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Footwear brands

Brands grouped by the reviewed category “Footwear”, with enough coverage to make the collection genuinely useful.

BMid Upper

Ben Sherman

A British menswear brand launched in 1963 around distinctive shirts influenced by American Ivy style and adopted by mod and later music subcultures, with current collections spanning polos, knitwear, outerwear and smart-casual clothing.

FPremium

Fred Perry

A British sportswear brand whose original 1952 tennis shirt evolved into a long-running subcultural uniform, with current first-party identity spanning polos, knitwear, track pieces and street-facing heritage sportswear.

IUpper Mid

INOV8

British sports brand founded in the English Lake District in 2003, with current Run, Walk and Gym categories spanning trail footwear, waterproof shells, technical clothing, packs and accessories for high-output outdoor use.

BritishTechnicalOutdoorFast And Light
LPremium

Lacoste

A global fashion-sportswear house founded from René Lacoste’s tennis innovations, with the polo, crocodile logo, knitwear and sport-inflected casual wardrobe remaining central to its current first-party identity.

LPremium

lululemon

A global athletic brand producing technical apparel, footwear and accessories for yoga, running, training and other activities, with innovation and community central to its positioning.

TechnicalAthleticStudioPerformance