30 Surprising Facts About Vans

If you’ve ever followed an American success story, the story of the company, Vans is exactly what you’re looking for. This streetwear footwear and apparel manufacturer is now celebrating years of popularity to deliver the most innovative and well-received sportswear on the market.

Today one can find Vans shoes and other products favored by sports celebrities, top musicians, and spotlight personalities around the world.

The brand name has become synonymous with durability and exquisite design, and one can find one-of-a-kind shoes or other merchandise for any occasion.

Considering the company started very small and had a lot of competition, lack of support, and barely enough resources to manage, it proved itself to be the pioneer of independent entrepreneurship that fairy tales are made of.

The creators have become legends in various fields, especially the skateboarding industry and sports. They represent the kind of pioneering spirit that folklore is made of.

Now, men, women, boys, and girls can choose from a wide variety of Vans products as the lines have expanded over the years. Well made, and deeply designed, Vans are a staple of American clothing.

Here are 30 amazing facts about vans!

1. The company was originally founded by brothers Paul and Jim Van Doren. They had two partners with them, Gordon Lee and Serge Delia.
2. Van was founded on March 16, 1966, and is located at 704 E. in Anaheim, California. opened on Broadway.
3. On the first day of opening, only 12 customers attended.
4. The first 12 customers were asked to return later in the day to pick up their shoes because of the problem. They did but the brothers had no change and then asked 12 customers to return the next day to pay and all 12 did.
5. Their most famous shoe is the Vans #95, aka the Era, which was designed by skateboarding legends Tony Alva and Stacey Peralta.
6. The Vans #36 debuted in 1997 as the Old School and is considered the hallmark shoe of the entire brand.
7. Vans #98, the classic slip-on line became so popular that its silhouette became the company’s iconic logo.
8. Multiple Academy Award-winning actor Sean Penn made Vans slip-on shoes internationally popular with his performance in the now-classic comedy “Fast Times at Ridgemont High.”
9. In 1991, Vans made a public stock offering. They debuted on the NASDAQ at $14 a share.
10. In the fall of 1993, Vans introduced their first Vans snowboard boot for the winter 1994 season.
11. In 2001, Vans purchased a controlling interest in Vans Warped Tour, America’s top action sports and music venue festival.
12. Designer of the legendary Marc Jacobs and Trovata Vault by Van’s sneaker combination.
13. Legendary pro skater Anthony Van Engelen is Van Aperel’s first-person rider.
14. The Vans + The Simpsons merchandise series features cartoons from the popular animated show and cartoons from popular designers such as Dave Flores, Geoff McFetridge, Stash, Kause, Sam Messner, Mr. Cartoon, Taka Hayashi, Tony Munoz, Todd James, and more. than neckface.
15. Pro surfer Joel Tudor is the first surfer to sign on to Vans’ apparel program.
16. Van actually made the movie! Their first surf flick was called ‘Get-N Classic, Vol.’ 1′ and featured Joel Tudor, John Florence, the Van Cerf team, and Australian, Wade Goodall.
17. Van’s first full-length documentary film is titled ‘No Room for Rockstars’.
18. Vans actually have a vulcanized capsule called a WaffleCup. A special technical blend of said cupsole durability and improved board-feel and traditional Vans vulcanized shoe grip.
19. Vans partners with Disney using iconic Disney characters like Mickey Mouse, Donald Duck, and Winnie the Pooh.
20. Vans has a 42,000-square-foot skate park in Huntington Beach, California.
21. Vans also have a partnership with the Beatles franchise Vans Collection spotlights vintage art from The Beatles Yellow Submarine animated movie, Yellow Submarine.
22. Vans has a line of merchandise based on the Star Wars franchise trilogy.
23. Vans also have a scholarship in partnership with Berklee College of Music Berklee College of Music is one of the world’s leading educational facilities focused on modern contemporary music. The scholarship is called the Off the Wall Scholarship.
24. Vans also have a scholarship in partnership with Berklee College of Music Berklee College of Music is one of the world’s leading educational facilities focused on modern contemporary music. The scholarship is called the Off the Wall Scholarship.
25. In October 2015, Van opened a skate park in Boston called Lynch Family Skate Park.
26. Vans celebrated 50 years of operation on March 16, 2016.
27. As of early 2017, Vans is valued at $1.2 billion.
28. Vans is the title sponsor of the US Open of Surfing in Huntington Beach, California.
29. Vans also have a skatepark in the Old Vic Tunnel in London, UK called House of Vans.
30. In 1988 owners Paul Van Doren and Gordon C. Lee sold the van to McCown De Leeuw sildenafil citrat & Company for $74.4 million.