Fashion career profile

Adolf "Adi" Dassler

Adolf 'Adi' Dassler was a German shoemaker, product innovator and the founder of adidas. He began making athletic footwear in Herzogenaurach after the First World War and worked in the Dassler brothers' factory before the brothers separated. On 18 August 1949

Role

Founder, adidas

Nationality

German

Age

126

Career appointments

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Fashion houses

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