When Central High School art teacher Cheryl Burchett told her students they could participate in the Vans Custom Culture shoe design contest, she got instant buy-in. “We were picked, and we are one of ...

The footwear giant's new shoe is designed to collapse under pressure ... but in this case, that's a good thing.

What do the Old Skool 36 'Souvenir' Vans look like? The canvas of the low-top skate sneakers appears spraypainted with brown leather overlays. The sneakers feature multicolored tweed strip detailing ...

Skaters adopted the thick-soled, rugged canvas shoes for their rubbery grip. Actor Sean Penn famously wore a pair of checkerboard slip-ons in the movie “Fast Times at Ridgemont High.” A kid in ...