RICK OWENS SS26 TEMPLE LOW FACTORY BEATLE IN BLACK WASHED CALF LEATHER THESE LOW FACTORY BEATLE ARE ABOVE-ANKLE HEIGHT. THEY HAVE GEOMETRIC SIDE PANELS IN STRETCH ELASTIC, A TOPSTITCHED SEAM ARCING OVER THE FRONT FOOT WITH STITCHING RUNNING OVER THE ANTERIOR ANKLE. THEY FEATURE AN ANGULAR HEEL COUNTER AND A BACK LOOP PULL TAB AND HAVE 5CM HIGH SHARK-TOOTH SOLE UNDERNEATH AND AT FRONT AND HAVE A SLANTING HEEL AND INCLINED TOE PLATFORM. 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: BLACKMATERIAL: UPPER 100% CALF LEATHERLINING 100% CALF LEATHERINSOLE 100% CALF LEATHERINTERSOLE 100% COW LEATHERSOLE 100% E.V.ASOLE AT TOE 3CM AT HEEL 5CM