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Shoes News: SALES of the British shoe brand Clarks rocketed
in Jamaica after a popular rap artist sang about them. Vybz Kartel wrote a number
of songs about his passion for the footwear, sparking a rise in prices and thefts
from shops, reported Sky News. The singer's first shoe-themed single, "Clarks"
featured his favorite styles on its cover - Wallabees, Desert Boots and Desert
Treks - and included the line, "Everybody haffi ask weh mi get mi Clarks."
The shoes became a part of Jamaican culture and Kartel, whose real name is Adidja
Palmer, said he owns over 50 pairs. He since released two follow-up singles
- "Clarks Again" and "Clarks 3." Describing the shoe brand,
Kartel said: "It's as Jamaican as ackee and saltfish and roast breadfruit.
Policemen wear it, gangsters wear it. Big men wear it to their work. Schoolchildren
wear it to school." Clarks has been a British stalwart since it started
in Somerset, southwestern England, 185 years ago, but it was not always seen
as the most fashionable of brands.
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