Elizabeth Moran

Boiled leather was used during the Middle Ages to construct rigid armor and breastplates. These boots utilize boiled leather to create structure. I employed the same construction technique used in the Cement Shoes: a hidden hollow platform that otherwise would not support the weight of the wearer. Due to the nature of the material, when boiled it shrinks, curls, hardens and darkens to create a hard and rigid form.

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