Posts Tagged ‘Vans Boots’

A look inside the Vans Headquarters

July 18th, 2011

Since 1966, Vans has stood for authenticity in lifestyle, music and action sports through their footwear.  Over the years, the brand has gone through different owners and is now owned by VF Corp.  Under the umbrella lies Pro-Tec which was founded in 1973 and is the original action sports protective gear brand.   The same [...]

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Vans 2011-2012

April 25th, 2011

For the past 18 years, Vans has been utilizing their 45 year footwear experience to build snowboard boots that are a reflection of Vans deep boardsports heritage.  Vans understands the need to ride but also a boot that will perform for you so you can enjoy each turn.  The boots continue to be developed and [...]

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100 Day Perspective: Vans Veil

June 14th, 2010

Last summer I purchased a new pair of 08-09 Vans Veil to be my main snowboard boot this winter and they just recently surpassed the 100th day on snow which means they get 100 day perspective to see how well they’ve held up through countless days on snow riding.  Most snowboard companies make products that [...]

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Industry Profile: Vans Boot Developer Tristan Modena

September 17th, 2009

Shay: Tell us a little bit about yourself Tristan: I was born and raised in Tennessee. I grew up on a farm (in the boondocks) until 6th grade. Then I moved to Nashville, which is where I started skating. Skating changed my life. I stopped playing traditional sports and skated every day. Skating eventually brought [...]

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