Do we have any information about footwear in the Cosmere other than Ym?

[+Oltux72 he/him]

Do Rosharans and Scadrians wear boots and other closed shoes? How about Nalthians?

[AerionBFII he/him]

I know of Shallan stole/borrowed Kaladin's boots, but from what we know, there are no cows on Roshar (except maybe in Shinnovar) so I'd guess they are made from some Chullhide alternative. Sandals and boots have been mentioned in SA and Warbreaker. Scadrial will certainly have shoes more familiar to what we wear.

In Elantris Raoden assigned Mareshe to make shoes for the Elantrians.

That's all I have got without searching my kindle

[Quantus he/him]

The terms Boots and Sandals are both mentioned in Warbreaker and Stormlight Archive.  Those are likely broad categories that probably get lumped together in the Connection translation sense, but I assume the materials and cultural styles found on each planet would differ quite a bit.

[StanLemon]

Alethi soldiers wear boots for sure, but considering leather is not exactly common on Roshar, they're probably made using soft tissue from chulls or a plant based substance 

[+Oltux72 he/him]

My Thanks to all responders. The question was in relation to the footwear to be seen on the cover of SP#3 and has been mooted.

[SirWatermelon]

On 3/18/2022 at 3:22 AM, AerionBFII said:

I know of Shallan stole/borrowed Kaladin's boots, but from what we know, there are no cows on Roshar (except maybe in Shinnovar) so I'd guess they are made from some Chullhide alternative. Sandals and boots have been mentioned in SA and Warbreaker. Scadrial will certainly have shoes more familiar to what we wear.

It's mentioned that both Adolin and Kaladin wear hogshide boots in WoR, and shallan wears slippers made of some sort of silk. The sandals would probably have been of the same materials, but of less quality than something a soldier would wear. I assume that horses would be too expensive to use for leather.

[AerionBFII he/him]

35 minutes ago, SirWatermelon said:

It's mentioned that both Adolin and Kaladin wear hogshide boots in WoR, and shallan wears slippers made of some sort of silk. The sandals would probably have been of the same materials, but of less quality than something a soldier would wear. I assume that horses would be too expensive to use for leather.

That’s true ! I think it’s Seasilk.. if I’m remembering correctly it’s made from underwater plants or something  

Hahaha I imagine because horses are so rare on Roshar making boots out of horsehide would be akin to skinning a unicorn.