In 1956, the letter K appears on the socks produced by Maglificio Calzificio torinese, the Vitale family’s historic company. K stands for "Kontrollen," the German word for special attention to quality control. This decision, which later proved to be brilliant, stemmed from the return to the factory of a batch of defective socks. What initially was just a way to signal quality soon became the Kappa brand symbol.

The perfect image to represent Robe di Kappa’s soul was taken during a photo shoot for Beatrix, another Vitale family’s brand. A backlighting picture of the silhouette of a boy and a girl, sitting back-to-back. This picture, who has later renamed “Omini”, soon became the brand emblematic Logo.

The worldwide recognition of Kappa arrived in 1984, when the iconic Kappa 222 Banda appeared on the U.S. Track and Field Team’s Jersey during the Olympic Games in Los Angeles. Athletes like Carl Lewis and Edwin Moses won wearing the BANDA: from that moment, this iconic style became a must both in sport and in lifestyle.

Kappa also plays a prominent role in the world of skiing, sponsoring important federations and providing garments who have become not only icons of sport design and functionality, but also a fashion statement.

Since 2016, through the collections of Gosha Rubchinskiy and Marcelo Burlon, Kappa's iconic 222 BANDA and Omini logo have begun to contaminate the lifestyle world. From that moment, the brand has repeatedly confirmed this trend towards design and fashion, especially through collaborations with sports entities that focus not only on practicality but also on style.

Kappa celebrated Omini’s 50th anniversary at Art Basel in Miami with a performance that reimagined the iconic logo throughout 50 different iterations. A way to homage to the brand's enduring legacy, and to cast a look towards its future.