I was pleasantly surprised to discover that, after I gave my final exam eight days ago, not only that week was free from teaching, but also this week, as it’s SPRING BREAK. In honor of the perambulating students (not really—U of C students don’t indulge in Floridian beer-and-sex fests), here’s a hopping pair of custom boots, made by the estimable M. L. Leddy of Fort Worth, Texas.
Guess the hide.
Sringbok?!
…that is supposed to be a feeble joke…!
Moo.
Bovine leather?
Kidskin?
Cow/steer/bull
Creationist?
…if only – there would be plenty to choose from but their hide is too prickly for boots!
hopping -> kangaroo ?
+1
Yes, if you go to the M.L. Leddy website, you’ll see that they offer calf-skin, alligator, ostrich, and black-kangaroo.
Kangaroo is tough. Tougher than cow hide. It is used in higher end motorcycle racing gear, among other things, because kangaroo can achieve a better level of protection at a thinner size than cow hide which gives you the added benefit of lighter, cooler and more flexible gear.
What a lovely collection of boots you have! You are very lucky. A peacock cannot change its tail but you can change your boots!
I prefer to hide my guess.
Very nice. I’ll say calfskin
Jesus Christ hide?
I don’t know what the hide is but I have this horrible vision of Jerry’s toes all broken and scrunched up into the pointy toes of the boots. Yech!
I also never understood how women can wear pointy toed shoes without enduring intense pain.
Look at where the wide part of the boot is, where the three parallel ridges go across. It would take some freakishly long toes to reach all the way into the point from there.
Usually we would have lots more guesses – where is everyone? On hols?