“The company was established on July 4th,1949 under the name Botana and built upon centuries of shoemaking tradition in the Skuteč region (Already in 1534 Jindřich Šťastný von Valdštýn and Rychmbuk issued new Statutes for the guild of shoe makers in Skuteč. The rich shoemaking tradition of the Skuteč region is documented in the City Museum of Skuteč, among the historic attractions of which is the biggest shoe (mm long) ever made in the Czech Republic).”
Since 1963 the company has been making shoes under the brand “botas” (BOTA-Sports, BOTA-Skuteč, bota is Czech for shoe). Some 15-20 years later, already known for high quality footwear, Botas took it up a notch. In the late 70’s and early 80’s Botas began to issue calendar posters with women (some semi nude) and saw record breaking company production. Was it the calendars? The reputation for quality? Was it both? Who knows. Either way it makes for some interesting sneaker history. Take a trip back to 1987 below. via Botas.com and Viceland.com
