Golden Goose's leather, suede and canvas-style sneakers with rubber soles retail for roughly $500 to $900 a pair, while some limited-edition styles fetch thousands.

Item 1 of 2 Sneakers of Italian high fashion sneaker brand Golden Goose are displayed at its store in Beijing, China September 23, 2020. Picture taken September 23, 2020.

The new Golden Goose store on 812 Washington Street takes up 4,424 square feet of space and is home to several items that can only be found here—among them are shoelaces decorated with Big ...

Bankers may well pull Golden Goose up by its bootstraps for a rating of 15 times at flotation. But longer term, the business will have its work cut out to convince investors it is worth a gander.

Currently the Americas and Europe account for 41% each of Golden Goose’s sales, providing lots of space for expansion in Asia and the Middle East. But, for now at least, another European IPO is off.