The women's Vans W. Old Skool are the classic Vans skater shoes and first to bare the iconic sidestrip. They are a low top lace-up with sturdy canvas uppers with re-enforced toecaps to withstand repeated wear, signature rubber waffle outsoles and padded collars and heel counter for support and flexibility. The Van Doren Rubber Company was set up in 1966 in California, a small company making canvas shoes that were destined over the years to become an icon of Californian lifestyle, and in particular the global emblem of skateboarding.