RICK OWENS SS26 TEMPLE TIED TAQUITO IN BLACK/CLEAR WASHED CALF LEATHER THESE TIED TAQUITO ARE A SHORTER, DEFLATED, VERSION OF OUR STRAYTUKAY COLLABORATION BOOTS. THEY ARE ABOVE ANKLE HEIGHT. THEY FEATURE A LEATHER UPPER THAT FLARES DOWN FROM ABOVE ANKLE AND IS ELASTICIZED AROUND THE ANKLE, CREATING A SLIGHT DRAPE. IT THEN CURVES INTO THE BACK HEEL AND POINTS AT THE TOE. THEY HAVE A 12CM HEEL, A THICK FRONT PLATFORM (7,5CM) AND A 4,5CM RISE AND A BACK PULL TAB. THIS MEDIUMWEIGHT CALF LEATHER IS VEG TANNED AND FINISHED USING NATURAL WAXES. A FINAL WASH GIVES THIS LEATHER ITS SOFTNESS AND BRINGS OUT THE NATURAL GRAIN TEXTURE OF EACH SKIN. 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 SILVER RATING. COLOR: BLACK/CLEARMATERIAL: UPPER 100% CALF LEATHERLINING 100% CALF LEATHERINSOLE 100% CALF LEATHERSOLE 100% COW LEATHERSOLE DETAIL 100% THERMOPLASTIC POLYURETHANEPLATFORM AT TOE 7,5CM AT HEEL 12CMRISE 4,5CM