Boutou Kinoù

The "Boutou Kinoù", clogs worn by Breton sailors until the 1930s, kept their feet dry but did not always protect them from the cold despite the large wool socks knitted by their wives.

For more comfort, these "Boutou" were manufactured at the saboteur's house and then worn at the shipman's house to place the upholstery of greasy leather, which made them  waterproof.

Photo: 1907, on the quays of Audierne, Per Guével and his son Yves, both fishermen in the Audierne district, "godailles & boutou kinoù" in hand, they are happy after their tide to finally put hooves on the ground!