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Remember my 'less is more' approach for most of my props and accessories? These boots are much the same. From left to right, what you see is what you get.

The idea was to create a pair of 'barbarian boots', inspired by Skyrim and other Fantasy Vikings/Huns/Mongolians. I wanted them to be bulky and, well, barbaric. In other words, simple and within my reach to create them to my own standards I started with a basic pair of snowboots, given they've already got plenty of bulk by themselves.

After that, the plan was simple and the execution luckily as well. I had two kinds of fur from earlier dealings and projects; one kind enough to cover the foot of the boots, one kind enough to cover the shaft. For the latter, I drafted a simple pattern, the former, the pieces of fur were already small enough and roughly the right shape. Both were stuck on with glue and I reinforced the whole with rivets in places where I figured the most stress on the joints would be. This means, in theory, that even if the glue does give, the whole doesn't fall apart

Now, the result is simple, but quite effective with the rest of the costume, if I may say so, and as the last two photos can attest to. The finishing touches are simple strips of tough fabric wrapped and bound around my boots, creating the look you see here.

Hope y'all like it!

Description
Remember my 'less is more' approach for most of my props and accessories? These boots are much the same. From left to right, what you see is what you get.

The idea was to create a pair of 'barbarian boots', inspired by Skyrim and other Fantasy Vikings/Huns/Mongolians. I wanted them to be bulky and, well, barbaric. In other words, simple and within my reach to create them to my own standards I started with a basic pair of snowboots, given they've already got plenty of bulk by themselves.

After that, the plan was simple and the execution luckily as well. I had two kinds of fur from earlier dealings and projects; one kind enough to cover the foot of the boots, one kind enough to cover the shaft. For the latter, I drafted a simple pattern, the former, the pieces of fur were already small enough and roughly the right shape. Both were stuck on with glue and I reinforced the whole with rivets in places where I figured the most stress on the joints would be. This means, in theory, that even if the glue does give, the whole doesn't fall apart

Now, the result is simple, but quite effective with the rest of the costume, if I may say so, and as the last two photos can attest to. The finishing touches are simple strips of tough fabric wrapped and bound around my boots, creating the look you see here.

Hope y'all like it!