Quiet Winter · Plate 19 of 45
Antique ice skates color reference
The earliest ice skates were made from animal bones strapped to the feet. Later skates used iron and then steel blades fixed to leather boots. Old skates were often tied on with long laces or leather straps.
Colors to reach for
Use warm brown leather for the boots, steel gray and silver for the blades, and cream for the laces.
- brown
- dark brown
- silver
- slate
- cream
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