"As with many illicit affairs, official censure only heightened the passion of Clarks collectors in Jamaica. When Clarks introduced the Wallabee (a boxier, moccasin-inspired version of the suede chukka) in 1967 and the Desert Trek (a center-stitched hiking shoe, instantly rechristened as 'bankrobbers' in Jamaica) in 1971, they practically flew off the stockists' shelves straight onto the album covers of reggae's most influential singers and DJs, dreadlocked Rastas and razor-trimmed lyrical gangsters alike. "
Edwin Houghton in Vogue discusses the popularity of Clarks Desert Boots in Jamaica.
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