Mr. T's Shoes - In his biography Mr. T (St. Martin's Press, 1984), the black actor with the Mandinkan style hair cut told the story of his worn-out footwear. "My beat-up, run-over, taped-up raggedy and old combat boots used to belong to my father before they were handed down to me. I wear my father's boots with pride because they help me not to forget where I come from and they tell me that I have to finished his journey. Now the reason I wear mismatched socks is because there are a lot of poor children who don't have a pair of matched socks, and people laugh at them. So I wear mismatched socks so people can laugh at me, instead of poor kids. Plus I am making a fashion statement: just wear what you got and be thankful." Mr. T starred on the adventure series THE A-TEAM/NBC/1983-87.  See also "Mr. T's Jewelry"

Close-up of Mr. T's Shoes