Vans Authentic Burgundy-Beige Checkerboard

The Vans Authentic is the original Vans silhouette, introduced in 1966 at the Van Doren Rubber Company in Anaheim, California. Built from the ground up for skateboarding, the Authentic features a flat vulcanised rubber sole and a low-profile canvas upper that has remained structurally unchanged across six decades of continuous production.

The Burgundy-Beige Checkerboard colourway applies the Authentic's signature graphic pattern to a warmer, more considered palette. Burgundy — a deep wine red that sits between crimson and purple — is paired with beige rather than white, softening the contrast and giving the checkerboard a more muted, vintage-adjacent character. The combination reads as deliberate rather than loud: it carries the cultural weight of the checkerboard without the high-contrast immediacy of the classic black-and-white version. This is the colourway for someone who wants the pattern's history without the graphic urgency.

The burgundy-beige pairing works particularly well with earth tones, olive, cream, and navy — it integrates into a wardrobe rather than demanding attention, while still being immediately recognisable as a Vans Authentic.

• Upper: Burgundy-and-beige checkerboard canvas
• Sole: Beige/off-white vulcanised rubber waffle sole
• Laces: Beige
• Profile: Low-top
• Closure: Lace-up
• Construction: Vulcanised
• Available in EU sizes 35–46