Bootblack
The service role that cares for and shines leather gear — honoured with its own International Mr. Bootblack title since 1993.
Definitions
In leather culture, bootblacking is a craft and a service role, not a chore. The bootblack cleans, conditions and shines boots and gear — and the work carries intimacy, skill and respect, often with its own erotic and service dynamic. It's prestigious enough to have a title: International Mr. Bootblack has run alongside IML since 1993 (David Morgan won the first one). Far from menial — bootblacks are honoured.
Bootblack In A Sentence
Origin & Usage
A recognised leather service role; International Mr. Bootblack (IMBB) has been produced by IML since 1993, won first by David Morgan of the DC Eagle.
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