 | |
| Company type | Private subsidiary |
|---|---|
| Industry |
Sports equipment Textile |
| Founded | 1978 |
| Founder | Marco Boglione |
| Headquarters | , |
Area served | Worldwide |
Key people |
|
| Products |
Clothing Footwear Sportswear |
| Revenue | €284 million (2019) [1] |
| Parent | BasicNet S.p.A. |
| Website | kappa.com |
Kappa is an Italian sportswear brand founded in Turin, Piedmont, Italy [2] in 1978 by Marco Boglione, as a sportswear branch of the already existing "Robe di Kappa". [3]
Maglificio Calzificio Torinese (MCT) is a sock and underwear company from Turin established in 1916. It had a production problem with its Aquila brand in 1956. When the problem was fixed, all the new products were stamped with a K, standing for German Kontrolle. Sales surged and in 1967 the K line was formally called Kappa, the Greek letter for K. [4] [5]
Excludes articles found in Category:Sportswear brands.
- Nordica (company)
- Playlife
- Legea
- Tecnica
- Mudflap girl – other iconic reclining silhouette
- ^ "BasicNet.com". www.basicnet.com. Retrieved 18 August 2018.
- ^ "Kappa USA". Kappa USA. Retrieved 18 August 2018.
- ^ "Brand Identity". www.basic.net. Retrieved 2021-04-30.
- ^ Gianluca Bolelli (2017-01-20). "Kappa lancia la nuova linea "Kappa Kontroll"".
- ^ "About: Kappa Australia".
- Sportswear brands
- Clothing brands of Italy
- Athletic shoe brands
- Shoe brands
- Sporting goods manufacturers of Italy
- Shoe companies of Italy
- Clothing companies established in 1916
- Italian companies established in 1916
- Manufacturing companies based in Turin
- 1980s fashion
- 1990s fashion
- 2000s fashion
- 2010s fashion
- 2020s fashion
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| |
| Company type | Private subsidiary |
|---|---|
| Industry |
Sports equipment Textile |
| Founded | 1978 |
| Founder | Marco Boglione |
| Headquarters | , |
Area served | Worldwide |
Key people |
|
| Products |
Clothing Footwear Sportswear |
| Revenue | €284 million (2019) [1] |
| Parent | BasicNet S.p.A. |
| Website | kappa.com |
Kappa is an Italian sportswear brand founded in Turin, Piedmont, Italy [2] in 1978 by Marco Boglione, as a sportswear branch of the already existing "Robe di Kappa". [3]
Maglificio Calzificio Torinese (MCT) is a sock and underwear company from Turin established in 1916. It had a production problem with its Aquila brand in 1956. When the problem was fixed, all the new products were stamped with a K, standing for German Kontrolle. Sales surged and in 1967 the K line was formally called Kappa, the Greek letter for K. [4] [5]
Excludes articles found in Category:Sportswear brands.
- Nordica (company)
- Playlife
- Legea
- Tecnica
- Mudflap girl – other iconic reclining silhouette
- ^ "BasicNet.com". www.basicnet.com. Retrieved 18 August 2018.
- ^ "Kappa USA". Kappa USA. Retrieved 18 August 2018.
- ^ "Brand Identity". www.basic.net. Retrieved 2021-04-30.
- ^ Gianluca Bolelli (2017-01-20). "Kappa lancia la nuova linea "Kappa Kontroll"".
- ^ "About: Kappa Australia".
- Sportswear brands
- Clothing brands of Italy
- Athletic shoe brands
- Shoe brands
- Sporting goods manufacturers of Italy
- Shoe companies of Italy
- Clothing companies established in 1916
- Italian companies established in 1916
- Manufacturing companies based in Turin
- 1980s fashion
- 1990s fashion
- 2000s fashion
- 2010s fashion
- 2020s fashion