Buffalo (footwear)

Buffalo is a German shoe brand, which is marketed by the Buffalo Boots GmbH, located in Hochheim am Main. Became internationally known brand in the 1990s by shoes with platform sole. Today especially elegant ladies shoes characterize the range.

Company History

The company was founded by Michael Conradi in 1979 for the import of Western boots. From this time the company name and the ornate logo was.

In the early 1980s the then flat, sneaker -like Buffalo boat in Germany was quite popular. The classic community high boot, mostly in white leather with red emblem on the outside of the shaft came with very long laces. Especially in vogue it was then to wrap the rest of the laces the shaft. At this time the Buffalo boat was primarily a shoe for men.

Likewise, no Popper without Buffalo Cowboy Boots was the early and mid -1980s conceivable. Here began the expansion of women's shoe cabinets.

The brand suffered then in the 1990s a more popularity, especially in the plateau sneakers, now used completely unisex. This predominantly in the techno scene, scene size Sven Väth is one of the friends of the founder. Thus, the 10 cm high shoe was known 1310-2 by the Spice Girls. Today Buffalos are usually worn only on techno parties or parades. During this time the shoes are classified as follows:

  • Cloud base ( platform sole with a Buffalo - typical pattern on the side and bottom., You are now sold as Classic)
  • Tower ( smooth side platform sole with somewhat extreme heights of 5-50 cm)
  • Skater ( skate shoes, often inspired by models of the brand Osiris )
  • Sneaker ( flat shoes in different designs )
  • Boots ( plateau )

Today, trend shoes are available in numerous variants. Among other things, there is a wide range of pumps, ballerinas peep- toes for the ladies. In addition to the brand Buffalo products are available in the collection lines and Buffalo Girl Buffalo London. While Buffalo London is the exclusive, high-quality line to Buffalo Girl is aimed at the young and price conscious customer. In addition, there are as Buffalo Classics also received a cult in the company's history plateau models.

Awards

Buffalo was honored by the magazine " Schuhkurier " as the most innovative brand with the Step Award.

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