RICK OWENS SS26 TEMPLE BALLERINA MULE IN BLACK WASHED LAMB THESE BALLERINA MULE ARE A FLAT HEELED, OPEN-BACK, SLIP-ON SHOE WITH A SQUARE TOE. THIS MEDIUMWEIGHT LAMB LEATHER HAS A NATURAL GRAIN TEXTURE AND A WAXY HANDFEEL. TANNED IN THE NAPLES AREA OF ITALY, THIS LEATHER IS TUMBLED MULTIPLE TIMES IN A LARGE DRUM IN ORDER TO BRING OUT THE NATURAL GRAIN TEXTURE OF THE SKIN. THE LEATHER IS FINISHED WITH NATURAL WAXES IN ORDER TO ACHIEVE THE NATURAL AND WAXY HANDFEEL. BECAUSE THIS SKIN IS NAKED, NOT FINISHED USING ANY PIGMENTS COVERING THE SKIN, NATURAL MARKINGS AND SHADINGS ARE VISIBLE WHICH MAKES EACH SKIN AND PRODUCT UNIQUE. VEG TANNING MEANS ONLY VEGETAL AND NATURAL TANNINS WERE USED IN THE PROCESS OF TANNING AND PRESERVING THIS LEATHER. THIS TANNERY IS LWG CERTIFIED WITH A GOLD RATING. COLOR: BLACKMATERIAL: UPPER 100% RAM LEATHERLINING 100% CALF LEATHERINSOLE 100% CALF LEATHERSOLE 100% COW LEATHER