
Vans is a United States (U.S.)-based manufacturer of shoes—the company also produces apparel, such as t-shirts, hooded jumpers, socks, hats, and backpacks. As of August 2013, the brand is active in the actions sports industry and sponsors skateboard, surf, snow, BMX, and Moto Xteams.[2]
On March 16, 1966, at 704 E. Broadway in Anaheim, California, U.S., brothers Paul Van Doren and James Van Doren, Gordon Lee, and Serge...