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2. Johnny Suede - Wikipedia

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   Synopsis. Johnny Suede is a young man with an attitude and an immense pompadour, who aspires to be a rock n' roll star like his idol Ricky Nelson. He believes he has all the stylistic accoutrements sans a pair of black suede shoes. One night, a pair of black suede shoes mysteriously appear, landing on top of the telephone booth he was using.

3. Chukka boot - Wikipedia

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   Chukka boot with leather sole. Chukka boots ( / ˈtʃʌkə / [ 1]) are ankle-high leather boots with suede or leather uppers, leather, wooden or rubber soles, and open lacing, with two or three pairs of eyelets. [ 2] The name chukka possibly comes from the game of polo, where a chukka is a period of play. [ 3]

4. Suede - Wikipedia

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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.

5. Chelsea boot - Wikipedia

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   The Beatles, seen here in 1963, helped to popularise Chelsea boots. Theatrical and ballet shoe maker Anello & Davide created a variant of the Chelsea boot in 1961 with Cuban heels and pointed toes for the Beatles, after John Lennon and Paul McCartney saw some Chelsea boots in its shop window and commissioned four pairs with higher, Cuban heels – this style became known as Beatle boots.

6. Blue Suede Shoes - Wikipedia

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   Blue Suede Shoes. " Blue Suede Shoes " is a rock and roll standard written and first recorded by American singer, songwriter and guitarist Carl Perkins in 1955. It is considered one of the first rockabilly records, incorporating elements of blues, country and pop music of the time. Perkins' original version of the song appeared on the Cashbox ...

7. Patent leather - Wikipedia

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   Riding boot from 1910–1920s. In general, patent leather is fine grain leather that is treated to give it a glossy appearance. 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 ...