Closer Connections

摘要

Back in the '60s, when vans Inc. started out as a shoe outfitter for the surf and skateboard crowd, its customers could walk into a shop in Southern California with their favorite surf shorts, jeans, or even a piece of carpet and order sneakers made of the same fabric. Now at Vans.com, Web surfers can custom-design shoes thousands of different ways and be striding in style in six weeks or less.