SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                              Washington, DC 20549


                                    FORM 8-K

                             Current Report Pursuant
                          to Section 13 or 15(d) of the
                         Securities Exchange Act of 1934



        Date of report (Date of earliest event reported): March 24, 2004

                                   VANS, INC.
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             (Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)

                                    Delaware
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                 (State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)

              0-19402                               33-0272893
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       (Commission File Number)          (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

         15700 Shoemaker Avenue, Santa Fe Springs, California 90670-5515
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               (Address of Principal Executive Offices)      (Zip Code)

                                 (562) 565-8267
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              (Registrant's Telephone Number, Including Area Code)

                                 Not Applicable
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          (Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)







                                TABLE OF CONTENTS
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        Item 7.   Financial Statements and Exhibits

        Item 12.  Results of Operations and Financial Condition

        SIGNATURES










        Item 7.   Financial Statements and Exhibits

        (c) Exhibits

                The following exhibit is furnished with this Report:
                99.1 News Release of the Registrant, dated March 24, 2004

        Item 12.  Results of Operations and Financial Condition

                On March 24, 2004, the Registrant issued the News Release
attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1.









                                   SIGNATURES

                Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of
1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by
the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.



                                        VANS, INC.
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                                        (Registrant)

Date:  March 24, 2004                   By  /s/ Craig E. Gosselin
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                                            Craig E. Gosselin
                                            Senior Vice President
                                            and General Counsel







                                  Exhibit Index
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Exhibit                                                                Page No.
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99.1    News Release of the Registrant, dated March 24, 2004