MANHATTAN BEACH, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--In 1999, the growing footwear brand Skechers introduced the Skechers Energy to the world. Featuring an outsole that was like nothing else on the market, Skechers Energy quickly became the footwear brand’s iconic style for women and men, selling more than 100 million pairs to date. And now with the chunky sneaker trend back and hotter than ever, the Skechers Energy is returning to commemorate 20 years as the true original of this movement.
The footwear brand will mark this historic Skechers Energy anniversary by releasing three limited-edition anniversary styles that are a callback to the Skechers “It’s the S” advertising campaign from the original Energy era. These styles are just the start of the Skechers Energy revival, with an expanded collection featuring updated colors rolling out through the year.
“When we look back at the thousands of styles released over the 27 years since we established Skechers, the Skechers Energy really stands out as a look that helped define our brand just as we were hitting our stride,” began Michael Greenberg, president of Skechers. “With Britney Spears as the face of the Skechers Energy at launch, it became our first massive global hit style and helped drive awareness for the Skechers brand around the world. We love that the chunky design Skechers originated is now all the rage in fashion footwear, driving massive excitement for our Skechers D’Lites collection. This anniversary is a perfect opportunity to re-introduce old and new Skechers fans to the style that started it all.”
After pioneering the chunky sneaker look two decades ago with the Skechers Energy for men and women, as well as the Skechers Stamina for men, the style evolved and the Company introduced Skechers D’Lites—a lighter version of its original style—in 2007. Though the collection has always had a dedicated consumer base, sales accelerated across Asia over the last two years after regional marketing included K-Pop groups. In 2017, the Company relaunched an even lighter update of Skechers D’Lites in celebration of its ten-year anniversary and recently debuted the modernized, even chunkier Skechers D’Lites 3.0 collection. Next on the trend is a return of the Skechers Stamina—now for women as well.
The original Skechers Energy style 2250 and the limited edition anniversary colorways are available at Skechers retail stores, www.skechers.com, and select retail partners in the United States, as well as in many global markets.
About Skechers U.S.A., Inc.
Based in Manhattan Beach, California, Skechers (NYSE:SKX) designs, develops and markets a diverse range of lifestyle footwear for men, women and children, as well as performance footwear for men and women. Skechers footwear is available in the United States and over 170 countries and territories worldwide via department and specialty stores, more than 3,060 Skechers Company-owned and third-party-owned retail stores, and the Company’s e-commerce websites. The Company manages its international business through a network of global distributors, joint venture partners in Asia, Israel and Mexico, and wholly-owned subsidiaries in Canada, Japan, India, and throughout Europe and Latin America. For more information, please visit about.skechers.com and follow us on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter.
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