KAPPA (COMPANY)

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

Contents

Logo

Company structure

Brands

Football teams who have Kappa as kit sponsor

National teams

Club teams

Europe

Africa

Americas

Asia

Popular culture

See also

References

External links

Logo

A silhouette of a man and woman sitting back to back supporting each other. Its origin is described on Kappa's website:
http://www.kappastore.com/UK/help.asp?testo=228&lingua=uk&Tipohelp=A&rif=20

Company structure

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

Brands

★ Kappa

★ Robe di Kappa or RdK®

★ Jesus Jeans

★ Superga®

★ K-Way®
Kappa is a corporate sponsor of world football; their boots are worn on many pitches by players throughout the world. The company also is the current kit supplier for the Italy national rugby union team.

Football teams who have Kappa as kit sponsor

National teams

★ Burkina Faso

★ Wales

Club teams

Europe

★ SK Brann

★ Wacker Tirol

★ RC Genk

★ Rijeka

★ Baník Ostrava

★ Viljandi Tulevik

★ FC Metz

★ Le Mans

★ FC København

★ SV Werder Bremen

★ 1. FC Kaiserslautern

★ TSV 1860 Munich

★ Sampdoria

★ Feyenoord Rotterdam

★ Pandurii Târgu-Jiu

★ Partizan Belgrade

★ Real Betis

★ Denizlispor

Africa

★ FAR Rabat

★ Silver Stars

★ Club Sportif Sfaxien

Americas

★ Rosario Central

★ Botafogo

★ Avaí Futebol Clube

★ Deportivo Temuco

★ Deportivo Pereira

★ Olimpia Asunción

★ Cerro Porteño

Asia

★ Tokyo Verdy

★ Pohang Steelers

Popular culture

In the United Kingdom, Kappa-brand clothing is associated with the chav subculture, so called ''Kappa Slappers''. The term comes from British magazine Viz which includes a character called Tasha Slappa, an exaggerated teenage female chav. Common problem Andrew Billen (The character was originally called "Kappa Slappa" until the Kappa company filed a lawsuit against Viz, specifically because the strip implied their clothing was highly flammable.)
Also, in North America the brand is associated with Gino culture: young men (and women) of European descent who wear the Kappa sweatsuits and a lot of baby blue, have Invicta backpacks, and spike their hair. They also listen to "Ginobeats" - loud, pulsing club music.
Canadian singer Jason McCoy wears a beach hat with the Kappa logo on it as part of his gimmick with The Road Hammers.
Popular Glaswegian band Mogwai often wear Kappa clothing, recorded a song titled "Kappa" on the Album "Come On Die Young", and were rumored to have been sponsored by Kappa at one point.

See also

★ Fila

★ Lotto

★ Fashion victim

★ Diadora

References

External links

★ http://www.kappa.com

★ http://www.jesusjeans.com

★ http://www.basicnet.com