He was 90. His death ... different sizes and allowing buyers to customize their shoes in a rainbow of colors and patterns. The first Vans sneaker adopted by skateboarders was a canvas boat ...

If you regularly search for Vans Old Skool shoes, you know how rare it is to ... and fashion scenes. From 90s street skaters ...

Instead, they languished—in just a few basic colors—in Vans stores. The company's focus was directed elsewhere, on newer styles. After riding the wave of the ‘90s skateboarding boom ...