Clarks Originals | 60th Anniversary of the Desert Boot Collection

by Staff, April 15, 2009

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Fall/Winter 2009 sees the mark of a milestone in footwear fashion as Clarks Originals celebrate the birth of an icon. The story begins in Burma 1949, while serving with the West African Brigade, a young Nathan Clark creates the Desert Boot. The inspiration for the shoe came from a crepe-soled boot made out of rough suede popular in Cairo’s fabled Old Bazaar. The footwear of choice for off-duty Eighth Army officers, it was the boot’s simple line and conspicuous comfort that struck a chord with Nathan, a chord that, 60 years later, still chimes with people all over the world. To celebrate the Desert Boot’s 60th anniversary, Clarks Originals have created a collection of bold, vibrant special edition shoes. Each one is masterfully crafted to represent a decade of it’s existence, alive with history and steeped in style, each shoe illustrates a part of the Desert Boot’s Journey and what the shoe means to its dedicated fans throughout the ages.

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21 Responses

  1. Posted by: Tiffany on May 7, 2009 at 6:03 pm

    LOL I’M FROM THE CARIBBEAN AND BOY OH BOY DO THEY LOVEEEE CLARKS DOWN THERE…SO KUDOS FOR THESE…

  2. Posted by: giuseppe on May 5, 2009 at 6:35 pm

    somebody can say me when and where is possible to buy that one with the union jack???
    thank you
    giuseppe

  3. Posted by: Anon on April 17, 2009 at 2:41 pm

    i still wear my 50th anniversary ones….hmm, maybe time for an upgrade

  4. Posted by: bob on April 16, 2009 at 3:32 pm

    where can i get some?

  5. Posted by: crab cakes on April 16, 2009 at 1:35 pm

    ya know i could actually see the models from the Clarks website wearing the purple
    ones while standing in front of a check cashing spot or barbershop. well done Clarks!

  6. Posted by: weezy on April 16, 2009 at 12:03 pm

    tweeds are sick, hope i can cop

  7. Posted by: swart on April 16, 2009 at 8:11 am

    I like original style,Only purple looking good

  8. Posted by: blax on April 16, 2009 at 1:57 am

    Tweed ones are ill. The purples are a possible, though.

  9. Posted by: blax on April 16, 2009 at 1:55 am

    Tweed ones are the best. The purples are a possible, though.

  10. Posted by: great on April 15, 2009 at 10:58 pm

    the purple shoes would be rad if they didnt have those tassels. Who the fuck wants some tassels runnning along the top seem of their desert boots. retarded. I would buy them and cut that tassle shit off.

  11. Posted by: turkeyrap on April 15, 2009 at 9:48 pm

    co-sign VK i felt the same way. I just love the tassel looking detail.

  12. Posted by: using namespace Pikachu; on April 15, 2009 at 9:05 pm

    VK says: “if only the purple one wasn’t purple”

    If only the purple ones didn’t echo memories of Rick James.

  13. Posted by: IanK on April 15, 2009 at 8:48 pm

    If only the purple one wasn’t purple……or ugly.

  14. Posted by: aLEX on April 15, 2009 at 8:08 pm

    I want to cop the purple and dye it black

  15. Posted by: aLEX on April 15, 2009 at 7:41 pm

    Im going to cop the purple ones and dye them black

  16. Posted by: hypeman on April 15, 2009 at 7:19 pm

    I like the Tweed and denim-like one.. anyone have an idea when these’ll drop and if they’ll be available at Clarks’ stores, or is it exclusive to premium accounts?

  17. Posted by: E-MAN on April 15, 2009 at 6:37 pm

    interesting collection.

  18. Posted by: turkeyrap on April 15, 2009 at 6:32 pm

    those purple ones go so hard. im gonna need em.

  19. Posted by: EricJav on April 15, 2009 at 6:10 pm

    That brown tweed is hot

  20. Posted by: fabio on April 15, 2009 at 5:29 pm

    Bellissime……..ma in Italia??

  21. Posted by: VK on April 15, 2009 at 3:59 pm

    if only the purple one wasn’t purple