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Buffalo (footwear)

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Buffalo Boots GmbH
Company 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 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'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

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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][6]

References

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  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". Archived from the original on 2016-03-17. Retrieved 2006-08-26.
  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. ^ "Shoes Manufacturer". Retrieved 2024-09-12.
  6. ^ "Mirko Ostendoerfer, CEO of Buffalo Boots". The CEO Magazine. Retrieved 2023-03-09.
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