CUSTOM. SINCE BEFORE THAT WAS A THING. Vans Customs have been a tradition since 1966, when Paul Van Doren made shoes with any fabric people brought by the shop. Today, the creativity is still in your hands. Completely redesigned for modern skateboarding, the all-new Skate Classics Customs collection delivers more of what skateboarders need to enable maximum progression. With a fully redesigned upper, molded heel counter, internal tongue straps, and a repositioning of the DURACAP™ underlay reinforcements, the Skate Classics collection offers the iconic style you want with the durability and performance for daily skateboarding you need.