A Pocket Guide to Vans

Vans, the number 1 skater and surfer shoe first created in California in 1966, now has a 7% brand share in sneakers worldwide.

About the author

Josh Sims is a freelance style writer, contributing to the likes of the Financial Times, The Independent, The Independent on Sunday, Mail on Sunday, Channel 4, the BBC, Esquire, GQ, Wallpaper* and i-D. He is the author of Icons of Men's Style and Cult Streetwear for Laurence King and contributor to several fashion books from Taschen. He has extensive contacts within the style and mainstream press.

Summary

Vans, the number 1 skater and surfer shoe first created in California in 1966, now has a 7% brand share in sneakers worldwide.

Foreword

Vans, the number 1 skater and surfer shoe first created in California in 1966, now has a 7% brand share in sneakers worldwide.

Product details

• Authors: Josh Sims, Sims Josh
• Publisher: Laurence King Publishing
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Release: 14.10.2025
• EAN: 9781529444803
• ISBN: 978-1-5294-4480-3
• No. of pages: 160
• Illustrations: approx. 90 colour illustrations
• Series: Pocket Guides to Fashion
• Subjects: Guides > Hobby, home > Handicrafts, textiles; Humanities, art, music > Art > Interior design, design; Fashion & style guides, Fashion and style guides, Fashion and beauty industries, Individual designers or design groups, DESIGN / Individual Designers