Who wears cowboy boots? Is it just a fashion thing now?
All kinds of people. Some wear them as work boots, as dress boots… it’s part of life in Texas – like wearing a pair of loafers or a pair of tennis shoes. The solid feel, the protection around your ankles, there are no other shoes out there that can shape and mould to your feet so well over time. Over the years, there’s been a lot of changes to them. Originally the owner would customise them with their ranch name or symbols of their life. (These have been built by scratch. They are being custom made for the owner of the establishment. See the bee on there? That’s their logo.) Where do you get them all from? I go find most of this stuff. I go through old junk shops in Texas, markets, yard sales… I also have people come in to me and bring in boots that were handed down or given to them but it just hasn’t worked out and I’ll trade them for some new boots they’re happy with. Is there anything that’s frowned upon in the cowboy-boot community, like bright red lizard-skin boots? To some, yes.
