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'{{About|the apparel company|the road vehicle|Van|other uses}} {{Multiple issues| {{refimprove|date=June 2013}} {{incomplete|date=August 2013}} }} {{Infobox company | name = Vans | logo = [[Image:Vans-logo.png|220px|Vans]] | type = [[Subsidiary]] | genre = | caption = | foundation = {{start date and age|1966|3|16}} | founder = | defunct = | location = [[Cypress, California]], <br />[[United States]] | locations = | area_served = Worldwide | key_people = | industry = [[Apparel]] | products = Clothing<br />Footwear<br />Accessories | services = | revenue = | operating_income = | net_income = | assets = | equity = | owner = Paul Van Doren, Gordon C. Lee, James Van Doren, | num_employees = | parent = VF Outdoor Inc., a subsidiary<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.vfc.com/index.php/news/press-releases?nws_id=48E9C0EE-B5BE-2ECF-E040-0A0A580069C5|title=VF Outdoor Completes Acquisition of Eagle Creek, Inc.}}</ref> of [[VF Corporation]] | divisions = | subsid = | footnotes = | intl = | website = [http://www.vans.com/ www.vans.com] }} [[File:Vans-hq-01.jpg|thumb|Vans headquarters in [[Cypress, California]]]] '''Vans''' is an American manufacturer of shoes, based in [[Cypress, California]], The company also produces apparel and other products such as T-shirts, hoodies, socks, hats, and backpacks. As of August 2013, the brand is active in the actions sports industry and sponsors skateboard, surf, snow, [[BMX]], and [[motocross]] teams.<ref>{{cite web|title=Home|url=http://www.vans.com/|work=Vans.com|publisher=Vans, A VF Company|accessdate=25 August 2013|date=August 2013}}</ref> Since 1996, the company has also been the primary sponsor of the annual Vans [[Warped Tour]] traveling [[rock festival]]. ==History== On March 16, 1966, at 704 East Broadway in [[Anaheim, California]], U.S., brothers [[Paul Van Doren]] and James Van Doren, Gordon Lee, and Serge D'Elia opened the first Vans store under the name The Van Doren Rubber Company.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Connelly|first1=Laylan|title=Happy 50th, Vans: How the iconic shoe brand born in Anaheim has kept on surviving|url=http://www.ocregister.com/articles/vans-707801-shoe-company.html|accessdate=12 March 2016|newspaper=[[The Orange County Register]]|date=March 11, 2016}}</ref> Paul Van Doren and D'Elia owned the majority of the company, while James Van Doren and Lee each owned a 10 percent stake. The business manufactured shoes and sold them directly to the public. On that first morning, twelve customers purchased Vans deck shoes, which are now known as "Authentic". The company displayed three styles of shoes, which were priced between [[United States dollar|US$]]2.49 and US$4.99, but on the opening day, the company had only manufactured display models without any inventory ready to sell—the store rack boxes were actually empty.<ref name="Fund">{{cite web|title=Vans, Inc. History|url=http://www.fundinguniverse.com/company-histories/vans-inc-history/|work=Funding Universe|publisher=Funding Universe|accessdate=25 August 2013|year=2012}}</ref> Nevertheless, the twelve customers selected the colors and styles they desired, and were asked to return later in the afternoon to pick up their purchases. Paul Van Doren and Lee then rushed to the factory to manufacture the selected shoes. When the customers returned that afternoon to pick up their shoes, Paul Van Doren and Lee realized that they had forgotten to maintain a cash reserve to provide change to customers. The customers were therefore given the shoes and asked to return the following day with their payments. All twelve of the customers returned the following day to pay for their items.<ref name="Fund" /> In 1988, Paul Van Doren sold the Vans company to the banking firm McCown De Leeuw & Co. for US$74.4 million. In 1989, many manufacturers of counterfeit Vans shoes were apprehended by the US and Mexican officials and ordered to cease production.