Adidas
Adi Dassler's Herzogenaurach company has made football boots since 1949, a year after Diadora, and its Samba and Gazelle occupy the same heritage-sneaker shelf.
9 sneakers tracked · from $66
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Sneakers like Diadora
12 brands that actually make sneakers and sit close to Diadora on style and price — each with what it does differently.
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Reebok
Joe and Jeff Foster founded Reebok in Bolton in 1958 as successors to an 1895 running-shoe firm, and Club C and Classic Leather rival Diadora's court archive.
14 sneakers tracked · from $52
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Nike
Blue Ribbon Sports became Nike in 1971, and its Beaverton scale means the Air Max and Dunk dominate the lifestyle-running crossover Diadora works from Treviso.
145 sneakers tracked · from $36
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Puma
Rudolf Dassler split from his brother and founded Puma in the same Bavarian town in 1948, the year Diadora started, with the Suede as its retro anchor.
22 sneakers tracked · from $61
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New Balance
Boston's New Balance still makes shoes in the United States and, like Diadora's Caerano factory, sells domestic production as the reason its 990 costs more.
346 sneakers tracked · from $31
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Mizuno
Osaka sportswear and equipment maker founded in 1906, known for Wave-cushioned running shoes, baseball gloves and archive-driven Sportstyle sneakers.
5 sneakers tracked · from $165
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ASICS
Japanese performance running brand from Kobe, known for GEL cushioning and archive Sportstyle sneakers like the Gel-1130 and Gel-Kayano 14.
145 sneakers tracked · from $76
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Saucony
American running brand owned by Wolverine World Wide, known for PWRRUN-cushioned performance shoes and Originals reissues of its 1980s runners.
32 sneakers tracked
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Salomon
French outdoor brand from Annecy known for ski and trail-running gear, whose XT-6 and Speedcross shoes became gorpcore streetwear staples.
45 sneakers tracked · from $127
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Karhu
European heritage running brand mining 70s-80s archives
29 sneakers tracked · from $59
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VANS
American skate footwear and apparel brand, founded in Anaheim in 1966 and owned by VF Corporation, known for the Old Skool and Sk8-Hi.
90 sneakers tracked · from $39
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