Stacy Adams Shoe Company
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The Stacy Adams Shoe Company was founded in 1875 in Brockton
, Massachusetts
, United States, by William H. Stacy and Henry L. Adams.
The company's wares include suits
, men's sleepwear & underwear, sportswear
, jewelery, and shoes, with an emphasis on refined urban fashions, including styles resembling modern zoot suit
s, as well as more casual hip-hop clothing, such as their SAO line of shoes.
The company is frequently referenced by Tom Waits
and rapper Snoop Dogg
in their music.
Stacy Adams is currently owned by Glendale, Wisconsin
, based Weyco Group.
Ving Rhames' character Me in the 2001 film Baby Boy
is shown wearing Stacy Adams.
Brockton, Massachusetts
Brockton is a city in Plymouth County, Massachusetts, United States; the population was 93,810 in the 2010 Census. Brockton, along with Plymouth, are the county seats of Plymouth County...
, Massachusetts
Massachusetts
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts is a state in the New England region of the northeastern United States of America. It is bordered by Rhode Island and Connecticut to the south, New York to the west, and Vermont and New Hampshire to the north; at its east lies the Atlantic Ocean. As of the 2010...
, United States, by William H. Stacy and Henry L. Adams.
The company's wares include suits
Suit (clothing)
In clothing, a suit is a set of garments made from the same cloth, consisting of at least a jacket and trousers. Lounge suits are the most common style of Western suit, originating in the United Kingdom as country wear...
, men's sleepwear & underwear, sportswear
Sportswear
Sportswear or activewear is clothing, including footwear, worn for sport or physical exercise. Sport-specific clothing is worn for most sports and physical exercise, for practical, comfort or safety reasons....
, jewelery, and shoes, with an emphasis on refined urban fashions, including styles resembling modern zoot suit
Zoot suit
A zoot suit is a suit with high-waisted, wide-legged, tight-cuffed, pegged trousers, and a long coat with wide lapels and wide padded shoulders. This style of clothing was popularized by African Americans, Mexican-Americans, and Italian Americans during the late 1930s and the 1940s...
s, as well as more casual hip-hop clothing, such as their SAO line of shoes.
The company is frequently referenced by Tom Waits
Tom Waits
Thomas Alan "Tom" Waits is an American singer-songwriter, composer, and actor. Waits has a distinctive voice, described by critic Daniel Durchholz as sounding "like it was soaked in a vat of bourbon, left hanging in the smokehouse for a few months, and then taken outside and run over with a car."...
and rapper Snoop Dogg
Snoop Dogg
Calvin Cordozar Broadus, Jr. , better known by his stage name Snoop Dogg, is an American rapper, record producer, and actor. Snoop is best known as a rapper in the West Coast hip hop scene, and for being one of Dr. Dre's most notable protégés. Snoop Dogg was a Crip gang member while in high school...
in their music.
Stacy Adams is currently owned by Glendale, Wisconsin
Glendale, Wisconsin
Glendale is a city in Milwaukee County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 13,367 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Glendale is located at ....
, based Weyco Group.
In popular culture
Stacy Adams shoes are mentioned in the Epic Beard Man event of 2010.Ving Rhames' character Me in the 2001 film Baby Boy
Baby Boy (film)
Baby Boy is a 2001 American urban drama film written, produced, and directed by John Singleton. It has been considered a sequel of sorts to Singleton's earlier, more famous work Boyz n the Hood released ten years earlier...
is shown wearing Stacy Adams.