{"product_id":"bull-elk-black","title":"\"Bull Elk\" Black","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eBUILT TO LAST\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWe build the \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003estrongest\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003erarest\u003c\/strong\u003e,\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e and \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003emost expensive\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e flip flops on Earth. They are engineered for the harshest conditions the planet can offer, from brutal sun to frigid rain and every climate in between.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThese are \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003enot\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e for everyone. They are made for those who recognize \u003cstrong\u003eexcellence\u003c\/strong\u003e on sight. For those who understand that \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eprecision\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e and \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003epatience\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e are not luxuries, but disciplines.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eQuality\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e is our passion. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDurability\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e is our guarantee.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTHE WORLD'S BEST LEATHER\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eEvery pair of Toehold flip flops begins with \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003efull-grain American vegetable-tanned cowhide leather\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e,\u003c\/strong\u003e cured in the old-fashioned way using tree bark, roots, and natural tannins. 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A single hide takes three months to tan, and what emerges is leather unlike anything else on Earth: extraordinarily \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003estrong\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, naturally \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eantimicrobial\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003emoisture-wicking\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, and \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ebeautiful\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e in a way no machine can replicate.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThis is the leather that forms the heart of every pair. It adds the structural backbone we require to produce the best flip flops in the world. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWorn over time, it does what only vegetable-tanned leather can do. It \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003emolds\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e and \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eshapes\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e itself to your foot until no other pair in the world will feel the same. The \u003cstrong\u003ezero-drop architecture\u003c\/strong\u003e reinforces this relationship between your foot and the ground, supporting natural alignment and strengthening the foot with every step.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eOur exotic leathers are \u003cstrong\u003erare\u003c\/strong\u003e. So rare, in fact, that even the great fashion houses of Paris and Milan cannot reliably acquire them. 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No other flip flop in the world is built this way.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHANDMADE HERITAGE\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eEach pair of Toehold flip flops is handcrafted in the \u003cstrong\u003eUnited States\u003c\/strong\u003e, using \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003ea 550-step process\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e that marries ancient leatherwork with modern precision. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eNothing is automated. Nothing is rushed. Every cut, every layer, every burnished edge is the work of a \u003cstrong\u003emaster craftsman\u003c\/strong\u003e who refuses to \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ecompromise\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWe are not competing to be \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003equick\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e. 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