Valenki Kotofey

Every year it becomes more and more difficult to predict what the winter will be like. Climate change is taking place. In winter, the weather can surprise with its diversity and waywardness. There are warm, spring-like days, there are severe frosts with snowfalls, and sometimes it rains for several days in a row. Dress for the weather, not the season!

Pretty good advice. First of all, this applies to children. Despite the fact that the calendar depicts winter, it is better to first look at the thermometer or look out into the street in order to know how to dress the child correctly.

The same goes for footwear. Unfortunately, despite the huge selection of children's shoes, not all products will be able to withstand snowfalls with frost or gray days with drizzle and porridge underfoot. Since ancient times, we remember how comfortable and practical felt boots were. It would seem that felt boots have remained in the distant past, now you can only remember them or look at their images in old photographs ... However, today the model range of children's winter shoes is represented by stylish and modern felt boots produced by Kotofey.

Trademark "Kotofey" has more than 70 years of history. In practice, the company was created back in 1935 on the basis of the Egorievsk factory.For six months, equipment was selected and installed, a staff of employees was recruited, who were trained, gained excellent experience and later became the basis of the enterprise. The company has experienced many ups and downs throughout its history. The 90s were a particularly difficult period, the production of shoes was almost at the bottom. However, the company managed to stay afloat, survive, develop further and reach incredible heights among many competing firms.

1996 was a key year in the history of the company. During this period of time, the Egorievsk factory signed a partnership contract with the Italian company IGI. As a result, the Russian company was able to use high-quality Italian materials in production, thereby modernizing and improving its own model range. Employees of the enterprise were trained abroad, new equipment and various innovative technologies were used for the production of children's shoes. If the products previously produced by the brand were among cheap models, then in the future the Egorievsk factory began to produce high-quality and practical models of shoes for children and adolescents in the middle and above the average price range.

In 2001, the Kotofey trademark was registered, which belonged to the Russian enterprise Yegoryevsk Obuv. The image of a running cat in boots and a wide-brimmed hat became the company's logo.

Since that moment, TM "Kotofey" began to adhere to the following principles of work:

• a wide range of manufactured shoes and annual renewal of collections;
• guarantee of excellent quality of manufactured products.

Today, the company produces about 3 million pairs of children's shoes per year. Only in Russia there are more than 120 mono-brand stores of this brand.

What is the peculiarity of boots TM "Kotofey"? Why shoes of this brand have recently been in high demand and occupy a leading position in sales?

Felt boots "Kotofey" attract the attention of buyers with a number of characteristics, thanks to which they stand out among winter shoes from other manufacturers:

• for the manufacture of shoes, only sheep wool is used, there are no synthetic additives in the composition;
• wool perfectly maintains thermal insulation inside the boots, suitable for various temperature conditions, including severe frosts;
• thoroughly thought out protection against getting wet thanks to a durable sole and rubberized inserts in the toe and heel area;
• the internal shape fully corresponds to the anatomical structure of the child's foot;
• when creating children's boots, orthopedic properties of shoes are taken into account, which contribute to the correct placement of the child's legs inside the boots;
• The attention of buyers is offered a wide range of models and a variety of colors, which makes it possible to choose models for both boys and girls.

Shoes produced by the company "Kotofey" firmly settled in the modern consumer market. High interest in the manufactured products contributes to the development of the trade brand. New models are developed and released every year.

All shoes TM "Kotofey" can be classified according to several categories:

• By intended purpose: from models for daily wear to festive options.
• According to the dimensional grid: from nursery group to teenage models.
• According to seasonality or compliance with weather and climatic conditions: without insulation, with fur, on sheepskin, etc.
• By type of footwear: from stylish booties in the form of children's boots to warm boots.
• By design: laconic one-color boots, colorful models, options with decor (for example, with a snowflake, with a heart, with a cat, with a bullfinch, with a penguin, with a spider, etc.).
• According to the fastener option: without a fastener, with a wide Velcro, with one or two zippers.

In the distant past, there were dull black and gray felt boots. Modern (both children's and adult models) delight customers with a variety of colors of the color palette. Consumers are offered single-color models with decorative decorations in the form of appliqués or voluminous stickers, combined models that combine two or more colors, models with prints on various topics (children's, marine, floristry, geometric shapes, etc.). Recently, boots TM "Kotofey" white, black, gray, red, burgundy, pink, lilac, purple and other colors have become in high demand.

Proper use and storage of shoes will increase their lifespan. So, for example, after a walk, shoes must be thoroughly dried. However, you can not dry boots on batteries or other heating devices - drying should take place in natural conditions.

It is also important that the shoes match the size of the child's feet, for this it is necessary to correctly take measurements from the baby's foot.Felt boots should not be inherited from generation to generation, because each leg is individual.

TM "Kotofey" helps its customers in every possible way with the choice of shoes for children. On the official website of the company, each consumer can get acquainted with the dimensional grid of produced models of shoes for children and teenagers. For the convenience of users, it was decided to indicate three main criteria for choosing the required shoe size:

• size (declared by the manufacturer);
• metric size or length of the child's foot;
• recommended insole length.

You should also take into account the fact that there are models that can be small or, conversely, slightly oversized. Therefore, it is quite important to familiarize yourself with the dimensional grid of a particular shoe model before making a purchase or clarify this information with sales assistants of official stores or sales offices.

If initially TM "Kotofey" produced not very practical and wear-resistant models of children's shoes, then the price for such products was appropriate. After the start of cooperation with the Italian company and the use of high quality materials and various innovative techniques, the quality, practicality and external design of the manufactured products have significantly improved, which could not but affect the cost of the goods.Today, shoes produced under the logo "Kotofey" are included in the category "products of the middle and above the average price segment."

Having carefully studied the reviews of consumers who own children's shoes manufactured by Kotofey, it should be noted that there are both positive and negative reviews. However, there are no completely negative reviews. In most cases, leaving their opinion about felt boots, users make comments about some of the shortcomings of the products.

In particular, the negative aspects include the following factors:

• rapid loss of appearance (first of all, we are talking about products made of light felt, which after a certain period of time loses its color and becomes not so attractive in appearance);
• the bulkiness of some models (this problem is especially acute among young mothers whose babies are just learning to walk).

However, most of the reviews that are found on the Internet are positive:

• a wide range of;
• a wide choice of colors;
• the presence of an arch support in most models;
• compliance with the criteria of "correct shoes";
• naturalness of the materials used;
• anti-slip sole;
• practicality and high wear resistance;
• strength and reliability;
• stylish and modern design;
• affordability;
• the correct ratio of the criteria "price" and "quality".

In conclusion, it should be noted that boots TM "Kotofey" deserve the attention of a modern buyer due to their characteristics and price loyalty.