Buffalo (footwear)

Buffalo is a brand of clothing and accessories, perhaps best known for its footwear, owned by the Buffalo Boots GmbH. Its headquarters are in Cologne, Germany.

Buffalo Boots GmbH
TypeGmbH
IndustryFootwear & Accessories
Founded1979
HeadquartersCologne, Germany
Key people
Michael Conradi - Founder
ProductsShoes & Accessories
Websitehttp://www.buffalo-boots.com
Platform trainer
Platform boot
Platform sandals with wooden sole

Buffalo's notoriety increased significantly with the popularity, especially in Europe, of its platform shoes from the mid-1990s through the early 2000s. The 10-centimetre platform model 1310-2 was made famous by British girl band the Spice Girls. The 1310-2 also came with a 20-centimetre platform.[1]

Buffalo manufactures women's shoes, men's shoes like dress shoes, western and biker boots, skate shoes, high heels, pumps, sandals, overknee boots,[2] flip-flops, and other footwear, as well as shirts, jackets, trousers, skirts, hosiery, swimsuits, undergarments, and small baggage.

Revival

As part of the 1990s revival in fashion in 2018 - 2022 Buffalo Boots released version 2.0 of some of its iconic 1990s platform shoes.[3] Including the 1348-14 as well as various tower models.[4][5]

References
  1. "Buffalo Platforms Are Back—And Being Sold in the U.S. for the First Time Ever". Vogue. 2018-03-26. Retrieved 2023-03-09.
  2. Official Site
  3. Hills, Megan (2021-12-02). "'The higher the better': Why platform heels are back in fashion". CNN. Archived from the original on 2023-03-30.
  4. Carder, Sabrina (2018-07-26). "It's time to spice up your shoe game with this 90s platform". Evening Standard. Retrieved 2023-03-09.
  5. "Mirko Ostendoerfer, CEO of Buffalo Boots". The CEO Magazine. Retrieved 2023-03-09.


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