America. According to Vans official website, Vans is an original American extreme sports brand. The brand was founded by Paul Van Doren on March 6, 2006/KLOC-0. The company is headquartered in Costa Mesa, California, USA. It started with extreme sports, including skateboarding, surfing, BMX, snowboarding and so on. Based on skateboarding, Vans aesthetics has been injected into lifestyle, art, music and street fashion culture, among which canvas shoes are.