Who owns Blowfish Malibu?
Blowfish Malibu is owned by Caleres (the United States, NYSE: CAL), which has owned the brand since 2018.[1]
Evidence: Caleres, Inc. Annual Report on Form 10-K filed 2026-04-02, SEC EDGAR, 2 April 2026. Verified from filings; last checked .
Key facts
- Current owner
- Caleres, Inc. verified
- Owned since
- Owner HQ
- 🇺🇸 United States, St. Louis
- Origin
- 🇺🇸 United States, Malibu
- Founded
- 2005
- Category
- Apparel, footwear & accessories › Accessories & footwear › Footwear
- Parent ticker
- NYSE: CAL
- Last verified
- · 1 sources
About Blowfish Malibu
Blowfish Malibu is a footwear brand that the Caleres 10-K says was founded in 2005 and acquired by Caleres in 2018. The filing describes it as capturing the fresh, youthful spirit and casual living that is distinctively Southern California. It forms part of the Brand Portfolio segment, which designs and markets owned shoe brands for wholesale and online sale.
What Caleres's annual report says about Blowfish Malibu
Sentences about Blowfish Malibu from Caleres's latest annual filing[1], copied word for word.
Blowfish Malibu : Blowfish Malibu, which was founded in 2005 and acquired by Caleres in 2018, designs and sells women's and children's footwear that captures the fresh, youthful spirit and casual living that is distinctively Southern California.
The costs were primarily for severance and other costs to integrate the Blowfish Malibu office, showroom and information systems into the St. Louis infrastructure.
How often Caleres names Blowfish Malibu in its annual report
A plain count of the times the name appears in the text of each annual report, not counting the start of a sentence. A brand that an owner writes about more is usually one it treats as central. The brand is named less often than it was three years earlier.
Ownership timeline of Blowfish Malibu
Where Blowfish Malibu sits in Caleres
Controlling ownership as of . Brands grouped under the entity that owns them; large groups are collapsed.
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Other brands owned by Caleres
Caleres controls 7 brands on Brandtree, 7 of them in apparel, footwear & accessories.
Also in apparel, footwear & accessories
- Allen Edmonds (1922)
- Franco Sarto (1990)
- LifeStride (1940)
- Naturalizer (1927)
- Sam Edelman (2004)
- Stuart Weitzman (1986)
Other brands in footwear, and who owns them
Caleres has more brands in footwear on Brandtree than any other owner: 7 of 78.
| Brand | Owner | Owner based in |
|---|---|---|
| Cartago | Grendene | 🇧🇷 Brazil |
| Ekisha | Servis | 🇵🇰 Pakistan |
| Alexandre Birman | Azzas 2154 | 🇧🇷 Brazil |
| Bahamas | Relaxo | 🇮🇳 India |
| Blondo | Steve Madden | 🇺🇸 United States |
| Bocage | Groupe Eram | 🇫🇷 France |
| CCC | MODIVO | 🇵🇱 Poland |
| BOGS | Weyco Group | 🇺🇸 United States |
About the owner: Caleres
Caleres is a publicly listed company headquartered in St. Louis, United States. Brandtree records 7 brands under its control, and it is listed as NYSE: CAL.
Caleres is a St. Louis footwear company with two reporting segments: Famous Footwear, a family footwear retailer, and Brand Portfolio, which designs and sells owned and licensed shoe brands. Its 10-K for the year ended 31 January 2026 lists Sam Edelman, Vionic, Naturalizer, Allen Edmonds, Stuart Weitzman, LifeStride, Franco Sarto and Blowfish Malibu as owned, and Dr. Scholl's, Vince and Veronica Beard footwear as licensed from their owners (not listed here).
🇺🇸 Blowfish Malibu and other American brands
Brandtree records a controlling owner for 2,399 brands that began in the United States. 461 of them (19%) are now controlled by a company headquartered in another country; Blowfish Malibu is not one of them.
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- AKHG — Duluth Holdings 🇺🇸
- Adore Me — Victoria's Secret 🇺🇸
- Aerie — American Eagle Outfitters 🇺🇸
- All in Motion — Target 🇺🇸
- Altra — VF Corporation 🇺🇸
Frequently asked questions
Who is the parent company of Blowfish Malibu?
The parent company of Blowfish Malibu is Caleres, a publicly listed company headquartered in the United States.
Is Blowfish Malibu American?
Yes. Blowfish Malibu originated in the United States in 2005 and its owner, Caleres, is also headquartered in the United States.
Since when has Caleres owned Blowfish Malibu?
Caleres has owned Blowfish Malibu since 2018.
Is Blowfish Malibu still owned by Caleres?
Yes. As of 9 October 2026, Blowfish Malibu is still owned by Caleres. The ownership record was last checked against primary sources on that date.
Sources (1) & corrections
Last verified . Every ownership fact above is backed by one of these primary documents. Numbers in brackets in the text refer to this list.
- [1] Caleres, Inc. Annual Report on Form 10-K filed 2026-04-02 — SEC EDGAR, SEC Form 10-K, published 2 April 2026; retrieved 4 October 2026.
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