Sneakers - Where Did They Come From?
A Small Historic Discussion of Trainers
Listed here are a small number of facts and dates with regards to the topic of training shoes. Hope you like them.
The difference between what we see today, for example the Lacoste womens trainer and the shoes we saw in the past is huge. However it has take a lot of time to arrive at where we are today.
Trainers are a physical activities footwear that are these days additionally worn as a clothing fashion accessory. The term used to describe them can vary from country to country, e.g.
- Trainers - The UK
- Gym boots - Australia
- Running shoes - Canada and Australia
- Tennis shoes and sneakers - USA, Australia
- Gym shoes - Australia, South Africa
The modern day training shoe should trace it’s roots back to the 1852 and the invention of rubber. With no rubber there would be no training shoe.
The key events through the history of the training shoe are:
1890s - Reebok was born in The UK.
Mid 1900s - The Spalding Company makes the first shoes specifically designed for basketball.
1910 - 1919 - The development of the Converse All Stars Basketball shoe. German Adi Dassler forms Adidas after World War One.
1920s and 1930s - Post World War One mass marketing of sports and sporting goods including trainers.
1936 - Spring Court a French company, markets a tennis shoe with eight ventilation holes.
1947 - Puma was formed by Rudi Dassler, the brother of Adidas founder Adi, after a family feud.
1960s - Japanese sports sneakers are imported into the US by the Nike company creators. In 1964 the first all-leather tennis shoe was sold by Adidas. 1968 saw the arrival of the Puma suede trainer.
1970 - 1979 - Lifestyle influences sneaker development and market specialized designs make their first appearance. The popularity of jogging helps this.
1980 - 1989 - Trainers are everywhere. The era of the worldwide brands such as Reebok and Nike is born. Specialized markets expand, lacoste kids trainers,
