| 1825 | Cyrus and James Clark set up a small sheepskin slipper business in the tiny English village of Street, Somerset. |
| 1883 | William Clark creates shoes that follow the natural shape of the foot, a revolutionary concept. |
| 1950 | Nathan Clark, inspired by the crepe-soled boots worn by British officers in World War II, introduces the Desert Boot, the first of Clarks Originals. |
| Late 50s | Clarks innovates the process of directly vulcanizing rubber soles onto leather uppers. |
| 1960s | Lance Clark designs the world's first true comfort shoe, a moccasin built on Clarks nature-formed last. The Wallabee® goes on to join the Desert Boot as a timeless classic. |
| 1970s | Clarks introduces the use of polyurethane (PU) as a soling material. Incredibly lightweight, yet virtually indestructible, PU formed the basis for the decade's many technological breakthroughs. |
| 1980s | Clarks pioneers the use of air in comfort footwear with its Air Comfort concept for casual shoes. |
| 1990s | We’re named "Company of the Year" by Footwear News, an industry-leading trade publication. |
| 2000 | With styles now available for a broad range of uses and lifestyles, we fulfill our goal of providing comfortably stylish footwear for nearly all occasions in an active person's life. |
