{{short description|American footwear brand}} {{Sources exist|date=September 2019}} {{Infobox company | name = Simple Shoes | logo = Simple Shoes logo.png | type = Private | industry = Footwear | fate = | predecessor = <!-- or: | predecessors = --> | successor = <!-- or: | successors = --> | founded = {{Start date and age|1991|}} in California | founder = Eric Meyer | defunct = <!-- {{End date|YYYY|MM|DD}} --> | hq_location_city = Atlantic Highlands | hq_location_country = United States | areas_served = United States, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, Japan, Europe | key_people = Denis Ryan, Ash Scott, Phoebe Ryan, Seamus Ryan, Marcia Currie, Kathy Berger, Caroline Robles | products = | owner = Denis Ryan & Ash Scott | num_employees = | num_employees_year = <!-- Year of num_employees data (if known) --> | parent = | website = {{url|https://simpleshoes.com}} }} '''Simple Shoes''', also known as '''Simple,''' is an American footwear brand created in 1991 by Eric Meyer, a California native. Simple was acquired by Deckers Outdoor Corporation in 1993, then closed by Deckers in 2011,<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://footwearnews.com/2011/business/news/deckers-shutters-simple-shoes-61721/|title=Deckers Shutters Simple Shoes|website=Footwear News|access-date=21 June 2011}}</ref> and subsequently acquired by Denis Ryan in 2015.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://footwearnews.com/2015/fashion/uncategorized/simple-shoes-kickstarter-campaign-35781/|title=Simple Shoes Relaunches for Fall '15 With Kickstarter Campaign|website=Footwear News|access-date=12 June 2015}}</ref> Sold to the Hurley family in 2020.
== History == To obtain start up capital, Eric sold his vintage Volkswagen collection. Simple Shoes was a pioneer in sustainable manufacturing and is known for being one of the first to use green sustainable materials,<ref>MSNBC, ''[http://www.nbc11.com/msnbcentertainment1/14653218/detail.html Fall Head Over Feet For Eco-Friendly Shoes] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080420071118/http://www.nbc11.com/msnbcentertainment1/14653218/detail.html |date=2008-04-20 }}'', NBC 11, November 21, 2007</ref> such as bamboo, jute, hemp, recycled PET, used tires and cork.
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== External links == *[http://www.simpleshoes.com/ Official website]
Category:Shoe companies of the United States Category:Santa Barbara, California
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