RICK OWENS SS26 TEMPLE PULL ON CUFFED TAQUITO BLACK/CLEAR GLOSSY PIRARUCU

THESE PULL ON CUFFED 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 GENUINE PIRARUCU FISHSKIN IS SOFT WITH A GLOSSY, SHINY FINISH.

THE PIRARUCU IS ONE OF THE WORLD’S LARGEST FRESHWATER FISH. NATIVE TO THE AMAZON BIOME, IT IS TRADITIONALLY FISHED AS A FOOD SOURCE BY LOCAL COMMUNITIES AND THE SKIN IS WASTED. THE LEGAL CAPTURE OF PIRARUCU IS TODAY RESTRICTED TO SPECIFIC ECOLOGICAL RESERVES AND LIMITED IN ORDER TO PRESERVE THE SPECIES. BY RECYCLING THE GIANT SKINS, INDIGENOUS COMMUNITIES IN BRAZIL ARE ABLE TO RECEIVE A SIGNIFICANT INCOME FROM SOMETHING THAT WAS NORMALLY DISCARDED. TAKING CARE OF THIS BY-PRODUCT ALSO PROVIDES JOB OPPORTUNITIES FOR THE SAME COMMUNITIES AND FINANCES PART OF THE BIODIVERSITY PRESERVATION.

THE SKINS ARE TANNED IN BRAZIL THROUGH A LOW-IMPACT TANNING PROCESS AND FINISHED IN ITALY.

PIRARUCU IS PROTECTED BY THE CITIES AGREEMENT AND REGULATIONS, WHICH MEANS EACH SKIN CAN BE TRACED BACK TO ITS ORIGIN.

COLOR: BLACK/CLEAR
MATERIAL: UPPER 100% LEATHER  OF PIRARUCU FISH
LINING 100% CALF LEATHER
INSOLE 100% CALF LEATHER
SOLE 100% COW LEATHER
SOLE DETAIL 100% RUBBER
PLATFORM AT TOE 7,5CM AT HEEL 12CM
RISE 4,5CM