Search
NEWS

Onitsuka Tiger: how Bruce Lee and actress Uma Thurman helped

By A Mystery Man Writer

An octopus salad inspired Kihachiro Onitsuka to launch extra-grip basketball shoes in the 1950s. Today, thanks to some star power, Onitsuka Tiger’s striped trainers are a fashion must-have, especially in China, Thailand and South Korea.
First published in 1903, South China Morning Post is Hong Kong’s premier English language newspaper and has the city’s most affluent and influential readership. With a reputation for authoritative, influential and independent reporting on Hong Kong and China. The newspaper is supported with its online publication and its Sunday edition, Sunday Morning Post.
Inspiration can come from the most unlikely of places. Take the curious case of Kihachiro Onitsuka.

Onitsuka Tiger: how Bruce Lee and actress Uma Thurman helped

Onitsuka Tiger: how Bruce Lee and actress Uma Thurman helped Japanese sports shoe brand become a global fashion must-have

Onitsuka Tiger: how Bruce Lee and actress Uma Thurman helped

Martial Arts Movie Stars Bruce Lee & Jim Kelly Wore Onitsuka Tiger Sneakers, by Paco Taylor

Onitsuka Tiger: how Bruce Lee and actress Uma Thurman helped

Onitsuka Tiger: how Bruce Lee and actress Uma Thurman helped Japanese sports shoe brand become a global fashion must-have

Onitsuka Tiger: how Bruce Lee and actress Uma Thurman helped

Onitsuka Tiger: how Bruce Lee and actress Uma Thurman helped Japanese sports shoe brand become a global fashion must-have

Onitsuka Tiger: how Bruce Lee and actress Uma Thurman helped

bruce lee: PT Usha, Uma Thurman, Bruce Lee: The rise of Onitsuka Tiger, and what other brands looking for a image boost can learn - The Economic Times

Onitsuka Tiger: how Bruce Lee and actress Uma Thurman helped

Onitsuka Tiger Onitsuka Tiger Tai Chi Kill Bill US 10 Available For Immediate Sale At Sotheby's

Onitsuka Tiger: how Bruce Lee and actress Uma Thurman helped

Onitsuka PH - Mall Pull out, Makati

Onitsuka Tiger: how Bruce Lee and actress Uma Thurman helped

bruce lee: PT Usha, Uma Thurman, Bruce Lee: The rise of Onitsuka Tiger, and what other brands looking for a image boost can learn - The Economic Times

Onitsuka Tiger: how Bruce Lee and actress Uma Thurman helped

Onitsuka Tiger: how Bruce Lee and actress Uma Thurman helped Japanese sports shoe brand become a global fashion must-have

Onitsuka Tiger: how Bruce Lee and actress Uma Thurman helped

Martial Arts Movie Stars Bruce Lee & Jim Kelly Wore Onitsuka Tiger Sneakers, by Paco Taylor

Onitsuka Tiger: how Bruce Lee and actress Uma Thurman helped

Game of Death - Wikipedia

Onitsuka Tiger: how Bruce Lee and actress Uma Thurman helped

Martial Arts Movie Stars Bruce Lee & Jim Kelly Wore Onitsuka Tiger Sneakers, by Paco Taylor

Onitsuka Tiger: how Bruce Lee and actress Uma Thurman helped

Onitsuka Tiger store editorial photography. Image of color - 174389962