The dogs were owned by Chuck Greb, grandson of founder, Philip Walker, and the national sales director of the original parent company. Medics believed that the crepe-soled Hush Puppies he was wearing saved his life.Ĭomfort was certainly part of the shoe’s appeal, but their popularity may also been due to the lovable face that advertised the shoes, soulful Basset Hounds named “Velvet,” and her “sister,” Jasmine. Keith Richards accidentally touched his guitar against an ungrounded microphone and was knocked unconscious. They were the first shoes advertised on The Tonight Show with Johnny Carson, but a real “electrifying” boost to the brand came in 1965 at a Rolling Stones concert in Sacramento, California. Even Frank Sinatra’s Rat Pack and the Beatles wore them. Seemingly everyone had a pair, from David Bowie and Princess Diana’s custom-made pair, to Tom Hanks (who wore them in Forest Gump) and Dennis Rodman. Folks either wore dress shoes, or they wore cheap sneakers.Ĭreated by Wolverine World Wide Inc, in Rockford, Michigan, one out of every ten adults in the United States came to own a pair of Hush Puppies by 1963. Until 1957, high-end casual shoes were virtually non-existent. Made of brushed pigskin and constructed on a lightweight crepe rubber sole, the Hush Puppy was something of a footwear revolution. Many of us of a “certain age” remember Hush Puppies, the first casual shoe.
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