Looking for some distressed sneakers similar to Golden Goose? We’ve got you covered. Here’s our list of the best Golden Goose alternatives.

Prior to recent years, pre-distressed leather was reserved for rugged biker jackets or leather furniture accents.

Golden Goose helped usher this concept into the sneaker world, effectively creating a new legitimate category for luxury kicks:

The pre-worn pre-distressed sneaker. If you’d rather save that $500, or are looking for slight design variations, you’re in the right place. We’ve got 15 Golden Goose sneaker alternatives to choose from.

Golden Goose is a Venice-based company that spearheaded the distressed shoe movement by building the scuffed vintage design using high-quality materials. This didn’t come without its critics (why mark-up a tattered shoe?

Why fake your game-worn kicks when you didn’t come off of the court?), but there’s an undeniable convenience factor about this aesthetic. And creating it out of premium materials makes it practical too.

Of course, Golden Goose’s pre-distressing process is a trade secret. At this point though, several brands have gotten in on the well-loved sneaker look. Let’s take a look at a few good ones.

Distressed Sneakers and Alternatives to Golden Goose

Here are 15 of them in no particular order.

Oliver Cabell Distressed Low 1

More than an excellent alternative, the distressed Low 1s from Oliver Cabell are a distinct and stylish shoe in their own right. They just happen to be in the same genre as Golden Goose. It’s sort of like how an Omega Seamaster is a same-category alternative to a Submariner.

The branding is less in-your-face, and can be taken as simply cool abstract designs. Instead of the Golden Goose star, we’ve got the Oliver Cabel Os and the brand’s trademark side-stitch.