Article: TAMING THE CROCODILE; THE FASHION WORLD IS CALLING 2002 "THE YEAR OF THE BOOT" -- AND WALTER STEIGER IS AT ITS HELM.(Brief Article)(Interview)

Designer Walter Steiger is as excited as a boy on his first day at school when he talks about his latest creation. It's a fitted one-piece knee-high crocodile boot with a zipper up the back. Actually, Steiger became so infatuated with the idea that he created a medium-high and a short boot as well, and threw in a pair of pumps to round out the picture.

The designer could hardly contain his joy as he showed off his latest project. This is not a period when new fashions arouse that kind of enthusiasm, but Steiger was full of wonder when he illustrated the sleek softness of the one-piece crocodile boot by crushing it in his hands.

"It's a miracle," he kept ...

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