VansVans Authentic Checkerboard True Blue White

A blue and white checkerboard covers the upper of the Vans Authentic Checkerboard True Blue White (VN000EGAAMQ). This men’s skate shoe has white laces, blue trim and a white midsole with a blue stripe. Paul and Jim Van Doren designed the Authentic, which debuted in 1966 as Style 44. The design began as a canvas boat shoe, and Southern California skateboarders adopted it in the early 1970s.