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Keds were the original “sneakers” – a name adopted because of the flexible,chanel leather handbags cheap, rubber sole that enabled you to “sneak” up behind someone without them noticing. The brand originated in 1916 and was produced by a company known as US Rubber . Originally,Chanel fashion shopping handbags black 46966, the company had wanted to call the shoes “Peds”,Chanel fashion handbags plum silver 1113, the Latin term for feet. But the name was already taken and so the “P” was replaced with a “K” and a new branding giant was born.
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