Kappa (company)

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Kappa is an Italian clothing company that started as a sock and underwear manufacturer in 1916 in Torino (Turin).

Kappa has always been at the forefront of equality between the sexes: thus the their logo, the silhouette of a man and a woman sitting back to back supporting each other.

Company structure

Kappa and its sister brands are owned by the holding company BasicNet.

Brands

  • Kappa
  • Robe di Kappa
  • Jesus Jeans
  • Superga
  • K-Way

Kappa is also one of the largest corporate sponsors of football; their boots are worn on countless pitches by a endless number of football's greatest players.

Football teams who have Kappa as kit sponsor:

Popular culture

In the United Kingdom, Kappa-brand clothing is commonly associated with the chav subculture. Atlas (Mexico)

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