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Did Steve McQueen Really Wear Those Geeky Murray Space Shoes?

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Greta Garbo, Danny Kaye, and yes, Steve McQueen were among the legions of fans of the dorky orthopedic shoes dreamed up by ex-ice skater Alan Murray, who found gold in fallen arches.

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More than 35 years after he died at age 50, Steve McQueen has become to men’s style what a Band Aid is to an adhesive bandage or Kleenex is to tissues.

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