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Vans Slip-On

Vans Slip-On
Photo from a current eBay listing, $46.60
Brand
Vans
Introduced
Late 1970s
Construction
Vulcanized canvas

The laceless Slip-On, Style #98, came out in the late 1970s and was quickly picked up by skaters and BMX riders, often in Vans’ checkerboard print.

Sean Penn wore a checkerboard pair as Jeff Spicoli in the 1982 film Fast Times at Ridgemont High, which carried the shoe into mainstream fashion.

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