Vans
Vans Half Cab
Skateboarding's most iconic signature shoe, born from skaters cutting down its own predecessor.
Year Released
1992
Designer
Steve Caballero
Silhouette
Mid
Category
Skateboarding
About
The Vans Half Cab is a mid-top skateboarding shoe released in 1992 as skate legend Steve Caballero's second signature model with Vans, arriving three years after his original 1989 high-top Caballero shoe. Its design originated on the street rather than in a studio: street skaters had begun cutting down the collar of the original high-top Caballero and taping the cut edges to create a lower-profile shoe better suited to technical flip tricks. Vans and Caballero, observing this DIY trend, responded officially, and longtime Vans pattern-maker Bunny Caminiti altered the original Caballero pattern into the sloped mid-top now known as the Half Cab. The shoe kept several elements of the original, including a two-piece toe cap and the Vans Waffle Grip gum outsole, but replaced the Caballero side-panel patch with one reading Half Cab alongside a graphic of Caballero performing the half-caballerial trick the shoe is named for. It is sold under Vans' Classic Line, with an upgraded Pro Skate version also offered.
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FAQ
Vans Half Cab Questions
- When was the Vans Half Cab first released?
- The Vans Half Cab was first released in 1992.
- Who designed the Vans Half Cab?
- The Vans Half Cab was designed by Steve Caballero.
