„We call this shoe ‘De Krepper’ because the sole looks like crepe. Which means it's not real crepe. Real crepe is a bit like your mother-in-law's denture: it looks nice, but you wouldn't want it in your own mouth. Real crepe is natural rubber, which is very delicate. In the few cases where we’ve used real crepe soles in the past, these shoes have come back to our factory like carrier pigeons. Dried out soles, cracked soles, unbendable, rock-solid soles, faded soles, too slippery soles, melted soles from sitting in front of the heater. There was no end in sight. So: Long live the crepe look and long live all mothers-in-law with artificial teeth!”