<ref name="Fund" /> In 2004 Vans announced it would be merged into North Carolina based [[VF Corporation]].<ref>http://www.grindtv.com/surf/vf-corp-to-buy-vans-for-396-million-dollars/#JC1RLmmeBORmuemj.97 </ref> In August 2013, the Vans skateboard team filmed a video, and team rider [[Geoff Rowley]] explained in an interview that the video will represent a team of grateful Vans riders returning the support that they have received from the shoe brand thus far.<ref>{{cite web|title=Geoff Rowley & Chase Gabor: Nyjah, Street League, Extremely Sorry! Weekend Buzz ep. 74 pt. 2|url=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9mdssAIIAzA|work=YouTube|publisher=Google, Inc|accessdate=25 August 2013|author=Ride Channel|format=Video upload|date=16 August 2013}}</ref> Skateboard filmmaker Greg Hunt, who previously worked on the [[Alien Workshop]] video ''Mindfield'', is solely responsible for the video and it is the first-ever project that Hunt has been given complete creative control over.<ref>{{cite web|author1=Jake Phelps|title=Thrasher Radio: Ep. 24 Geoff Rowley|url=http://www.thrashermagazine.com/articles/thrasher-radio-ep-24-geoff-rowley/|website=Thrasher magazine|publisher=High Speed Productions, Inc|accessdate=29 July 2014|format=Audio upload|date=2 June 2014}}</ref> In 2016, DAAAAAAAAAAAAMN DANIEL, BACK AT IT AGAIN WITH THE WHITE VANS! ==Warped Tour== {{Expand section|date=August 2013}} Vans has sponsored the [[Warped Tour]] for over 15 years.<ref>{{cite web|title=History of Vans Members|url=http://www.the-house.com/portal/vans-history/|publisher=Vans|accessdate=11 February 2013|year=2013}}</ref> ==Public skate parks== [[File:Skating in Sesimbra.jpg|thumb|A young boy skateboarding with Vans shoes]] The company built its first free skate park in [[Huntington Beach, California]] which was opened to the public in 2014. It includes a {{convert|17,500|sqft|adj=on}} skate bowl and a {{Convert|25,000|sqft|adj=on}} skate plaza. The park is {{convert|42,500|sqft}} and Vans pays the city US$1 per year for the 20-year lease.<ref>{{cite news|last=Fletcher|first=Jaimee Lynn|title=H.B. OKs lease for first free Vans skate park|url=http://www.ocregister.com/articles/park-337460-skate-city.html|newspaper=[[The Orange County Register]]|date=January 28, 2012|page=Local 7}}</ref><ref name=park>{{cite news|last=Fletcher|first=Jaimee Lynn|title=Vans to open free skatepark in H.B. Saturday|url=http://www.ocregister.com/articles/vans-606467-park-doren.html|accessdate=22 March 2014|newspaper=[[The Orange County Register]]|date=March 22, 2014| page=Local 2}}</ref> This park is open 7 days a week. The first skate park was opened in 1998 at the Outlets of Orange. It features a {{Convert|20,000|sqft|adj=on}} indoor street course, a Combi pool, which is {{Convert|12|ft}} deep, an area for amateurs, mini ramps, an outdoor street course, and an arcade. The park was updated in 2008.<ref name=park/> There is also a skate park in [[London]], in [[The Old Vic Tunnels]] called House of Vans.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://weburbanist.com/2014/08/25/under-london-disused-tunnel-now-a-subterranean-skate-park/ |archiveurl=http://www.webcitation.org/6bDnLPpPq |archivedate=2015-09-01 |title=Under London: Disused Tunnel Now a Subterranean Skate Park |date=2014-08-25 |publisher=Webist Media }}</ref> == See also == {{Portal bar|Companies|Greater Los Angeles|Fashion}} ==References== {{Reflist}} ==External links== {{Commons category|Vans (brand)}} *{{Official website|http://www.vans.com/}} [[Category:1966 establishments in California]] [[Category:1980s fashion]] [[Category:1990s fashion]] [[Category:2000s fashion]] [[Category:2010s fashion]] [[Category:Companies based in Orange County, California]] [[Category:Companies established in 1966]] [[Category:Shoe brands]] [[Category:Shoe companies of the United States]] [[Category:Skateboarding companies]] [[Category:Snowboarding companies]] [[Category:Sportswear brands]] [[Category:Surfwear brands]]'