From the heart of the SoCal skateboarding scene, Vans womenswear has been riding the waves of counter culture since 1966. Known in the early days as the (much less catchy) Van Doren Rubber Company, the now iconic skate brand was founded in Anaheim by brothers Paul and Jim Van Doren, alongside Gordon Lee and Serge Delia. Word spread and, by the ‘70s, Vans women’s shoes gained traction among skaters in-the-know across the West Coast, thanks to their revolutionary sticky sole and rugged composition. In 1976, the ‘off the wall’ logo launched and with it, a whole new generation of Vans women's trainers. Here at UrlfreezeShops, our women’s Vans collection covers all of the brand’s greatest hits. Take the Authentic 44 sneakers, a classic style hailing from Vans’ first ever release, the 44 Deck shoes. Or the Old Skool, which hit the shelves in 1977, debuting the now emblematic Vans Sidestripe - originally a casual doodle by Paul Van Doren known as the ‘jazz stripe’. Catch its descendants in our Vans women's sneakers collection, alongside other refreshed mainstays like the Sk8-Hi, a revolutionary protective skate model from 1978 and the Classic Slip-On of 1986, which pioneered the brand’s iconic checkerboard pattern. In 2012, Vans introduced its first vulcanised cupsole. UrlfreezeShops’s women’s Vans trainers incorporate WAFFLECUP™ technology, which pairs the durability of a cupsole with the superior grip and boardfeel of Vans’ traditional vulcanised shoe - the best of both worlds, really. For a head-to-toe skate look that Vans pro skateboarder Lizzie Armanto would be proud of, style your Vans women’s sneakers with apparel from our Vans’ women’s clothing collection and accessorise with a Vans women’s backpack.