My Animoto Video

My Animoto Video

Do you know the history of Vans? How did the growth of this company affect the growth of Pro-Skating? When did the youth culture take on Vans as a iconic Skate brand? Did the Quality of the brand help, or was it the propaganda from the Skate team? Is it the still the same today as it was during the start?   

How has Vans and Pro-Skating evolved together?

Ever since pro-skate boarding took off during the 70’s a shoe brand came along with it, as both skateboarding and their company evolved. This shoe brand is of coarse Vans “Off the Wall”. An iconic company that started with simple roots in California in 1966 that has morphed into a house hold name, which most people know as a classic American Company and a radical sponsor for the youth. I picked this topic because I want to show my peers the history behind a brand I love and how it grew alongside not only a sport but a lifestyle. So the past 40 history of this company will show how it grew and so skateboarding with it throughout the years. As the culture of our country changed but kept these things alive and now flourishes more than ever before. Both that impact my life and many others no matter what age because for forty years Vans and skateboarding have been in the heart of youth culture.