K-Swiss OVERVIEW

K-Swiss, a heritage American athletic shoe brand founded in California in 1966, offers performance tennis, lifestyle and fitness footwear to meet the high-performance demands of world-class athletes and trendsetters. K-Swiss developed the world’s first real leather tennis shoes, it has been regarded as a premium sports brand across the world over the past decades.

FOUNDED INCALIFORNIA IN 1966

From the beginning, K-Swiss was driven by an entrepreneurial spirit when two Swiss brothers moved to California to create a footwear brand focused on tennis. As avid skiers, the brothers took inspiration from leather ski boots to create a supportive, leather tennis shoe. Introduced in 1966, the K-Swiss Classic was the world’s first all-leather tennis shoe. It quickly gained worldwide acclaim and became a style statement both on and off the court, worn casually in country clubs and just as fashionably on city streets.

Now, 58 years later, K-Swiss is building from its heritage as an American tennis brand and writing new chapters in its storied history. Paying homage to the hard work of our founders and the competitive nature of the game that inspired it all, K-Swiss is dedicated to outfitting and inspiring the next generation of tennis players and injecting that same inspiration and energy into other racquet sport and lifestyle products.