Clarks was started nearly 200 years ago in 1825 in the Somerset village of Street, Cyrus & James Clark made a slipper that led to a shoe and ignited a passion that endures to this day. Designs take their influences from far and wide yet remain quintessentially British. Every new style takes shape around a bespoke wooden last, hand-carved by our own dedicated craftsmen. Epitomized by the Clarks Desert Boot, it’s this unique combination of art and artisanship, imagination and innovation that inspires us as we create stylish shoes that are a pleasure to wear.