The well known brand Vans Shoes have become a highly popular form of footwear especially amongst skateboarders and other sports people. From their humble beginnings in a single shoe store in California Vans Shoes now encompasses several distinct ranges of very different footwear from the classic Vans skate shoes through heavy metal band endorsed and artwork designed shoes to fully vegan friendly shoes containing no animal products.

The article on this hub page describes the history of Vans Shoes, as well as looking into what types of shoes and sneakers are available in the many footwear ranges and what makes them so sought after. They encompass the whole skateboarding sport as a kind of footwear mascot and have become part of the trend itself. So lets look at this interesting marque and see what makes them so popular.

History of Vans Shoes

Here's a look at the fascinating histrory of Vans Shoes, how they got started and who was responsible for the whole thing.

The Vans Shoes company, the brainchild of Paul Van Doren, was originally founded back in the 1960s. Paul Van Doren had a very simplistic idea of making a variety of shoes and then selling them from his own shop direct to the public. That way, by selling direct from the manufacturer, he cut out the middle man allowing him to keep his prices low and still make a good profit. This idea became reality in the form of the Vans Shoes business, a business that was officially launched on the 15th of March, 1966.

Paul Van Doren, along with his three partners, brother Jim Van Doren and friends Gordy Lee and Serge D’Elia opened the very first Vans Shoes store in Anaheim, California.

Despite the fact that this day marked the official launch of their Van Shoes business and the offer to the public was three distinct styles of Vans Shoes , the partners had only actually managed to make one display versions of the proposed Vans Shoes. However, undaunted by this oversight and too give the shop the appearance that it was actually ready for business, they put on the bold face of stacking all the shoe racks on the walls of the store with empty shoe boxes to make it look like a fully working Vans Shoe store!

Of course, following that opening day, the partners got to work making more shoes and before too long those once empty shelves became filled with the first designs of what was later to become several full ranges of designs and styles to suit many different tastes.

Buy Vans Shoes

Cheap Vans shoes are found in a lot more stores than you probably think. This popular skateboarding footwear company has been around for 40 years, and you can bet that there are a plethora of stores out there that know how famous this brand is and are trying to take advantage of this trend. Even though you can usually get the best deals and shop around the easiest when you do it on the internet, buying from stores has its advantages too. At least you never have to worry about paying shipping and handling. Plus, you can always try whatever pair of cheap Vans shoes you find on and see if they actually fit and feel right.

You can check places like Kohl's, Journeys, PacSun, and many other stores similar to these. Even Champs and Foot Locker have a pretty decent selection of cheap Vans shoes. Skate shops are also a great place to find them. Check the clearance sales racks for the best prices, as these popular skateboarding sneakers are always coming out with fresh new models, making the older ones continue to drop in price as time goes on. You might have to pick through sizes, but if you can find your size, these are some of the best cheap Vans shoes you can find. You know that there is nothing wrong with them, they aren't junk or anything, they're just kind of old and the store needs to get rid of them so they can make room for new ones.

Cheap Vans Shoes to Look Out For

Here are some of the coolest and most popular cheap Vans shoes to look out for. The prices on them will vary depending on where you look, which is why it's important to shop around, but chances are you will find some kind of awesome deal on any one of these popular styles:

• 106 Vulcanized
• Old Skool
• Old Skool Core Classics
• Era 59
• Era Reissue
• AV Era 1.5
• Era
• Ripsaw
• Rowley "Stripes"
• Rowley [X]
• Reta Vulc
• Whip 3
• La Cripta Dos
• J-Lay
• AV SK8 Lo
• TNT 4
• Bucky V
• Chukka Lo
• No Skool Tre
• Authentic
• Authentic Core Classics