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By the early 1900s, trainers were being produced by small rubber companies.
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As the 1920s and 1930s approached, these companies added traction, and also started marketing them for different sports
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In 1936, a French brand by the name of Spring Court [3] was born as the first canvas tennis shoe featuring signature 8 ventilation channels on the vulcanized natural rubber sole.
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In the early 1960s, sneakers were imported to the United States from Japan, but accounted for only a small portion of the market until Nike founders Phil Knight and Bill Bowerman began importing Tiger shoes under the name Blue Ribbon Sports.
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In the 1970s, sneakers led their own way as jogging quickly became popular and so did the necessity to have a pair of shoes for the occasion
