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About Hush-Puppies Shoes:

Hush Puppies wasformed in 1958 and became famous for revolutionising modern leisure footwear launching when an American tannery called Wolverine made a pair of suede casual shoes from local American leather.

The Hush Puppiescame about when tannery workers said that his friend's dogs were hushed when they were fed corn balls, which at the time were known as "Hush Puppies", were given to them. At roughly the same time if you had sore feet, they were "Barking Dogs". The implication was that if you fed them they woull shut up!

Hush Puppies came to the UK a year later and was introduced in to the market by Saxone shoes and they became an instant success. Hush Puppies were stylish and also comfortable, they became firm favourites right through the 1950s -becoming the shoesr of choice for teh developing Mod movement through the 1960s. By 1965, Hush Puppies Shoeswere huge in the liesure shoe market in America.

Hush Puppies Shoes success grew as the loafer market re-emerged in the mid 1990's when "vintage" started to become fashionable. The look grew on the British catwalk making an appearance in John Bartlett's collection. He sold them in a wide selection of funky colours fromburgundy to lime made from super soft suede. The fashionistas went bananas and the brand was cool again.

Paul Smith in the UK was a champion of the Hush Puppies Shoes Original look and he was the first to sell the new range of colours. They were soon picked up by fashions elite such as David Bowie, Mick Jagger and the Gallagher brothers.

The brand is now owned by the huige Wolverine corporation who also own, Merrell, Sebago, and have the license for Caterpillar. Hush Puppies Shoes now make quality mid-market fashion for women and men.

The 50th anniversary was celebrated in 2008 and the range of shoes, boots and sandals ensure that they are the most wearables shoes in the market today. Hopefully Hush Puppies Shoes will here in another 50 years!
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