Vans Authentic

The Vans Authentic is a classic lace-up deck shoe and the first shoe style sold by Vans when Paul Van Doren created the brand and opened the original Vans store back in 1966.
The Vans Authentic was originally known as style number 44 and the first sixteen pairs that were sold of this style were sold on the opening day of the store and had to be collected by customers the next day as they hadn't yet been produced!