This pioneering 1970s skate shoe gets a premium upper, simplified styling and more in this upgraded reinterpretation.

Vans is giving their iconic checkerboard print a bit of psychedelic flair. From band collabs to The Nightmare Before Christmas to Harry Potter, the sneaker company has consistently put out epic ...

If you’re looking to for a retro look that’ll transport you back to the ‘80s, you can end your search with the iconic Vans Checkerboard sneaker that’s now on sale at Zappos. Zappos is having a big ...

For Vans' 50th anniversary this year, the skate shoe company will pull from its archive and bring back cherished shoes like its "Checkerboard" styles. The reissues it has planned aren't straight ...

It is a simple shoe, really. A canvas slip-on sneaker with a vulcanized basket-weave sole. It has no laces, no grommets, no fancy air pumps, heart monitors or iPod jacks. But it is the blank canvas ...

Checkered Vans sneakers are no longer just the official shoe of Reel Big Fish fans and Sean Penn cosplay fits; they've also found new life as actual fashion, thanks ...

SEARCH THE WORD “checkerboard” on Vans’s web shop and 465 different shoes spool forth. Since the 1970s, when Steve Van Doren (son of Vans founder Paul) noticed kids coloring in their slip-ons to make ...

Vans is back with another new collection. This time around, the company decided to give its iconic checkerboard pattern a subtle update for 2020. Vans’ new mellow collection includes five new pairs of ...

Most shoes are instantly forgettable. There are exceptions--clean, pristine Stan Smiths, Bean's duck boots. Likewise, Vans' thick-soled skateboarding sneakers, which are, somewhat improbably, more ...