.
My son has worn vans his entire life, and now we are buying them for the next generation. They are so durable and if you skate they last longer than normal shoes do. He wears the black and white old skool and only those. It’s worth the money. 😊
I've been wearing the same pair of skate-hi's almost everyday for the past 3 years and they are still going strong. 80$ for me to be shoed for 3+ years is a crazy good deal.
Thank you for this video. The reason I have stayed true with DVS since my first pair in the early 2000s is DVS stayed true to their styles as well. But as I got older and stopped skating, I wanted lower profile shoes and DVS made a couple styles up untill recently. When my current couple pairs get passed their prime, to Vans I go because the couple pairs I have are Vans-esc and they no longer make them.
I grew up with skateboards in the mid sixties when we were of course making them out of skates and boards. And of course never heard of these shoes. In my mid sixties now, I have. I think the future of the brand depends on the future of fashion for wearing this type of shoe. Tennis shoes and sneakers have done in and out of style before, and one of these days the outrageous prices for a very manufactured, inexpensive type of shoe will catch up with them, not to mention of the cost of petroleum to make them...
Got my first pair of Vans 3 years ago (I think) from my dad who was buying a pair for himself as well after his slip-on Sketchers fell apart. I must say they are the greatest pair of sneakers i've ever owned. Durable, simple, easy to take on and off, very cushiony, and just all around solid.
When I was 15 I started wearing converse and knock of versions of them. But with inlay soles for my feet, I prefer vans, they are sturdier and less floppy then converse. Currently thinking of getting the classic sk8-hi ones as well. I now own a pair of old school ones I pimped with some markers and an Era pair
I don’t ever see anyone ever wearing vans. They look terrible and so no one buys them here in the eu.
45 pairs now and not stopping.
Vans are surprisingly poor quality for their popularity and price. My kids went through their Vans stage and but the Vans degraged quickly. Not a shoe for utility. I buy knock-off styles for myself that are solid.
they were great when they were still 'emo skater shoes'. now they're popular. But, blessing in disguise, your kids could use more archsupport anyways ;)
i'm not a skater, so my choice is converse. i like that rubber toe cover and the brand's logo (star). never had vans because, i just don't like how they look (on me)
yeah they were awesome. all my vans have held up for years. except for the ones I bought a year ago. they were literally falling apart apart after a few months. Vans was about quality and now it's about quantity.
Vans done and lost me and really should change their name to 'Cheapskates' imho.
I actually switched to Nike af1 cause I need my soles to actually stay attached.
Unfortunately Steve sold Van's many years ago hes just a hype man for them and yeah they are not made the same way ! China uses cheaper materials and everyone see's it! I'm still rocking Vision Streetwear's and Airwalks Velocities !
Vans have become a classic like Converse.... a type of shoe that will go with pretty much almost any outfit and the many different colors they put out allows people to have a matching color outfit or funky style, Slip-ons all the way for me!
I still remember times (about 15 years ago) when Vans where only worn by skaters. today even retired tax accountants wear Vans.
a lot of accountants are also skaters nowadays. we are several generations deep :)
@@creatrixZBD youre right but the majority of accountants or teeny girls wearing vans have never touched a skateboard.
I mean...I can’t blame vans for trying to expand to different category of sports because those year would be a great years to start it . Rather try something than not do it and regret it .
You are killing it. Videos are always entertaining and well told.
I had a pair of the early 80s Vans high tops. I eventually ditched them for 1986 Vision Street Wear black high tops (with the ollie pad and urban camo sole). I wore Visions until 1991, when I couldn't find any after coming home from Desert Storm.
I have an original pair of Black Fly's in their original box sitting right here in front of me. The tissue paper disintegrated long ago, and the box looks a bit battered, but the shoes are unworn and in perfect condition. Super cool shoe, never could afford a pair when I was a grommet
@@creatrixZBD Very cool!
I currently have 5pairs my wife has 6 and between my 3kids they currently have about 15 pairs. Literally the house of vans
I worked for the vans distribution center for 4 years. Every year I worked there it was busier than the last. All shows returned get donated to charities If they are in good condition( like new). See
I love Vans shoes. They are great for wide feet and the popcush insole SAVES my life because without such high shock resistance I would suffer constant pain from having bad knees. I've worn them for 20+ years and the all black ones are my work shoes.
Is this the secondary channel of company man or are you a different dude?
i absolutely love vans, particularly old skool's. I have over 30 pairs, half of those coming within this past year just because i've been loving so many of the ones they come out with. This shoe is unquestionably S tier. For the universal style, affordability, and comfort; it's almost a no-brainer to make Vans your shoe of choice whether you skate or not.
If you say vans are comfortable you haven’t worn many shoes. They are not comfortable!
@@chewinhard4456 sounds like your feet suck
I loved Vans shoes, it kind comfortable for these kind of Shoes and the Design is great. but to be honest most of my Vans often break in just a few year when compare to Convert and some other.
my converses look smashed as all hell and I've owned them for two months, daily use. vans at least last me more than a year
Love the half cabs so comfortable
I used to buy Vans until they became a doodoo company. The Metallica drop for 'members only' was awful and then I got my Bape order refunded LOL will never spend another penny with em :)
Oh. OH. I always thought that these are just people who really like vans. I mean, I sure do. I like the extra space and I fit my whole family in it, you are driving a bit higher than sedans.
I love Vans, I have been wearing Vans since 1983 and I just introduced my kids to Vans. Great brand
Wore Vans in early 1970s. Very popular during high school days in Ventura County.
You missed the fact that BMX racers all wore Vans and kept the company rockin when skateboarding died
I wouldn't say this is "untold" ... It's all in Paul Van Dorens book
I'm a 90s gen ... I haven't had a single vans .... I like airwalk and tretorns
Great analysis. I was never a skater. But I’ve owned a few pairs of Vans.