When Central High School art teacher Cheryl Burchett told her students they could participate in the Vans Custom Culture shoe design contest, she got instant buy-in. “We were picked, and we are one of ...

Dos Pueblos High School made it to the finals of the Vans Shoe Design Contest in 2011, and this year a team of 12 juniors and seniors are right back at it. The Santa Barbara school has reached the ...

Skaters adopted the thick-soled, rugged canvas shoes for their rubbery grip. Actor Sean Penn famously wore a pair of checkerboard slip-ons in the movie “Fast Times at Ridgemont High.” A kid in ...