Vans shoes have the longest history of manufacturing skate shoes. They were the pioneers of the original skate shoe over 40 years ago. Vans make a great range of snowboarding boots too and when we say they're comfortable - boy do we mean it. Vans Shoes are available worldwide, but in the UK you can buy selected styles from Boardwise. Vans support alt rock and heavy metal bands through music festivals. Despite having grown to humongous proportions Vans have remained an integral part of the worldwide skate scene and still produce some of the best skate shoes available today. Quite simply - Vans Shoes rock.