Creepers: Creepers or Brothel Creepers to give them their correct title had their origins in the years following the Second World War. Soldiers returning from the war in the deserts of North Africa had worn suede boots with hardwearing crepe soles. Having left the army many of these men found their way to the disreputable nightspots of London around Kings Cross and Soho-still wearing these crepe soled shoes or their derivatives ,these became known as Brothel Creepers.
In the fifties they were taken up by the teddy Boys and worn in conjunction with drainpipe trousers and drape jackets.
Underground’s reputation for producing an original and extensive range of creepers has attracted bands aplenty. It is no surprise then, to find Underground creepers on the feet of rock acts across the world.