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Music Meets Style: The Deep Connection Between Reggae, Dancehall, & Clarks (Video)

Music Meets Style: The Deep Connection Between Reggae, Dancehall, & Clarks (Video)

Keenan Higgins Posted December 5, 2012

If you're familiar with Vybz Kartel's "Clarks" chune, then you already know the love affair west indian music has with the popular Wallabee shoe known as Clarks®.

In this video below, see the origins of where the trend started and why they're so important to the culture.

"If you're not wearing Clarks, then you're not saying nothing [sic]," says reggae music legend Dennis Alcapone.

See more on this reggae fashion craze below:

Tags: reggae, dancehall, Clarks, Wallabee boot, Fashion, style

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