Pataugas

Pataugas (French: splasher) is both a shoe and a brand created on 24 August 1950 by René Elissabid, an industrialist from Mauleon, a village in the province of Soule, France.[1]

The shoe is more a boot, with a rubbered thick lugged outsole obtained with pulp rubber heated with a gas stove, hence the name "pataugas."

It was the preferred shoe of generations of scouts, soldiers and hikers of all kinds, including earth tones of the various models are a sign of authenticity.[2]

The Pataugas brand is owned today by Hopps Group[3]. The acquisition of Pataugas was a milestone in the strategy of the manufacturer, since Pataugas is once more fashionable and manages to attract a wider audience.

The French Shoe company Palladium makes a similar shoe/boot[4]

References

  1. ↑ http://www.pataugas.com/historique
  2. ↑ http://www.pataugas.com/historique
  3. ↑ Davril, Marianne (2017/05/10). "La marque de chaussures Pataugas cédée par Vivarte". boursier.com (10h18). Retrieved 2 September 2018. Check date values in: |date= (help)
  4. ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2014-12-25. Retrieved 2014-11-07.
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