Rick Owens

BOOTS

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RICK OWENS SS25 HOLLYWOOD RUNWAY TACO KISS IN DINGE/CLEAR STRETCH LAMB LEATHER AND VELOUR SUEDE THESE TACO KISS BOOTS ARE A DEFLATED VERSION OF OUR STRAYTUKAY COLLABORATION BOOTS. THEY ARE THIGH HIGH. THEY HAVE A TIGHT SOCK UPPER, JOINING TO A DIAGONAL SEAM LINE THAT SLOPES FROM MIDPOINT, OVER THE KNEE, DOWN TO THE CENTRE BACK CALF. THEY FEATURE A LEATHER UPPER THAT FLARES DOWN THE LOWER LEG, CURVING INTO THE BACK HEEL AND POINTING AT THE TOE. INSIDE THEY HAVE A 12CM CONCEALED WEDGE (6,5CM RISE) AND A THICK FRONT PLATFORM THIS A COMBINATION OF STRETCH LAMB LEATHER AND VELOUR SUEDE THIS STRETCH LAMB LEATHER HAS A SMALL GRAIN TEXTURE AND MATTE FINISH. THIS LEATHER IS MADE BY A SECOND GENERATION FAMILY OWNED TANNERY IN THE SOUTH OF FRANCE SPECIALIZING ONLY IN STRETCH LEATHER PRODUCTION. EACH SKIN IS STRETCHED OUT TO ITS LIMIT AND BONDED TO A COTTON AND LYCRA FABRIC BACKING. WHEN DYED, THE HEAT OF THE PROCESS ACTIVATES THE LYCRA ELASTIC FIBRES THAT SHRINK THE FABRIC AND WITH IT THE SKIN, BACK TO ITS ORIGINAL SIZE. THE LEATHER THEN EXITS THE PROCESS AS STRETCH. COLOR: DINGE/CLEAR MATERIAL: UPPER PART UPPER 65% LAMB LEATHER + 34% COTTON + 1% SPANDEX LOWER PART UPPER 100% CALF LEATHER LINING 100% CALF LEATHER INSOLE 100% CALF LEATHER SOLE 100% COW LEATHER SOLE DETAIL 100% THERMOPLASTIC POLYURETHANE PLATFORM 7CM / HEEL 12CM

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