Rockport Sweater. Engineered Comfort: Rockport's frontier. Soon after father and son Saul and Bruce Katz founded it in 1971, Rockport became the first company to use advanced materials and technologies in traditional shoes to create lightweight comfort. Then they were the first to engineer walking comfort in all types of dress and casual shoes. The Rockport Boots Collection includes: Shoes, Boots, Loafers, Trainers and Ankle Boots. And now Rockport have moved into the clothing market with Jeans, Jackets and Sweaters. The Rockport Sweater collection includes Round Neck Cotton examples.