Sheepskin boots

[2] In ancient Greece, Plato wrote that most people would wrap their feet in warm felt and sheepskin during the hard winters in Potidaea.

[3] In the 19th century, traveller William Knight observed sheepskin boots being worn by the people of Tibet.

[9] During World War I, Major Lanoe Hawker designed thigh-length sheepskin flying boots which were made for him by Harrods.

[12] Arctic pilots needed especially warm wear and continued to use heavy suspender boots of sheepskin in place of trousers.

[20] They then became popular with actors, actresses and influential celebrities such as Paris Hilton, Leonardo DiCaprio and Oprah Winfrey so sales boomed.