What is the appeal of the Puma “Clyde” that has not faded in the half century since its birth?

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What is the appeal of the Puma "Clyde" that has not faded in the half century since its birth?

PUMA” is a global brand whose icon is the streamlined sideline known as the foam stripe. Although the brand is well known on the football field, it is also used by athletes in other field sports, and its influence is also strong in motorsports, including F1, where drivers are often seen wearing racing sneakers. The Puma Clyde is a timeless masterpiece created by Puma, which has established a firm position as a sneaker brand by creating sneakers that are popular for their technical and fashionable features that support the athlete’s footwear. Nearly half a century has passed since its birth, and we take a closer look at the appeal of this sneaker that still fascinates many people today.

PUMA’s history with sports

Puma is a global brand that currently employs more than 9,000 people worldwide. PUMA is a sports brand that continues to produce popular sneakers with high technology and high fashion that support the feet of athletes, and has sent out many highly fashionable masterpieces to the world.

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PUMA began as a venture by the Dassler brothers in Germany

Puma started as a sports shoes brand in 1924 in Nuremberg, Germany, when the Dassler brothers, the elder brother Rudolf and the younger brother Adolf, who were born as sons of shoemakers, established a company called “Dassler Brothers Shoe Factory,” a shoe manufacturer, and started the business. The company was founded by their mother and brother. The company was started in their mother’s laundry room, which is what we would call a venture business today. Rudolph was in charge of sales and Adolph was in charge of production. The brothers’ brand, which began to make its name in the Olympics, was the inspiration for the “Glory Runner” Jesse Owens of the United States at the 1936 Berlin Olympics, where athletes wearing the Dasslers’ shoes, including his four track and field titles, won seven gold medals and five bronze medals. gold medals and five bronze medals. The company grew to sell 200,000 pairs of shoes a year before World War II.

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