The Dilbert Principle Scott Adams. The Unconsoled Kazuo Ishiguro. Deep Dish Mary Kay Andrews. Nothing to See Here Kevin Wilson. Views Total views. Actions Shares. No notes for slide. The complete history of blue suede shoes 1. Although, Elvis Presley had the big hit, credit was always given to Perkins for writing the song. The idea came from his early days when he and Johnny Cash were standing in a food queue and someone in front cried a warning to another not to trod on his foot.
Cash was moved to say to his companion that would be a good title for a song. Perkins to Presley Later, when Perkins was playing in a dance hall he noticed one of the dancers gesticulating to their partner not to stand on his feet.
The following morning, or so the story goes, he woke up with the song lyrics in his head and cleverly wrote them down. He recorded the song before Elvis Presley but a road accident prevented him from performing the hit on national television. Presley was in desperate need of a follow-up to Heartbreak Hotel and took 'Shoes' to the top of the US charts in What are Blue Suede Shoes?
In American, the shoes were suede oxford brogues worn by middle class university students preppies ; elsewhere, youths in the UK Teddy boys ; Halbstarke in Germany; the Stilyagi in Russia, and Blousons Noir in France wore cheap, crude crepe soled platform shoes. Brothel Creepers The nature of a sub culture is the desire to be different and will often flaunt the conventions of the time. Teenagers of the 50s were no different, and choose suede the skin side of leather , because it previously had been regarded as an effeminate medium worn only by lounge lizards types, and homosexuals.
The name, Brothel Creeper, spells out the sexuality of the shoe. They were a celebration of unsubtle masculinity and were the working-class equivalent of the desert boot. The appeal of brothel creepers lay in their deliberate crudeness. The suede bottees were ideal for crossing sand and comfortable enough to wear off duty.
Egyptian cobblers made the shoes for the soldiers to kept as souvenirs. Clarke's of England picked up on the idea and suede Oxfords became popular with older single men, after the war.
Teddy Boys A cheaper, more crude version became commercially available in England in , when a Northampton based shoemaker, marketed the "Hamilton. Brothel creepers were as aggressive as desert boots were urbane. Worn originally with drapes and drainpipe trousers they were a variation of the sartorial style of Prince Edward, and hence the delinquents were called Teddy boys. Dress codes An interesting innovation was the unconventional use of a boot lace, worn as a tie.
Symbolically these acknowledged the importance of 'Hillbilly Music' in the emerging music scene as well as flying in the convention of shirt and tie brigade. Dress codes became very important in public places like dance halls and pubs.
All in all, the style was the right image for angry young men and made up the post war generation, which burst into life with the onset of Rock' n Roll. Later this was combined with crossover rockabilly crocodile skin shoes, especially worn with black satin shirts.
The Larrikins The original Australian Sharpies, ironically wore almost exactly the same gear and footwear as their forebears , the rough urban hooligans or larrikins. In reprise they were neutered and no longer the sign of youthful rebellion rather a shade of their former glory and like the imitation crocodile and leopard skins, they became contrived bad taste. Footnote Carl Perkins never wore blue suede shoes although Presley did own a pair, which he ordered after the song shot up the charts.
The King wore lifts in his shoes to make him look taller. Buddy Holly only ever wore brown suede shoes. The material in this communication may be subject to copyright under the Act. Any further copying or communication of this material by you may be the subject of copyright protection under the Act. Do not remove this notice. Total views 2, On Slideshare 0. From embeds 0. Number of embeds Downloads 5.
Shares 0. Comments 0. Likes 0. You just clipped your first slide! The idea for the song came from his early days when he and Johnny Cash — were in a food queue. Someone in front cried a warning to another not to trod on his foot.
Cash was moved to say to his companion that would be a good title for a song. Later, when Perkins — was playing in a dance hall he noticed one of the dancers gesticulating to his partner not to stand on his feet. The following morning, or so the story goes, he woke up with the song lyrics in his head and cleverly wrote them down.
He recorded the song before Elvis — but a road accident prevented him from performing the hit. Presley meantime was in need of a successful follow-up to Heartbreak Hotel and took his version of 'Shoes' the top of the US charts.
The rest, as they say is history. Perkins did not personally wear blue suede shoes although Presley did own a pair.
The King did wear lifts in his shoes to make him look taller and Buddy Holly — only wore brown suede shoes.
Had Carl Perkins not penned this tune and Elvis sang it then who knows what kind of world we would have today. The anthem was right and the image was as they say 'smoke'n'. These were cheap and crude shoes made specifically for the emerging youth market with soles more like platforms. The most critical thing about suede was prior to this time, suede was regarded as an effeminate medium previously worn only by lounge lizards and homosexuals.
The appeal of brothel creepers lay in their deliberate crudeness. Leather or suede was sown into crepe sole, sometimes two inches thick. The name spells out the sexuality of the shoe.
They were a celebration of unsubtle masculinity and were the working class equivalent of the desert boot. Originally worn by officers during the desert campaign in North Africa, the originals were suede bottees with crepe soles. The origins are blurred but it is thought Egyptian cobblers made the shoes for the soldiers. Most comfortable shoes the fashion was developed by Clarke's of England and became popular with the middle class smoothies after the war.
Teddy boys wore a modified dessert boot with a particularly thick crepe sole. Brothel creepers were as aggressive as desert boots were urbane. Worn originally with drapes and drainpipe trousers they were a variation of the sartorial style of Prince Edward, hence Teddy boys.
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