the.com/brothel creeper
The shoe that crept out of red-light districts and goose-stepped straight into punk royalty.
war originNamed for soldiers prowling Cairo's brothels in WWII.
crepe soleThick rubber sole muffled footsteps, hence creeper.
teddy boy icon1950s British rebels made them a uniform.
punk stapleSex Pistols and Siouxsie kept them stomping.
still madeLondon's George Cox has crafted them since 1949.