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Suede (pronounced / s w eɪ d / SWAYD) is a type of leather with a fuzzy, napped finish, commonly used for jackets, shoes, fabrics, purses, furniture, and other items. Suede is made from the underside of the animal skin, which is softer and more pliable than the outer skin layer, though not as durable.
[1]: 19–20, 37 Both of these stone tool shapes were invented in the Oldowan, [2]: 61, 66–67 but direct evidence for hideworking has not been found from earlier than about 400,000 years ago. Examination of microscopic use-wear on scrapers demonstrates they were used to prepare hides at that time at Hoxne in England.
The earliest known shoes are sagebrush bark sandals dating from approximately 7000 or 8000 BC, found in the Fort Rock Cave in the US state of Oregon in 1938. [5] The world's oldest leather shoe, made from a single piece of cowhide laced with a leather cord along seams at the front and back, was found in the Areni-1 cave complex in Armenia in 2008 and is believed to date to 3500 BC.
Sperry or Sperry Top-Sider is an American brand of boat shoe designed in 1935 by Paul A. Sperry. Sperrys, or Top-Siders, were the first boat shoes introduced into the boating and footwear markets. Until January 2024, the Sperry brand was owned by Wolverine World Wide and headquartered in Waltham, Massachusetts.
The general popularity of brown over black extends to loafers, sometimes using exotic leathers such as suede and cordovan. Since the early 1980s, socks have been optional while wearing loafers. [27] Though originally men's shoes, [28] some styles of loafers, such as casual tassel and penny loafers, are also worn by women. Women's loafers tend ...
Paul [a] also named Saul of Tarsus, [b] commonly known as Paul the Apostle [7] and Saint Paul, [8] was a Christian apostle (c. 5 – c. 64/65 AD) who spread the ...
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The early 1970s saw the introduction of the Royal Plus, also known as the "Suede Super", which had a suede upper, padded collar, and was available in a high or low top. [15] Pro-Keds were worn by NBA stars including Willis Reed , Kareem Abdul-Jabbar , Nate "Tiny" Archibald , JoJo White , Bob Love , Lou Hudson , Bob Lanier and "Pistol" Pete ...