Black boots with red applique and embroidery designed by Patrick Kelly

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A pair of black boots with red applique and embroidery designed by Patrick Kelly for his Fall/Winter 1988 collection. The black knee-high boots are made of suede. The boots have a center back seam which transitions into a slit along the top four inches. The top four inches of the boots are self-faced. The inside of the boots are lined with light brown leather. Applique and embroidery are on both outer sides of the boots. The text [love] is machine embroidered with zig zag stitch in cursive text. A heart made of red suede is machine sewn to the left of the text. Lipstick made of red suede applique, and metallic and red thread is sewn below the word [love]. Red lips made of red suede applique are zig zag machine sewn below the lipstick. The boots have a short heel that are covered in black suede.

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