Difference between alligator and crocodile?

[Kuro]

Hermes needs to overcharge to fund the global expansion, but I'm still trying to deceide whether the bespoke is worth it.

 

[lasbar]

Bespoke is so exciting....I'm not excited anymore buying suits or shoes from a shop....John Lobb ,Cartier ,Louis Vuitton ,they do not give me the buzz i have when i visit my bespoke makers....

I'm like a naughty doing something wrong and feeling guilty about it ..i love the adrenaline rush,the guilt ,the depression around a good buy..

 

[JLibourel]

Originally Posted by Teacher

Be very careful. Visual identification, even for experts, is tricky at best. In croc there is the telltale pore near the center of each scale, but caimen (which is actually more closely related to the alligator) has no pore. Scale shape is also quite tricky due to variation from animal to animal. I'm not suggesting that these makers would try to rip someone off; I'm just pointing that out.

I am 99.9% sure you have it backward. The "telltale pore" is to be found on caiman and is where an osteoderm has been removed. Caiman is often sold as "crocodile" in the shoe trade, and this is no doubt the cause of the confusion. Caiman is considered much less valuable, because of the osteoderms than true crocodile or American alligator skin. The only true crocodiles figuring in the hide trade these days are the Indo-Pacific or Saltwater crocodile (Crocodylus porosus) so beloved by the late Steve Irwin, the Nile crocodile (niloticus) and the Siamese (siamensis). All of these are highly desirable precisely because they are medium- or small-scaled and have no osteoderms in the belly and flanks.

 

[fritzl]

Originally Posted by lasbar

Bespoke is so exciting....I'm not excited anymore buying suits or shoes from a shop....John Lobb ,Cartier ,Louis Vuitton ,they do not give me the buzz i have when i visit my bespoke makers....

I'm like a naughty doing something wrong and feeling guilty about it ..i love the adrenaline rush,the guilt ,the depression around a good buy..

Well played. Walk this way...

 

[LabelKing]

I'm not sure I like the sueded crocodile, but it is rather decadent. Perhaps hideously decadent.

Lasbar, I should show pictures of my sea-turtle cowboy boots.

 

[JayJay]

Originally Posted by LabelKing

Lasbar, I should show pictures of my sea-turtle cowboy boots.

Yes, please post pics.

 

[LabelKing]

Originally Posted by JayJay

Yes, please post pics.
Do you think these will go over well in Berkeley?

 

[fritzl]

What is the colour of the shaft? A shade of olive?

The Sea turtle is Wow.

 

[LabelKing]

Yes, it's like this olive brown.

The turtle sort of makes crocodile look modest in comparison with its large polygonal scales.

 

[lasbar]

Labelking ,these boots are uber-decadent....

Have you thought of kitten leather or something as decadent?

 

[LabelKing]

I actually have a Russian dog fur hat though dog fur isn't too decadent, in my opinion.

I would like some person on the streets--or the stores--to become outraged at my choice of footwear, all sputtering and New Age indignation galore.

 

[lasbar]

Labelking ,you're the most delightful non Politically correct person in this forum (for fashion reasons)...

I do feel for the sea-turtles because they are placid beautiful animals but you can kill as many snakes&crocs you do wish...

You're on Greenpeace hitlist now..Beware of any eco-warrior around your office...

 

[JayJay]

Originally Posted by lasbar

Labelking ,you're the most delightful non Politically correct person in this forum (for fashion reasons)...


I agree.

 

[JayJay]

Originally Posted by LabelKing

Do you think these will go over well in Berkeley?


These are the first pics I ever recall seeing of sea turtle. Thanks for posting.

I think most people who notice your boots will assume they are croc.

 

[lasbar]

If you do have problems with Greenpeace ,call Laurent Fabius ,he will help you...