Common Projects / Men

Common Projects is a luxury footwear brand founded by Prathan Poopat and Flavio Girolami in 2004. Poopat and Girolami started their brand after searching for a pair of premium casual shoes that felt luxurious without sacrificing style or timeless appeal. The brand's name comes from the duo often noticing they were working on 'common projects'. They challenged a luxury shoe factory in Italy to make this shoe - presumably the first sneaker the factory ever made - resulting in a completely unbranded sneaker similar to an Adidas Stan Smith or Puma Gazelle. This shoe became known as the Achilles.