ACHILLES SORBO

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ACHILLES SORBO is a leather footwear brand launched in 2008 by the Japanese company Achilles Corporation. Focusing on casual shoes and sneakers for women and men, it offers products designed to support everyday walking. With “Enveloping each step, unburdening the heart” as its brand concept, it pursues comfort through designs that support the arches of the feet, Sorbocein, a shock-absorbing and pressure-dispersing material, and flexible soles. In 2021, it also introduced a new line for adult women, and continues to release collections today.

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Enveloping each step, unburdening the heart.

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2012-2021
2012 Sub-brand
■●▲Designs By ACHILLES SORBO
Footwear

A derivative brand of everyday shoes that are easy for anyone to wear.

Designs By ACHILLES SORBO is a brand that grew out of Achilles’ own universal design stand

Designs By ACHILLES SORBO is a brand that grew out of Achilles’ own universal design standards. Its official web shop also lists it as a separate brand category under “Four to Three Designs by Achilles Sorbo.” While ACHILLES SORBO itself broadly presents comfort and refinement in leather shoes, this line is based on the “FOUR TO THREE” concept, which takes into account everyone from infants to older adults, and emphasizes ease of putting on and taking off, safety, health, and everyday use. Through slip-ons, sneakers, sandals, and other footwear, this derivative brand extends the parent brand’s comfort to more universally accessible everyday shoes.

2021 Sub-brand
ACHILLES SORBO WHITE LABEL
Footwear

A minimalist sneaker line for adult women

ACHILLES SORBO WHITE LABEL is a distinct product line introduced by ACHILLES SORBO in 2021

ACHILLES SORBO WHITE LABEL is a distinct product line introduced by ACHILLES SORBO in 2021 as a new line for adult women. While the parent brand’s main comfort shoes focus on walking support and a broad range of everyday uses, this line carries over the comfort provided by materials such as Sorbothane and centers on minimalist, high-quality leather sneakers distinct from sports shoes. Positioned as an offering for women to pair with a simple, high-quality wardrobe, it extends ACHILLES SORBO’s functionality into a contemporary sneaker category. Its status as a line under the parent brand is confirmed by its official dedicated presentation as a new line and the “White Label” designation used by online retailers.

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