Skechers has been around since the mid-1990 Actually, the founder of Skechers was once the Board of Directors of LA Gear. Gear If you remember, good luck to find a pair in every shoe store today, but what you want is the popularity of Skechers shoes to grow exponentially. Skechers Footwear to start in the direction of attention with type boots and utility breeds, but quickly branched out into fashionand sneakers. Skechers shoes can be found worldwide in a variety of specialty shops and retail brand Skechers.