Golo Footwear
| Industry | Fashion |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1915 in Dunmore, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| Founder | Adolf Heilbrunn |
| Headquarters | Dunmore, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| Products | Shoes |
Golo Footwear is a fashion company that was established in 1915 by the German immigrant Adolf Heilbrunn.
History
[edit]The company initially designed and manufactured slippers in Dunmore, Pennsylvania, and was known for experimenting with materials not traditionally used in footwear, such as cork, stretch fabrics, Gore-Tex for rainboots,[1] and clear lucite sandal wedges.[2]
In 2006, there were 22 different examples of Golo boots, shoes, and sandals in the collections of the Metropolitan Museum of Art, including an over-the-knee boot made of different-colored patent leather zip-on layers,[3] stretch patent leather boots designed for Jacques Tiffeau in 1967, and the denim platform boots designed by Leila Larmon and Stephen Bruce.[4] Golo is probably best recognized for the invention of the go-go boot in 1964, [5] which was worn by Barbra Streisand and photographed by Richard Avedon in the August 1965 issue of Vogue.
The Golo brand was bought by Dennis Comeau and relaunched in 2013. [6]
References
[edit]- ^ Footwear News, May 26, 2003
- ^ "Shoes walk tall this spring". Evelyn Livingstone; Chicago Tribune; Jan 14, 1977
- ^ "Boots". The Metropolitan Museum of Art. Retrieved 2014-03-01.
- ^ Fashion: the twentieth century. François Baudot. Universe, 2006. ISBN 0789313979, 9780789313973
- ^ Nostalgia in Vogue by Eve MacSweeny, 2000
- ^ Footwear News", AUG 19, 2013