When British soldiers returning from the war came to Soho's noisiest and most vicious places to celebrate the victory, without bothering to change their massive Brothel Creepers to something more civilian, they were unlikely to suspect that their comfortable to wear field bots would soon become cult.
In London of the 50s, the youth movement Teddy Boy is gaining popularity. The notorious English stiffness is challenged by arrogant youths with a high combed coca on their heads, dressed in funny colored frock-coats and narrow trousers-pipes. Creepers fit perfectly into their ironic style. Shoes equipped with a rubber platform are safely relocated to the 70s. Representatives of various subcultures successfully integrate it into their system.
In the store, which has become a fashionable British mecca, “Let it rock”, opened by Malcolm Maclaren (the husband of the recognized punk queen
Vivienne Westwood could hardly be seduced by a “muslin” establishment), the British underground reached out. Rock-n-rollers, punks, rockabillers visited here.
Even in the USSR, behind the iron curtain, shoes with thick rubber soles slipped through. The dudes called them "semolina."
Sooner or later, the framework of subcultures erodes, the elements of their wardrobe penetrate the masses - and now advanced mods try on creepers. Shoes do not lose their bright personality and still cause shock in most, but now it is a way to stand out from the crowd.
Fans of unusual original shoes appreciated the clear advantages of platform boots. They are incredibly comfortable, they are not afraid of any slush, and even the most unusual jeans in combination with them look indecently defiant. What else can so cheer up so quickly ? Perhaps one more new creeper. Shoes with unusual color schemes will perfectly drive away the autumn spleen.
In fact, the designers have time for the new season to present several more options for shoes popular with the people. For example, they put classic (now unlikely) derby brogues on a jute platform or rubber notched sole. Drawings and predatory prints appear on the boots. The height of the platform rushes up and is painted in acid tones.
Europeans, accustomed to taking clothes lightly, are cutting through the streets with might and main, clinging to creepers. Shoes in Moscow, too, have already been tried, a new brand is slowly conquering the Russian open spaces. Young people are happy to try on them, along the way, figuring out why they still do not need to be worn.
Pants-pipes - this is perhaps the most win-win option. However, with a skirt, and with a romantic blouse, and with a bright short coat, your creepers (shoes just for a rainy autumn) will look unusual and stylish. And if you consider that such shoes visually lengthen and slim legs, then in combination with the adored mini, they will become simply breathtakingly long.
Well, the new boots are quite capable of pushing the permanent sneakers and sneakers to the side. Of course, like any branded thing, creepers are not cheap. But this does not mean that you need to go broke in order to acquire similar shoes. Discounts in online stores allow you to look chic, without spoiling money right and left.