Out of all the things that I own my vans are my favorite possession. After learning about globalization I decided that I would do some research on the shoes. Vans was founded on March 16, 1966 by Paul Van Doren, James Van Doren, Gordon Lee, and Serge D'Ella. The company Vans not only makes shoes, but it also makes shirts, hoodies, hats, and backpacks. The shoes were first made in factories here in the U.S., however, since 1990 the shoes have been made in factories in China. The soles of the shoe are made extra thick in machines and are made of pure crane rubber. The material itself is cotton or nylon thread. The stitching in the back of the shoe was put there so that the when you bent the sole, the material wouldn't rip
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