Shoes

Running Shoe History

By iwalkalone

  • grip the ground

    18th century shoes to grip the ground in Britain
  • Period: to

    Running Shoes

  • Rubber soles

    Wait Webster invented process to attach rubber soles to leather.

  • Croque shoes

    Croque shoes with rubber soles and canvas uppers and laces.

  • sneak thieves

    Movement in the croque shoes was noiseless and soon became worn by sneaking thieves; hence, the name sneakers.

  • Athletes

    Athletes

  • Joseph William Foster

    Created first sports shoe company. His grandson later took over the business and renamed it Reebok.

  • spiked shoes for running

    Spaulding Corporation sells three grades of running shoes. Kangaroo hide and six spikes was the top of the line shoe. It sold for $6 at a time when people made $11 per week.

  • Keds

    First popular sneaker in US- Keds.

  • Chuch Taylor's

    Converse models

  • Modern design begins

  • Gym Class

    Gym Class

  • Eat our Dust

    Eat our Dust

  • 10 toes

    10 toes