The Vans Half Cab, Vans legendary skate shoe which started life as the 'Vans Caballero,' kicks off its story with the skating legend himself, Steve Caballero – the brain behind this iconic footwear. Picture Caballero in '89, trying to cook up a killer skate shoe recipe, and he's tossing in some Puma Prowlers and Air Jordans for flavour. That's right, he wanted to blend those styles into his shoe – he's got taste! In '89, this shoe became the first-ever pro model skate shoe. Some may still argue that Natas Kaupa's Etnies pro shoe was already strutting its stuff in Europe the year before. Caballero maintains he doesn't know who crossed the finish line first, but he swears he was the USA's pioneer.