Foot Loose & Fancy Free

During my third appointment with Dr. Hartley Miltchin, I sat in a small, comfortable treatment room and turned one of Elvis’s black leather boots over in my hands. “You’re one of the few people who’ve gotten to touch that boot,” Miltchin informed me. It was a size 9, slightly worn at the heel, and appeared in Spinout, Double Trouble and Frankie and Johnny. Miltchin could tell just by looking at it that Elvis was a straight walker — and he could tell by looking at my feet that I am not.