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MADE FOR THE MILES
ROCKPORT is a footwear brand founded in 1971 in Massachusetts, USA, by Saul Katz and his son Bruce Katz. It offers men’s and women’s dress shoes, casual shoes, walking shoes, and other footwear. Since its founding, the brand has sought to apply athletic shoe technology to leather shoes to enhance comfort. Its signature lines include “DresSports,” which combines dress shoes with athletic shoe soles, and “ProWalker,” a fitness walking shoe. Its range is centered on combining comfort and style.

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To make dress shoes more comfortable by leveraging the engineering and technology used in athletic sneakers.

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Rockport Cobb Hill Collection
Footwear

A derivative collection focused on comfortable footwear for women

Cobb Hill was originally launched as an independent brand for women, but following the reo

Cobb Hill was originally launched as an independent brand for women, but following the reorganization of Rockport Group, it was developed as the “Rockport Cobb Hill Collection,” bearing the Rockport name. Within Rockport’s overall range of dress and casual shoes, it was positioned as a collection focused on comfort for women and distinctive design offerings. Unlike Rockport’s core line and function-specific collections such as ProWalker, it is a derivative line focused on women’s products.

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Rockport Works
Footwear

A specialist line focused on safety footwear for the workplace

Rockport Works is an official line that carries forward the Rockport name and its technica

Rockport Works is an official line that carries forward the Rockport name and its technical comfort, offering safety footwear for workplaces and occupational use, as well as shoes for uniforms. While Rockport itself focuses primarily on dress and casual shoes for general consumers, Rockport Works serves a role specialized for workplace use, with features such as slip resistance and safety. Its products are developed, manufactured, and sold by Warson Brands under license from Rockport; it is not simply another brand within the same company, but a licensed line bearing the Rockport name.

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