RICK OWENS FW24 PORTERVILLE RUNWAY STRAYTUKAY BOOTS IN SADDLE STRETCH LAMB LEATHER AND MOLENDO SNAKE
THESE STRAYTUKAY BOOTS 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 AN INFLATABLE UPPER WHICH BALLOONS AROUND 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. THEY HAVE AN EXPOSED VALVE AT THE CENTRE BACK THAT CAN BE INFLATED BY PUMP, OR BY MOUTH.
THIS IS A COMBINATION OF STRETCH LAMB LEATHER AND MOLENDO SNAKE. MOLENDO SNAKE IS NATIVE TO SOUTHEAST ASIA AND CHINA. OUR SNAKES ARE CAPTURED IN THE WILD IN LAOS, VIETNAM AND CHINA AND STITCHED TOGETHER INTO PANELS.
COLOR, MARKINGS AND SCALE TEXTURE ARE NATURAL TO THE ANIMAL, THEREFORE THERE WILL BE VARIATIONS IN COLOR AND PATTERN MAKING EACH SKIN AND PRODUCT UNIQUE.
MOLENDO SNAKE IS COMMON IN ITS NATURAL HABITAT AND NOT PROTECTED BY CITES.
THIS PAIR OF SHOES IS A COLLECTOR’S ITEM, DESIGNED TO SHOWCASE ARTISTIC EXPRESSION RATHER THAN PROVIDING FUNCTIONAL FOOTWEAR.
INSTRUCTIONS FOR USE:
DUE TO THE UNIQUE FEATURES AND MATERIALS OF THE PRODUCT, IT IS IMPORTANT TO EXERCISE CAUTION WHEN WEARING THEM, IN PARTICULAR, BUT NOT ONLY, WHEN WALKING AND CLIMBING STAIRS.
DO NOT USE THIS PAIR OF SHOES FOR:
1. EVERYDAY USE;
2. STEPPING ON UNEVEN OR SLIPPERY SURFACES OR NAVIGATING BUSY ENVIRONMENTS;
3. CLIMBING STEEP STAIRS
DO TREAT THESE SHOES WITH CARE.
WARNINGS:
WHILE THESE SHOES MAY BE FUNCTIONAL FOOTWEAR, THEIR PRIMARY PURPOSE IS FOR DISPLAY OR FOR USE IN SPECIAL OCCASIONS AND THEY ARE NOT SUITABLE FOR EVERYDAY USE.
MATERIALS AND CONSTRUCTION PRIORITIZE AESTHETICS OVER COMFORT AND DURABILITY; THEREFORE, AN USE OTHER THAN THAT INTENDED FOR THESE SHOES COULD LEAD TO THEIR RAPID DETERIORATION.
WE RECOMMEND TREATING THEM WITH CARE AND LIMITING THEIR USE IN DEMANDING ENVIRONMENTS. USING THESE SHOES IMPROPERLY MAY CAUSE DAMAGES TO THE USER.
THIS PRODUCT IS MADE FROM GENUINE SNAKESKIN THAT HAS BEEN NATURALLY TREATED AND TANNED WITH MINIMAL FINISHING TO KEEP THE NATURAL CHARACTERISTICS OF THE LEATHER INTACT. MARKINGS AND VARIATION IN COLOR AS WELL AS SURFACE AND SCALE TEXTURE ARE NOT IMPERFECTIONS OR DEFECTS; THEY ARE THE TACTILE AND VISUAL ASPECTS DESIRED SPECIFICALLY BY RICK OWENS. TAKE CARE TO AVOID EXCESSIVE CONTACT WITH THIS MATERIAL AND LIGHT COLORED ITEMS AS COLOR MIGRATION MAY OCCUR.
TO BEST MAINTAIN THE QUALITY OF THIS PRODUCT, PROTECT IT FROM OVEREXPOSURE TO HEAT, HUMIDITY, MOISTURE, AND DIRECT LIGHT, AND AVOID SHARP OR IRREGULAR SURFACES, WHICH COULD LEAVE A MARK. WHEN NOT IN USE, STORE IN ITS ORIGINAL PACKAGING IN A COOL, DARK, DRY PLACE. TO CLEAN THIS ITEM WE RECOMMEND SEEING A PROFESSIONAL LEATHER CARE SPECIALIST.
* COLOR: SADDLE
* MATERIAL: UPPER PART UPPER 65% LAMB LEATHER + 34% COTTON + 1% SPANDEX
* LOWER PART UPPER 100% SNAKE LEATHER
* PADDING 90% GOOSE DOWN
