Vans The Classic Slip-On has a low profile, slip-on canvas upper with all-over checker print, elastic side accents, Vans flag label and Vans original Waffle Outsole.Off the wall - Since 1966. The story of Vans. Brothers Paul Van Doren and Jim Van Doren along with partners Gordon Lee and Serge Delia open The Van Doren Rubber Company, Anaheim, Calif., for business on March 16, 1966. VANS #44 DECK SHOES, NOW KNOWN AS THE AUTHENTIC, ARE BORN.