Tired of floppy topped boots with little resemblance to the originals?

I pieced together these bucket boots using photos from the International Shoe Museum as a guide. The butterfly leathers were constructed using extant examples from the museum as well. The leathers are attached to the boots at present with straps across the back but will accommodate spurs just as well.

The fur felt hat, originally an odd shade of brown, was dyed black and dressed up with a wide leather band covered in raw silk. The large silver-tone buckle was bent to the curve of the hat before being applied.

Waiting for a few black ostrich feathers to be completed, this hat will be used along with costumes from the early age of piracy before tricorne hats arrived on the scene!