| In the early years of the
nineteenth century Cowboys Boot were a
show business invention, The original
cowboys of the mid 1800s wore any type
of boot or shoe they could find, but
toward the end of the frontier era, they
adopted the U.S. trooper's boot. |
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Later, a modified version
of the footwear worn by Mexican cowboys,
or vaqueros was adopted. The tough,
hardworking cowhands who were employed
to drive cattle across the plains. The
cowboy boot of inlaid leather with
decorative stitching did not become the
fashionable archetype until Tom Mix made
it popular in his films of the 1920s.
that boots had always been the style for
workers. The first work boot to be
romanticized was the cowboy boot. Men's
Cowboy Boots |
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| The modern concept of the cowboy as the working gentleman and hero, men have often adopted cowboy dress
even when they did not know one end of a horse from the other. Early cowboy 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. cowboy's image influenced the boots of real cowhands who performed at rodeos. styles,
colors and inlaid work were copied from film design - and then copied again for 'fancy' boots worn by men on the streets. Designs became increasingly showy, using alligator, waxed calf, lizard, python and even kangaroo skins. By the 1950s, the common decorative devices, which required a high level of handcraftsmanship.
Women's
Cowboy Boots |
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| men's boots became refined and slimmed down; they had turned-down tops, lined in brown,
contrasting with the black leather of the rest of the boot, and were based on the boots worn by
jockeys for the newly fashionable sport of horse racing. |
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For better control in the saddle, the shoe part of the boot fitted tightly. This, and the
sloping heel which gripped the stirrup, made them difficult to walk in but excellent for control
when riding. stories of cowboys standing in troughs of water to soften the leather so that it would take the shape of the foot. An industry grew up. Women's
Dress Cowboy Boots
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| Boots for women have taken various forms over the last two hundred years. They have, by turns, been severely elegant, a fact that shoemakers have been aware of for a very long time. . The cowboy boots of female fashion, It was worn by all fashionable Western women - frequently at great cost to the environment. |
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women's shoe fashion in the twentieth century has ranged across the centuries for inspiration. Designers have borrowed styles from all periods, but have usually managed successfully to translate these into the fashion mood of the times. |
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| It's always time for a good pair of cowboy boots, a selection of cowboy boots to meet all of your needs and keep your feet warm, dry and looking good! From designer boots and western boots, to combat boots and work boots, our boots collection has it all. |
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