Ariat was named after the racehorse Secretariat and began by bringing athletic footwear technology into boots for equestrian athletes. It has expanded into performance apparel and footwear for riders and outdoor work. Its corporate office is in San Leandro, California.
Same category, HQ in USA
2X2XU is a performance compression brand founded in Australia in 2005 and born from triathlon. It makes compression tights, shorts, long sleeves and recovery tights, plus sports bras and training wear, under the idea of Prepare, Perform, Recover.
Sports apparel and footwear
ALAltra makes road and trail running shoes built around its FootShape fit, a roomy toe box that lets toes splay, and a zero-to-low drop that balances weight across the foot. Its lineup includes the Vanish Carbon race shoes, Olympus and Experience Wild trail shoes, with FootShape offered in several fit options. Altra is part of VF Corporation, which completed its acquisition in 2018 and still lists it among its brands.
Road and trail running footwear
BLBlack Diamond makes gear and apparel for climbing, skiing, running and hiking, including harnesses such as the Solution, headlamps, shells and climbing clothing. Its heritage traces back to Chouinard Equipment and a backyard anvil and hammer; in 1972 Yvon Chouinard and Tom Frost published the Clean Climbing Manifesto in the Chouinard Equipment catalog.
Sports apparel and footwear
BRBrooks Running makes running shoes, apparel and accessories for road and trail, including the Ghost and new Ghost Amp road shoes. Its global headquarters is in Seattle next to the Burke-Gilman trail and Lake Union, in a LEED-certified building that also houses the Brooks Trailhead, its only flagship retail store. Brooks has been a standalone operating subsidiary of Berkshire Hathaway Inc. since 2012.
Running footwear and apparel
CACastelli makes high-performance cycling clothing for pros and everyday riders, with a kit builder to match jerseys and bib shorts. It traces its roots to Milan tailor Vittore Gianni in 1876, who dressed AC Milan, Juventus and the Milan Ballet and made cycling clothing in the 1910s for five-time Giro champion Alfredo Binda. Armando Castelli bought the company in 1939. Its company information names Manifattura Valcismon S.p.A. as the company behind the brand.
Sports apparel and footwear
CHChampion is an American athletic apparel brand that says it invented the hoodie for the sidelines more than 80 years ago. It sells hoodies, layering styles for outdoor sports and everyday wear, and archive-inspired collections mixing sport silhouettes with preppy classics through its official store. Champion is run by ABG-Champion LLC, part of the Authentic Brands Group family of companies.
Sports apparel and footwear
COColumbia Sportswear makes outdoor clothing, outerwear, sportswear, footwear, bags and gear built to handle the weather. Gert Boyle took over the struggling family business in 1970 and turned it into a leading company, and Columbia Sportswear Company is now one of the largest outdoor and active lifestyle apparel and footwear companies in the world, with a portfolio of well-known brands. Columbia Sportswear Company identifies Columbia, Mountain Hardwear, SOREL and prAna as the four primary brands in its outdoor portfolio.
Outdoor apparel and footwear
COConverse sells sneakers, footwear and apparel through its official site. It began in 1908 as the Converse Rubber Company in Malden, Massachusetts, founded by Marquis Mills, and its first products were rubber galoshes. It is based in Boston, Massachusetts, and is part of NIKE, Inc. Converse is part of NIKE, Inc., alongside the Nike and Jordan brands.
Sports apparel and footwear
