So I want to make something like this: https://images.app.goo.gl/5xNLWBGEhbwvwcXu6 out of leather and a little looser with a shorter tail.
I also want to make a helmet-mask head of a unicorn for the suit but with a moving jaw similar to this:
I know I am going to use vegetable tanned leather for the whole head helmet mask. I know I am going to use 1 to 2 oz leather for the body suit. I also need to make boot-hoofs and gauntlets.
The outfit needs to be able to survive the great wild outdoors and relatively breathable. I came here for help because the Fursuit community largely believes that using leather is evil and I'm already facing backlash for it.
So wonderfully leather masters here, how do I tackle this project? I don't know how to make shoes/boots unless it is like a moccasin type. Maybe I have to buy boots and edit from there?