KARHU

Legacy 96

LILY WHITE / TRANSPARENT

Influence in sport means that you are long lasting, memorable, and measurable. In honour of this heritage, Karhu brings back an iconic sneaker with a name that says it all, the “Legacy 96”. This comfortable everyday shoe lives up to its name, embodying Karhu’s legacy in the sports footwear industry.

Karhu is a brand born in 1916 in Helsinki and today represents the Finnish brand par excellence in terms of sports footwear. The Karhu brand, which in Finnish means "bear", until 1952 was represented by the 3 diagonal stripes, a distinctive sign that in that year was sold to Adidas. Legend has it that the 'three stripes' were purchased for the equivalent of 1600 euros today and two bottles of whiskey. What is certain is that the minds behind Karhu did not pay too much attention to that original exchange, soon forgetting the stripes and inventing the M-Symbol, the M symbol celebrating the Finnish word 'Mestari', champion, still in use today.