AUTHENTIC

Vans checks itself out with just that: an all-over checkerboard print canvas on its very first deck shoe: the Authentic. This has been done before countless times, this instance with a parchment contrast to the black grid. So what does the company formerly known as The Van Doren Rubber Company do? An alternate gum-rubber heel piece is literally smashed into the rear sidewall, creating a playful take on a core essential. Like a butterfly emerging from its cocoon, this is not just one thing.

• + Canvas Upper
• + Checkerboard Pattern
• + Breakout Sidewall Detail
• + Waffle Pattern Outsole