When Vans cofounder Paul Van Doren died last week at age 90, one particular shoe — a slip-on sneaker with a waffle-bottom sole and a black-and-white-checkerboard canvas upper — took centerstage. Old SkoolThe Old Skool silhouette was the first Vans sneaker to bear the wavy sidestripe, which started out as a doodle drawn by cofounder Paul Van Doren. TV, film and video gamesThe first Vans X “Star Wars” footwear collection, which debuted in 2014, combined Vans heritage prints with characters and artwork from the film franchise. A tie-in to “The Simpsons Movie” (2007) resulted in three-way collabs with graffiti artists Stash and Neckface, tattoo artist Mr. (Allen J. Schaben / Los Angeles Times)Not all of Vans’ cool collabs have been with internationally known brands, bands or pop-culture properties.

Source: Los Angeles Times May 11, 2021 22:18 UTC