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Converse, Vans & New Balance

Sneakers & Casual Shoes 3 × non-EU 7 × European alternatives

The casual sneaker canon, all American-owned.

Converse belongs to Nike, Vans to VF Corporation. Europe's answer is mostly smaller, and mostly still making shoes in Europe.

What you are replacing (3)

Converse ↗

Owned by Nike since 2003.

🇺🇸 United States ·outside Europe
Vans ↗

VF Corporation, Colorado.

🇺🇸 United States ·outside Europe
New Balance ↗

Boston, Massachusetts.

🇺🇸 United States ·outside Europe

European alternatives (7)

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VEJA ↗

Paris. Wild rubber, organic cotton, no advertising budget at all.

🇫🇷 France · EU member state
Superga ↗

Turin, 1911. The 2750 is the original.

🇮🇹 Italy · EU member state
Novesta ↗

Partizánske, Slovakia. Vulcanised by hand since 1939.

🇸🇰 Slovakia · EU member state
Camper ↗

Mallorca, family-run for four generations.

🇪🇸 Spain · EU member state
ECCO ↗

Danish, owns its own tanneries.

🇩🇰 Denmark · EU member state
Dr. Martens ↗

Northamptonshire. The 1460 boot.

🇬🇧 United Kingdom · United Kingdom
Waldläufer ↗

German comfort shoes, made in Europe.

🇩🇪 Germany · EU member state

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