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Vibram FiveFingers

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Country: Italy
Founded: 2005 2000s
Category: Footwear
Related brands: Footwear brands founded in the 2000s Footwear brands from Italy

Overview

Tagline

Grounded Strength, Forward Motion

Vibram FiveFingers is a minimalist shoe developed and introduced by Vibram in 2005. It is offered as a line from Vibram, which originated in Albizzate, Italy, and is intended to recreate a near-barefoot feel while providing thin, flexible protection. The design was inspired by design student Robert Fliri and commercialized by Vibram. It is primarily intended for activities such as fitness, running, water sports, yoga, and trekking.

Concept

The mission of Vibram Fivefingers is to engineer essential protective footwear, always aiming at allowing the human foot to move naturally and uncompromised.

Related brands

Parent brands and sub-brands, ordered by founding year.

Related brands: 1 brands
Founded: 1937

Year Brand Category Description

1937

Vibram

Parent brand

Textiles and material technology

An in-house footwear line developed as a standalone offering.

On Vibram’s official website, FiveFingers is presented as a standalone footwear line at th

On Vibram’s official website, FiveFingers is presented as a standalone footwear line at the core of its product range and sales pages. The brand page describes it as a line born from the idea of restoring contact with nature, serving to extend Vibram’s sole technology to footwear itself. Whereas Furoshiki is placed in a separate concept category, FiveFingers is positioned as the prominent line that represents the brand.

1937 Parent brand

Vibram

Textiles and material technology

An in-house footwear line developed as a standalone offering.

On Vibram’s official website, FiveFingers is presented as a standalone footwear line at th