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#1 2008-12-27 09:56:04
- IvyLeagueOfGentlemen
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Clarks Scooby Doos
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Peter Cook
#2 2008-12-27 10:16:54
- jesmond
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Re: Clarks Scooby Doos
Hi ILG.
The now largely obscure Clarks `Desert Khan` appears to have been one of the old Ivy style staples on campuses in the USA back in the day (late fifties /early sixties).
I`ve seen an old b&w advert pic from the archival online MIT newspaper from the late 50`s (OR early sixties) and the pic featured the classic Clarks desert boot beside the Clarks suede shoe model- labelled the `Desert Khan`.
#4 2008-12-27 10:21:06
- Taylor McIntyre
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Re: Clarks Scooby Doos
^ I've seen the same, thanks to Jesmond & now you.
We live in a bigger world than some can stand!
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#5 2008-12-27 10:40:27
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Re: Clarks Scooby Doos
I kept that picture because it answered a question I'd had for years: is this Desert Khan a reproduction or a "made up took look retro" shoe?
Turns out it's an oldie indeed.
The brown ones pictured have had an earlier release about 5 years ago.
Nice shoe.
#6 2008-12-27 10:44:04
- IvyLeagueOfGentlemen
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Re: Clarks Scooby Doos
You lives & learns eh? I wasn't even aware that Clarks had previously made the Desert style Khan shoe before. I thought this was a new development of theirs.
The detail around the laces is slightly different on the newer version. I also think suede would be the only material that I would wear them in. Those old style Khans in leather look a tad "Geography Teacher" to me.
How come their only available in Japan at the moment? I thought Clarks were British?
Last edited by IvyLeagueOfGentlemen (2008-12-27 10:44:51)
"As I looked out into that night sky, with all those infinite stars, it made me realise how unimportant they are"
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