Fashion Bio

Paul Van Doren is the founder of Vans - the shoe company beloved by skateboarders, creatives, and fans everywhere for its laid-back, colorful SoCal vibe, and famous for its people-oriented company culture. How did Van Doren establish a family shoe business that evolved into a globally recognized brand with annual revenue of more than four billion dollars? 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.

Step into the groundbreaking world of sustainable fashion with "Beyond Leather," a captivating exploration of the most innovative materials reshaping the industry. This riveting eBook transports readers into the realm of eco-conscious style, where the allure of traditional leather finds its match in the game-changing emergence of mushroom leather—a material that promises to revolutionize our approach to fashion and beyond. Prepare to be gripped by the opening chapters as they reveal the precipitous decline of leather's reign, dissecting the urgency for material innovation from a ...

In 1835, at the age of 13, a young boy walked nearly 300 miles to Paris; he worked odd jobs, and did whatever it took to survive. He eventually learned a craft: box making. Before long, the young boy had earned enough to open his own box-making store.