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Authentic
- A Memoir by the Founder of Vans
- Narrated by: Tony Alva
- Length: 8 hrs and 22 mins
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Publisher's Summary
In the tradition of best sellers such as Shoedog, Authentic is a surprisingly candid, compelling memoir by a high school dropout who went on to establish one of the world's most iconic brands
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A blue-collar kid with no higher education and zero retail experience, Van Doren leveraged a knack for numbers, a genius for efficiency, and the know-how to make a great canvas tennis shoe into an all-American success story. In 1966, when the first House of Vans store opened, there were no stand-alone retail stores just for sneakers. Paul's bold experiments in product design, distribution, and marketing (Why not sell custom shoes? Single shoes?), aided by legions of fans - skateboarders, surfers, even Sean Penn wearing Vans' famous checkerboard slip on shoe in the film Fast Times at Ridgemont High - made Vans a household name.
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- waqas t.
- 28-06-2021
great story about a cultural brand
if you live shoe dog, you will love this. its a very different brand with a completely different ethos.
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