7 Shoe Brands That DIED and Nobody Told You!

Seven shoe brands that quietly died, and nobody told the customer. Harold Becker fitted shoes in Cleveland for forty-two years, and he watched each one change the sole, drop the leather grade, and move the work overseas while the logo stayed on the box. From Reebok and And1 to Converse, this is what each brand was when it was worth your money, the one construction change that finished it, and what that same name costs this month. Reebok's Classic Leather went from garment leather to EVA foam. LA Gear sold glue where they used to stitch. British Knights went from leather to one hundred percent synthetic. The truth most stores won't say: six of these seven never changed the logo. They changed the sole, dropped the leather, and kept the price where it was. If a man who has measured a hundred thousand feet is any use to you, subscribe.