The history of Cole Haan shoes started almost 100 years ago. In 1928, in Chicago, Illinois, United States of America, Trafton Cole and Eddie Haan settled a company named Cole Haan Shoes. Back then, Cole Haan shoes were just for men and the associates had no plans to expand in the near future. Even so, once with success, plans for expansion took life and the two business partners started thinking their business on the long term. In a few years, Cole Haan Shoes offered also women’s shoes, belts, bags, scarves, hats, gloves and all kind of leather products. Trafton Cole and Edie Haan did not expect their business to be such a big hit from the start and years later decided to retire and to let someone else in charge of the Cole Haan shoes and accessories. This is why, in present, this is a subsidiary of Nike.

Now, Cole Haan shoes and Accessories has a whole design center in the Big Apple – New York City. The headquarters of the company moved to Yearmouth, Maine and another move is planned to Scarborough. The current CEO of the Cole Haan shoes business is Dave McTague, who hopes to expand this great business even more. Until now, there are 8 flagship Cole Haan shoes stores in the world – in Beverly Hills, California; Costa Mesa, California; Boston, Massachusetts; Chicago, Illinois; Dallas, Texas; San Francisco, California; New York City and Tokyo, Japan. Cole Haan shoes are also sold by independent retailers like Nordstroom and Lord & Taylor.

In a smart move, the company announced in 2008 that the use of real fur will be stopped. So, Cole Haan shoes and accessories will no longer benefit of the expensive fabric. After this announcement, Maria Sharapova became the face of the advertising campaigns for Cole Haan shoes and accessories. Thanks to her international fame, sales of Cole Haan shoes and accessories had an important boost in the last years. The company continues to offer the best possible products and the clients are still happy with the products. In conclusion, Cole Haan offers great merchandise and has a promising future.