Brütting
German shoe manufacturer
Brütting is a German shoe manufacturer based in Küps, Bavaria. Founded by Eugen Brütting in 1946, it began with a factory in Nuremberg producing high-fashion women’s shoes under the Maestro Eugenio brand. Brütting held several patents, some utilized by Rudolf Dassler in 1952. GEKA Sport Limited operates as a division of Brütting.
History
Eugen Brütting established the company in 1946, initially crafting high-fashion women’s shoes in Nuremberg under the Maestro Eugenio label. By 1952, Rudolf Dassler had adopted some of Brütting’s patented designs. After a dispute with Dassler in 1965, Brütting launched a sports division, forming EB-Sport-International to focus on track and field athletes. To counter the seasonal nature of fashion shoes, the company imported tracksuits and equipment from France (Trévoir) and developed specialized footwear for sports such as fencing, weightlifting, boxing, wrestling, and running.
In 1966, Arnd Krüger became the first German indoor champion in Brütting racing spikes. Starting in 1968, Brütting offered hand-crafted shoes to athletes, including free high-fashion shoes for women.
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