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About Clarks

It began with a flash of inspiration. It was 1825 in the Somerset village of Street and James Clark was busy working at the tannery owned by his brother, Cyrus. Among the sheepskin rugs, the off-cuts and cast-offs were piling up when James had a brainwave: Slippers!. And the rest, as they say, is history. A few stitches and a few years later, the sheepskin slipper was born. It was the very first Clarks shoe and the opening chapter in a remarkable story that continues to unfold to this day. In the decades that have passed since the young Mr. Clarks eureka moment our shoes have seen social, poli...tical and economic revolution. Theyve seen fashions in footwear come and go, and come again everything from court shoes and winklepickers to wedge heels, sandals and sneakers. Theyve tapped to the beat of crooners, rockers, Britpoppers and hip hoppers. Theyve walked, marched, strode and sashayed through an ever-changing world. New technology, state-of the-art facilities and our love of shoes means were not only the number one shoe brand in the UK. With continuing growth in North America, Western and Eastern Europe, India and China, were also the worlds largest casual and smart shoe company and the fourth largest footwear company on the planet. Weve come a long way since Cyrus and James Clark and the Brown Petersburg. But their vision and passion live on in our shoes. You could say were following in their footsteps. More
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