Van Bommel is a Dutch footwear brand. According to its official history, the family’s shoemaking began when Adriaen van Bommel joined the shoemakers’ guild in Breda in 1718 and started working as an independent shoemaker. Today, the family-run shoe factory offers a classic footwear brand focused mainly on leather shoes for men. Shoemaking skills have been passed down through generations, and many of the products are made in factories in the Netherlands.
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- 1996
Year
Brand
Category
Description
1996
Floris van Bommel
Sub-brand
Footwear
A fashion-led brand on a different track from classic footwear
Because Van Bommel was strongly associated with classic shoes, it was difficult to sell mo
Because Van Bommel was strongly associated with classic shoes, it was difficult to sell more fashion-forward footwear under the established brand name. In 1996, Frans van Bommel introduced a line named after his son Floris. It followed the 1980s “New Generation Classics” and was intended to foreground fashion more than Van Bommel’s primarily classic offering. In 2006, the Van Bommel logo was removed from its communications, and the line was developed as an independent brand. Today, it is positioned alongside Van Bommel, while sharing the same shoe-manufacturing business foundation.
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New Generation Classics
Sub-brand
Footwear
An 1980s fashion-oriented line developed as an alternative to classic shoes
A derivative line established as part of Van Bommel’s product diversification in the 1980s
A derivative line established as part of Van Bommel’s product diversification in the 1980s, responsible for fashion-forward shoes. It was initially marketed under the name “Manhattan by Van Bommel” and was renamed “New Generation Classics” for legal reasons. While Van Bommel focused primarily on classic shoes, the line served different fashion needs and broadened the company’s product offering at retail alongside its other diversification products. In 1996, Floris van Bommel was introduced as its successor, and the line came to an end.
1996
Sub-brand
Floris van Bommel
Footwear
A fashion-led brand on a different track from classic footwear
Because Van Bommel was strongly associated with classic shoes, it was difficult to sell mo
Because Van Bommel was strongly associated with classic shoes, it was difficult to sell more fashion-forward footwear under the established brand name. In 1996, Frans van Bommel introduced a line named after his son Floris. It followed the 1980s “New Generation Classics” and was intended to foreground fashion more than Van Bommel’s primarily classic offering. In 2006, the Van Bommel logo was removed from its communications, and the line was developed as an independent brand. Today, it is positioned alongside Van Bommel, while sharing the same shoe-manufacturing business foundation.
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Sub-brand
New Generation Classics
Footwear
An 1980s fashion-oriented line developed as an alternative to classic shoes
A derivative line established as part of Van Bommel’s product diversification in the 1980s
A derivative line established as part of Van Bommel’s product diversification in the 1980s, responsible for fashion-forward shoes. It was initially marketed under the name “Manhattan by Van Bommel” and was renamed “New Generation Classics” for legal reasons. While Van Bommel focused primarily on classic shoes, the line served different fashion needs and broadened the company’s product offering at retail alongside its other diversification products. In 1996, Floris van Bommel was introduced as its successor, and the line came to an end.
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Country of origin, founding year, categories and parent brands.
Van Bommel is from Netherlands.
Van Bommel was founded in 1718.
Van Bommel covers the following categories: Footwear, Accessories.
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