Common Projects is an American luxury footwear company founded in 2004 by Prathan Poopat, an American-based fashion designer, and Flavio Girolami, an Italian creative consultant.[1][2][3][4] The shoes are made in Italy, and often use Italian Nappa leather.[5][6]
History
The company name came about as Poopat and Girolami were working on a number of 'common' projects together, the original 'Achilles' shoe included, while living in separate countries.[7] All of their shoes feature a line of numbers along the heel, displaying the style, the size and color, respectively.[7] In the brand’s early years, these numbers could be rubbed off, but, now, they are branded in gold foil.[8]
Common Projects were named "Sneaker of the Week" twice by GQ magazine.[9][10]
External links
References
- John Ortved. Fashion Sneakers: The Runaway Hit The Wall Street Journal, 13 December 2013, retrieved 2014-09-05^
- Common Ground: A Conversation With Prathan Poopat And Flavio Girolami The Line, retrieved 2014-09-05^
- Noah Johnson. Common Projects Makes More New Classics for Fall '14 Style.com, 2014-07-31, retrieved 2014-09-05^
- Matthew Schneier. At Men's Fashion Weeks, White Sneakers Appear On and Off the Runways The New York Times, 25 June 2014, retrieved 2014-09-05^
- Bifen Xu. "Asked and Answered | Common Projects" T: The New York Times Style Magazine, 2 October 2009, retrieved 2014-09-05^
- Common Projects - The Perfect Sneaker Sneaker Freaker, 2008-09-16, retrieved 2014-09-05^
- Yale Breslin. Common Projects: Form & Function Life+Times, 2012-11-19, retrieved 2014-09-05^
- Common Projects: What to Know About the Footwear Brand Highsnobiety, retrieved 2020-08-26^
- Jian DeLeon. Sneaker of the Week: Common Projects B-Ball Low: The GQ Eye GQ, 2014-02-14, retrieved 2014-09-05^
- Brian Coats. Sneaker of the Week: Common Projects: The GQ Eye GQ, 2011-06-13, retrieved 2014-09-05^