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Article: Suede by Popular Opinion; Today's Hippest Dogs Take a Walk in the Geeky Shoes of Yesteryear -- Hush Puppies
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- The Washington Post
- Article date:
- November 29, 1995
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Fashion has crossed over into a parallel universe.
Hush Puppies, the shoes of nerds, geeks, dweebs and pinheads, are
suddenly hip.
The stodgy old comfort footwear of another generation has been
dusted off by the fashion industry and dubbed the must-have shoe of
this season, next season and seasons yet to be.
How hot are Hush Puppies? In February, the Council of Fashion
Designers of America will give them the 1995 Accessory Award.
Trend-driving designer Anna Sui (she did grunge, mod, schoolgirl -
- you name it) used custom-dyed Hush Puppies in lemon yellow, bubble
gum pink and scarlet in her spring '96 collection. Award-winning
menswear designer John Bartlett has shown them, two seasons ...