![Founder of multi-billionaire dollar Vans shoe empire Paul Van Doren, dead at ninety, one week after launching memoir, “Authentic: A Memoir by the Founder of Vans” Founder of multi-billionaire dollar Vans shoe empire Paul Van Doren, dead at ninety, one week after launching memoir, “Authentic: A Memoir by the Founder of Vans”](https://beachgrit.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/7-Original-Vans-Store-Eagle-Rock--1024x478.jpg)
Founder of multi-billionaire dollar Vans shoe empire Paul Van Doren, dead at ninety, one week after launching memoir, “Authentic: A Memoir by the Founder of Vans”
![A Vans footwear store in Herald Square in New York on Friday, May 4, 2018. VF Corp., the owner of North Face, Vans, Wrangler and other brands reported first-quarter revenue the beat A Vans footwear store in Herald Square in New York on Friday, May 4, 2018. VF Corp., the owner of North Face, Vans, Wrangler and other brands reported first-quarter revenue the beat](https://c8.alamy.com/comp/MMETA4/a-vans-footwear-store-in-herald-square-in-new-york-on-friday-may-4-2018-vf-corp-the-owner-of-north-face-vans-wrangler-and-other-brands-reported-first-quarter-revenue-the-beat-analysts-expectations-richard-b-levine-MMETA4.jpg)
A Vans footwear store in Herald Square in New York on Friday, May 4, 2018. VF Corp., the owner of North Face, Vans, Wrangler and other brands reported first-quarter revenue the beat
![Vans and North Face close in Newcastle city centre but one brand hints at revamped store - Chronicle Live Vans and North Face close in Newcastle city centre but one brand hints at revamped store - Chronicle Live](https://i2-prod.chroniclelive.co.uk/incoming/article26187469.ece/ALTERNATES/s615/0_SGP_NEC_070223GV09JPG.jpg)
Vans and North Face close in Newcastle city centre but one brand hints at revamped store - Chronicle Live
![Vans and North Face close in Newcastle city centre but one brand hints at revamped store - Chronicle Live Vans and North Face close in Newcastle city centre but one brand hints at revamped store - Chronicle Live](https://i2-prod.chroniclelive.co.uk/incoming/article26187553.ece/ALTERNATES/s615b/0_SGP_NEC_070223GV12JPG.jpg)