Stacy Adams Shoe Company

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Stacy Adams is a brand of menswear including suits, sleepwear, underwear,
sportswear, jewelry, and shoes, with an emphasis on urban fashions, including
styles resembling modern zoot suits, as well as more casual hip-hop clothing.

Stacy Adams is currently owned by Glendale, Wisconsin-based Weyco Group.

Contents
1 History
2 In popular culture
3 References
4 External links
History
The Stacy Adams Shoe Company was founded in 1875 in Brockton, Massachusetts by
William H. Stacy and Henry L. Adams.[1]

In popular culture
Morris Day, front man of the Minneapolis-based funk and soul band The Time, is
known for his large collection of Stacy Adams shoes. He mentions the brand by name
in The Time's 1982 song "The Walk", from the album What Time Is It?: "I'm about to
walk a hole in my Stacy Adams."[2] Rapper Coolio mentioned the shoe brand in his
song "1,2,3,4 (Sumpin' New)" from the 1995 album Gangsta's Paradise: "Comin' at 'em
with a pattern and a fresh pair a' Adams."[3] It was also used as a reference in
Snoop Dogg's song "Stacy Adams" featuring Kokane from the albumThe Last Meal in
1999.[citation needed] Tom Waits also references "my Stacy's are soaking wet" in
his song "Tom Traubert's Blues/Waltzing Matilda", from the album Small Change,
released in 1976 by Asylum Records.[citation needed] Also on the album Nighthawks
at the Diner, in the track "Spare Parts", he has the lyrics " I wiped my Stacy
Adams, and I jacknifed my legs".[citation needed]

References
stacyadams.com About Us Accessed 3/3/2016
metrolyrics.com [1] Accessed 6/3/2016
https://www.lyrics.com/lyric/2722259/Coolio/1%2C+2%2C+3%2C+4+%28Sumpin%27+New%29
External links
Official website
Official Stacy Adams Facebook page
Parent company financial history

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