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Men
Casual Western Boots
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The modern concept of the cowboy as the
Western boots working gentleman and hero, honest and true. The western
wear phenomenon cannot be lightly dismissed. It is America's great
contribution to twentieth-century dress, first introduced to Parisian
halls of fashion by Jacques Fath in 1949, after a visit to Texas, and
endlessly recycled. Early western boots had no ornamentation. They evolved
from the riding boots of the Mexican vaquero, but, for control in the
saddle, the shoe portion was made so tight that walking was difficult and
painful.
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As both boots were made on the same last,
they needed breaking in, and there are stories of cowboys standing in
troughs of water to soften the leather so that it would take the shape of
the foot.
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