Brothel Creepers

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Brothel Creepers

Brothel Creepers are a type of shoe most associated with Rock 'n' Roll music. They were invented in 1949 by George Cox six years before Rock 'n' Roll became popular. But since then they have been adopted by the Rock 'n' Roll / Rockabilly market as their trademark shoe.

The most famous of the Brothel Creeper shoes are of course the blue suede ones made famous by Carl Perkins and Elvis Presley.

The Brothel Creeper has a two inch rubber sole and usually lace through D-Rings to tie them. Read on to see what Wikipedia has to say about Brothel Creepers.

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Showaddywaddy - Remember Then

One of the greatest Rock 'n' Roll bands of the 1970's was Showaddywaddy. Showaddywaddy were know for the Teddy Boy style of dress, wearing the full Drape suit. They also titled one of their albums after the Teddy Boy apparrel, it was called "Crepes and Drapes".

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My Version of How Brothel Creepers Got Their Name

I have searched the net for how Brothel Creepers got their name (I always thought they were called Beatle Crushers) and I have come up with the following conclusion.

Teddy Boys date back to long before Rock 'n' Roll started. They were basically high profile rebel teenagers, who flaunted their clothes and attitude like a badge. When the Rock 'n' Roll era arrived the Teddy Boys adopted it as thier kind of music.

Now Brothel Creeper soles are known as crepe soles which does not take much mis-spelling to turn into creep. So along with their ability to be able to creep the floors at night without making the squeaks and creaks regular soled shoes made they were nicknamed 'Creepers'.

According to the urban dictionary Brothel Creepers are - Footwear, generally of a formal design, that is donned prior to a night of debauchery (often in Amsterdam) ending in the bludgeoning of a pro.

Now whether they were wearing crepe shoes or not the name stuck to crepe shoes because of a mix of the bad attitudes of the Teddy Boys and the story and because of the reputation of the Teddy Boys they were probably blamed for the attacks.

Of course, I could be way off track. But it sounds good to me so I'm sticking to it.

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  • bakerwoman Sep 2, 2011 @ 2:34 pm | delete
    This is new to me and I am glad I stumbled upon this lens. The name of these shoes and the origin of the name is very interesting.
  • blue22d Oct 1, 2009 @ 5:12 pm | delete
    Well, I've learned something new. Never heard of Brothel Creepers. Thanks for informing me. ***** to you.
  • Tipi Mar 11, 2009 @ 11:08 am | delete
    I never knew all this before. Cool lens idea, and thanks for sharing! 5*'s
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