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Another great addition to our ever growing brand list at Fat Buddha Store is Spring Court Footwear. Theodore Grimmeisen, cooper by trade, decided in 1870 to leave Alsace native France to stay in Paris at the end of the Franco-Prussian War . He moved to Paris in the Belleville area and there he built a factory. His son was striving to improve the sealing of his barrels and developed prototypes that used rubber plugs and was particularly interested in this material. The son of Theodore, George Grimmeisen, invented in 1930 a rubber boot molded in one piece, so it was watertight , made feasible by a manufacturing process using compressed air to strip his boots.   In 1936 , wishing to practice his favorite sport, tennis , Georges invented the brand Spring Court. "Spring" for "spring" and "Short" for tennis clay. A revolutionary and ventilated cotton canvas shoe with a rubber vulcanized sole. The shoe, designed to play on clay was ...

Some new Palladium boots have just arrived in store at Fat Buddha Store, and make a great addition to our already popular collection. The classic French brand were founded in 1920 as a company that started out creating specialist tires for aircraft's. Their advanced tires, that were made by layering canvas bands underneath vulcanised rubber soon ended up on the majority of Europe's aircraft's. In 1947 Palladium put this same idea and expertise that was used in their tires to footwear and the result was the Pampa Boot. A boot that was renowned for its comfort, functionality and durability, so much so that it was adopted by the French Foreign legion. Moving onto 2013 and the brand are stronger than ever with a great array of footwear in a host of different colours and finishes. The three models to arrive are the Pampa Hi in a new Peru colour show above and below, followed by the Pampa Lite in Otan Green and in a ripstop fabric and finally the Pampa Blanc Hi in a...

Edwin denim are loved by denim heads, streetwear enthusiasts and menswear aficionados the world over. Known for their exquisite denim and the various ways in which they have revolutionised and invigorated the denim industry, Edwin are truly a world leader and one of the best at their craft.   That's why it is so exciting to hear that they have teamed up with fellow skilled craftsmen Blitz Motorcycles for the second time. Blitz Motorcycles was founded in 2010 in Paris by Fred Jourden and Hugo Jezegabel with the sole intention of creating custom, one of a kind motorbikes with a true, gritty, old school feel. Edwin and Blitz Motorcycles have teamed up once before to create a brilliant line of motorbike inspired clothing and they are back at it again with some more cracking pieces. Check out the video below to see abit more about the collaboration and to see the clothes and the bikes in action! The first piece to hit our store are the Red Selvage ED47 reworked by the ...