the.com/desert boot
The shoe a soldier wore in Burma, then taught the whole world to slouch.
war originInspired by boots British officers bought in Cairo bazaars
clark's iconNathan Clark launched it in 1949, family doubted it
crepe soleSpringy gum rubber, terrible in rain, beloved anyway
mod uniformAdopted by 1960s mods, beatniks, and Steve McQueen
two eyeletsJust two lace holes, an exercise in doing less