Underground Originals Black Leather Winklepicker Boots with Silver Buckles 43/9

PECK WINKLEPICKER BOOT – PLAIN BUCKLES & BLACK GRAIN LEATHER These are custom made to order. Worn only a few times. Some mild creasing, a little bit of scuffing at toe and on the sole. Size 43/US 9 .75" heel 7" boot shaft About Winklepickers: In the 14th century, long-toed shoes called poulaines were de rigueur for fashionable young noblemen. The longer the toe, the greater the status symbol. While the Teds predominantly wore Creepers, Winklepickers were embraced by mods, who paired them with Italian suits and button-down shirts. The shoes became notorious once more as a symbol of the street brawls that erupted between rival gangs of mods and rockers. By the 80s the Winklepicker’s countercultural cache was secure – further reinforced when adopted by new wavers and new romantics. The Winklepicker endures, the original shoe for non-conformists. These are giving Galliano and Yves Saint Laurent!