Selasa, 20 April 2010

Where did Mary Jane shoes get their name?


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Why: I am wearing some sort of mary janes.

Answer: The comic strip Buster Brown! The strip was created by in 1902 by Richard Felton Outcault. Buster is a mischievous little dandy with beautiful blonde hair, and Mary Jane is his sister. They both wear Mary Jane-style shoes.
(That's not Mary Jane, but you can see their prissy little shoesies.)

In 1904, the Brown Shoe Company (est. 1893) purchased the rights to the Buster Brown name. The characters are still associated with the company today.
Glorious foot health! Enjoy it!

Source: ezine, Wikipedia

The More You Know: The comics usually ended in a panel with some sort of uplifting message like this. Wtf. (Read that shit.)

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