Gebrüder Dassler Schuhfabrik, now known as PUMA, was founded in Herzgenaurach, Germany in 1924 by Rudolf Dassler – his brother Adolf founded Adidas. The Dasslers, it would seem, had an inkling for what athletes really needed from their sports shoes. Dassler shoes adorned the feet of many winners during the 1936 Berlin Olympics, including American Jesse Owens who won four golds. In 1948, the company name was changed to Puma Schuhfabrik Rudolf Dassler. And today, Puma AG is a public company, listed on the Börse München and Frankfurt stock exchanges.
Through the years, scores of athletes have set world records, won world championships and risen to the top of their games in Puma shoes. More recently, Puma sportswear and shoes have become associated with a number of widely popular entertainers, such as musicians and movie stars and even garnered high-profile product placements in films. The company keeps up with the fast-paced and ever-changing world of popular sports by introducing and developing new products to suit trends in fitness, such as their Manhanuala collection of sportswear for Yoga practitioners.
Today, Puma keeps its legend alive by producing a vast array of shoes for competitive athletes, as well as a wide selection of sportswear, accessories and jackets. Puma make jackets in a variety of weights for competitive athletes, as well as regular men, women and children. Though Puma’s collections do change to reflect the weather and seasonal colours, the Puma range of jackets always includes stylish standards such as the track jacket and hoody.
Men’s Puma jackets include: the Puma Coaches jacket, made from woven polyester so it’s wind and shower resistant, as well as warm; the 100% nylon Rain Wear jacket for training in wet conditions; a variety of polyester track suit tops with the embroidered Puma no 1 logo; the Puma AT Bonded jacket; and a selection of hoodies and football warmup jackets. There is also a collection of men’s Puma jackets available with distinctive Ferrari branding.
Puma jackets for women range from the stylish Puma Bomber jacket with contrast piping to the sleek, lightweight Puma Cat jacket. Also in the Puma collection for ladies are: the Puma Gore Windstopper jacket with asymmetrical zip; a selection of zip-up and pull-over hooded sweatjackets; some catwalk-inspired peacoats and jean jackets; a range of track tops with a variety of different details, including some with designer embroidery; and the Envy jacket, a high-collared 100% cotton number with the classic Puma cat embroidered on the left chest. Additionally, the Puma Ferrari range includes a few jackets cut and styled for ladies, including windbreakers, padded jackets and
The collection of Puma sportswear for kids includes designated ranges for infants, toddlers and an age-based selection of sizes for older children. Each size range includes coats and jackets sized and styled to fit boys and girls. There are tiny Puma tracky tops for baby boys and girls; Puma tricot jackets and windbreakers for toddlers; and for older kids, Puma make a selection of windbreakers, tricot jackets and even padded coats.
Puma’s wide selection of jackets for men, women and children can be purchased from a number of high street retailers as well as a good selection of online retailers.
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