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2. Dr. Martens - Wikipedia

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   In the 2000s, Dr. Martens were sold exclusively under the AirWair name in dozens of different styles, including conventional black shoes, sandals and steel-toed boots. AirWair International Ltd revenue fell from $412 million in 1999 to $127 million in 2006. [20] In 2003 the Dr. Martens company came close to bankruptcy. [21]

3. Patent leather - Wikipedia

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   Riding boot from 1910–1920s. An early reference to patent leather is in the 1793 British periodical The Bee, or Literary Weekly Intelligencer, which notes, in an article entitled "Hand's patent leather", that "a gentleman of the name of Hand" in Birmingham, England, obtained a patent for preparing flexible leather having a glaze and polish that renders it impervious to water and need only be ...

4. Patten (shoe) - Wikipedia

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   The word patten probably derives from the Old French patte meaning hoof or paw. [1] It was also spelled patyn and in other ways. [2] Historically, pattens were sometimes used to protect hose without an intervening pair of footwear and thus the name was sometimes extended to similar shoes like clogs.

5. Talk:Dr. Martens - Wikipedia

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   I get leaving the page at Dr. Martens if they haven't bothered to correct their paperwork yet and we're focusing the article on the company itself but the WP:COMMON WP:ENGLISH name of this footwear is "Doc Martens", it's not close, and we should use it consistently in the article to discuss the footwear sold by Dr. Martens PLC. The current ...

6. Sandal - Wikipedia

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   Huarache, a Mexican sandal, [14] with sole made of a tire tread, or huarache (running shoe), a flat sandal used by minimalist runners. Jelly sandals or jelly shoes were originally a version of the classic fisherman sandal made in PVC plastic. They were invented in 1946 by Frenchman Jean Dauphant in response to a post-war leather shortage.

7. Chaco (footwear) - Wikipedia

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   The Chaco brand also provides a variety of outdoor-influenced fashion sandals, shoes, flip-flops, boots and accessories. The flagship line of adjustable outdoor sandals are distinguished by the fact that they use a single strap which loops around the foot through the sole, and so can be adjusted to fit without any extra fastenings.