VANS ERA
THE HISTORY OF THE VANS ERA
In 1976, the year the Era was launched, we heard more and more about the VANS skate shoes.
So much so that the most influential skateboarders of their time (and still today) will adopt it to achieve their feats: Tony Alva and Stacy Peralta. They will go so far as to collaborate with VANS to create a new ideal pair combining robustness and solidity.
That's how the " 95 style " was born, a super resistant pair with a timeless look, later renamed VANS Era.
The VANS Era is a pair of shoes similar and very close to the VANS Authentic. Alva and Peralta helped create the Era by working to perfect the Authentic.
Although it is visually very similar, the Era model adopts more technical features, starting with its Wafflecup sole that ensures a better grip and more stability. Also new is the famous padded collar to protect skaters' ankles.
The model will be initially declined in red and blue at its release. Very quickly the Era invaded the streets and became one of the emblematic sneakers of VANS, symbol of a whole generation of skaters.
THE MOST INFLUENTIAL SKATEBOARDERS ..
Tony Alva
Born in 1957 in Santa Monica, Tony Alva is recognized as one of the most influential skateboarders of all time. He was one of the first Z-Boys! Passionate about surf, he and his buddies decided to transform their passion for surf on the concrete streets. They called it "sidewalk surfing" and their equipment at the time was made of wooden boards mounted on rollerblade wheels! On his 19th birthday, he started his own skateboarding company, Alva Skates. Alva's company was the first to be owned and operated by a skateboarder, and one of the first to use laminated maple plywood for skateboard decks.
Stacy Peralta
Born in 1957 in California, Stacy Peralta practices surf in his hometown of Santa Monica. He became famous at the age of 19 thanks to his skateboarding talent and became the world champion of Skate - Board! He competes with the Zephyr team, also known as the Z-Boys. In 1984, he launched the Powell-Peralta label with George Powell, and directed and produced the very first skate video : the Bones Brigade Video Show. His extra trick? He likes to train in empty pools in the neighborhood to improve. In 2001, he directed"Dogtown and Z-Boys", a cult documentary in which he retraced the history of skateboarding.
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