Vans shoes are very popular shoes, worn when skateboarding and widely recognizable athletic shoes.
Vans' storied history and connection with skate and surf culture began in 1966 Southern California with the rolling out of a single pair of shoes. They were named Authentic. In the generations since, they have only gotten more popular amongst hardcore skaters and skate enthusiasts. Their design is simple, stylish, and effective: a low top lace-up profile made with sturdy canvas uppers, and signature waffle rubber soles.
Counterfeiters have seized the opportunity, creating a thriving black market.
Fake Vans' shoes are made to resemble the brand-name shoe, but tend to be lacking in quality, are less flexible than true Vans, and fall apart easily.
This is how you should receive your new authentic Vans shoes.
Genuine Van's Canvas Authentic shoes have double stitching front and rear. Note the interior stitching detail and quality finish with no exposed edges inside the shoe.
This Counterfeit Vans shoe has poor quality, uneven stitching, and a tag that says "peel off sticker" but no sticker -- it is just a cardboard tag.
While it may look like an authentic Vans shoe, it is a fake.
A close inspection of this counterfeit Vans shoe interior shows sloppy unfinished edges, poor quality construction and cheap materials.
This Counterfeit Vans shoe lacks the detail inside and out. This shoe has single, not double stitching at the rear, and the interior of the shoe is significantly different.
This counterfeit still has the Vans tag and label.
Sloppy stitching and the interior padding on the shoe identify it as a counterfeit.
Counterfeit Vans Shoes are offered on a China website for just $25.
Counterfeit Vans shoes are often listed on eBay and sold to unsuspecting buyers as "100% authentic" or "genuine" shoes at close to retail prices.
While the advertisement may look authentic and offer a variety of styles and colors, these Vans shoes from a China website are counterfeit.
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