Strumpets by Elizabeth Melinek:  these knee high gaiters or spatterdashes are made of the brown lizard leather, cut so that the finest patterning comes down the outside of the legs, unlined with the suede inside which feels lovely. They are in one complete piece of leather with a seam running up the back of the leg, heel to back of the knee, where there is a brass zip with a brown leather tongue inside so that you do not zip up your calf or tights.  These were designed by Elizabeth Melinek to be worn by women over shoes with a heel and often with shoes of a contrasting colour so they are cut on the diagonal at the bottom to cover the front of the shoe but allow for the rise of the foot in the shoe because of the heel.   There is a hook and loop fastening which fastens under the arch of the high or medium hight heeled shoes.  The top flap which covers the front of the foot and shoe is fastened with three brass studs which are pushed through holes in the lizard leather, the stud opening becomes easier the more you push them into the holes and ease them out.