5 little-known sneaker brands to look out for

5 little-known sneaker brands to look out for

Suitable for those who are bored with the iconic silhouettes found in every other closet.

Today in any sphere there are a few of the most popular brands-giants. If we talk about sportswear and footwear, they are Nike, Puma, Adidas, Reebok, etc. They mass produce sneakers and are known all over the world. Among them, small companies that produce high-quality and stylish shoes remain unnoticed. Collected a few little-known, but worthy brands – in their sneakers you will definitely not fall behind the trends.

KangaROOS

The history of this brand began in the 1970s in America, when one of the most accessible sports – jogging – became fashionable. One architect liked to run in the park in the morning and came up with the idea of a shoe pocket, in which you could hide your keys during a workout. The model was put into production, and in the first month more than half a million pairs were sold!

Now the KangaROOS brand is more popular in Europe than in its home country. It produces limited edition collaborations with European stores and creates good casual models.

Filling Pieces

Filling Pieces was founded recently, in 2009. The creator is Guillaume Filbert from Amsterdam. Speaking of quality, it is worth noting that the sneakers are made exclusively by hand. For models use high-quality leather, suede and nubuck, and the recommended price for all pairs starts at $199 (~ 15.4 thousand rubles).

Gradually, the brand is gaining more and more popularity. In 2020, even the giant Puma released joint sneakers with it based on the Blaze Of Glory.

ARKK Copenhagen

This unusual brand hails from Denmark and appeared not so long ago. In his collections are mainly low minimalist models made of high-quality materials. If you translate the price into rubles, on average it varies within 6-11 thousand rubles.

Casbia

The brand called Casbia is characterized by premium futurism. It presents a lot of different models – all made of high-quality and expensive materials. Therefore, the price for them is corresponding – from 200 euros and more (~ 18.3 thousand rubles).

By the way, recently another sportswear brand Champion together with Casbia presented a joint model AWOL Atlanta, which came to the taste of many fans of casual.

Premiata

The Premiata brand comes from Italy, and it is already more than 100 years old. In the last century it was known for its classic models and was the first to create oxfords without laces. However, everything changed in the 1990s when Premiata started making sneakers. Combining sporty style and premium quality, the Italian brand created such models as Mick, Lucy, Eric and others.

It is not difficult to buy them in Russia – they are presented in many premium stores, but the price will not be small.