S.L. class held in one of the musty back rooms of Brooklyn College.

NEWYORKER: Luda and Milena

Michael Greenberg was in college when Robert, who owned a women's apparel shop called L.A. Gear, started importing simple canvas sneakers to tap the aerobics craze in 1983.

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Michael Greenberg was in college when Robert, who owned a women's apparel shop called L.A. Gear, started importing simple canvas sneakers in 1983 to tap the aerobics craze.

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L.A. Gear took off, and Michael dropped out of junior college to join Dad's business in 1983, after first working as a shoestore salesman to learn the business.

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