Collaborations aren't anything new. Back in 1983, when California's Camp Snoopy opened, they worked with Vans to make special editions of their shoes using custom-made prints. The Vans authentic is the late '60s deck shoe design that originally carried the number 44 & harks back to the brand's humble store-based origins. The authentic title is appropriate & issued a lot later when the numbers were jettisoned. This is the epitome of clean, no-fuss everyday style & everybody knows the Authent