Desert Boot C. & J. Clark

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the original desert boot – vintage ad



the clarks desert boot


the company s best known product desert boot – distinctive ankle height boot crepe sole made out of calf suede leather traditionally supplied charles f stead & co tannery in leeds. officially launched in 1950 desert boot designed nathan clark (great-grandson of james clark).


nathan clark officer in royal army service corps posted burma in 1941 orders establish supply route rangoon chinese forces @ chongqing whilst launching series of offensives throughout south east asia. before leaving home brother bancroft had given him mission gather information on footwear might of use company whilst travelling world. desert boot result of mission.


his discovery of desert boot made either @ staff college in 1944 or on leave in kashmir 3 divisions of old eighth army (transferred far east north africa) wearing ankle high suede boots manufactured in bazaars of cairo. nathan sent sketches , rough patterns bancroft, no trials made until after returned street , cut patterns himself.


the desert boot cut on men’s guernsey sandal last , sampled in neutral beige-grey 2mm chrome bend split suede. company’s stock committee reacted badly sample , dismissed idea ‘would never sell’. in capacity overseas development manager nathan had success shoe after introducing oskar schoefler (fashion editor, esquire magazine) @ chicago shoe fair in 1949. gave them substantial editorial credits colour photographs in esquire in 1950. bronson davies subsequently saw these articles , applied represent company in selling them across usa, long before available in uk. desert boot sold in britain through shops in regent street, featuring union jack sewn label, targeted @ tourists. lance clark credited popularising them in europe during 1960s.


the desert boot have been manufactured @ shepton mallet, small scale production having occurred @ street. during course of time, whitecross factory in weston-super-mare subcontracted relieve shepton factory of manufacture of desert boot, before bushacre factory @ locking road, weston-super-mare constructed in 1958. desert boot manufactured there until closure of factory in 2001. rest of clarks range, desert boots made in china.



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