| It is amazing how popular cowboy boots are all | | | | This led to the cowboy boot industry we have |
| over the planet, not just in the United States. | | | | today where it seems nearly everyone owns a |
| While cowboy boots were originally created and | | | | pair! The boots of today are made in nearly any |
| designed to be worn by cowboys as a work boot | | | | imaginable color and are constructed of not only |
| more or less, they have achieved much more | | | | plain leather but of elk, ostrich, elephant, snake, |
| widespread popularity as a fashion item. | | | | alligator, shark, and even stingray. The sharkskin |
| These boots were originally introduced to the | | | | and stingray are particularly tough and durable. |
| public market during the Civil War and were | | | | If you are interested in buying cowboy boots, |
| copied after cavalry boots worn by soldiers. Soon | | | | just bear in mind that they don't fit like any other |
| afterwards cattlemen that worked the ranches of | | | | shoe. You should have your foot measured and |
| Oklahoma, Texas, and Kansas petitioned the boot | | | | do so in the afternoon or evening when your feet |
| manufacturers to alter the boots in order to be | | | | have expanded. Buying any shoe or boot in the |
| better suited the specific work they did. Two of | | | | morning will result in them being too tight. You also |
| the most popular of these boot makers were | | | | need to be concerned with the depth and width |
| Hyer Brothers out of Kansas and Justin Boots of | | | | of your foot. If you have a wide foot, you should |
| Spanish Fort, Texas, a brand still popular today. | | | | consider a wide width. Most cowboy boots are |
| I think mush of the appeal of cowboy boots lies in | | | | made in B width for women and in D width for |
| their unique styling, having a high main shaft, with | | | | men. |
| a high heel and pointed or rounded toe together | | | | Next you want to think about heel heights. The |
| with no lacing. In the beginning the boots were | | | | heels of cowboy boots come on a wide |
| made from regular cowhide leather but later on | | | | assortment of thicknesses from very short to |
| the cowboys began desiring boots that were | | | | extremely tall, just go with what you like best. |
| more decorative and elaborate and the evolution | | | | For general all purpose wear it is best to stay |
| began into the fancier boots with a multitude of | | | | under two inches. Get your own pair of boots and |
| different materials and designs such as the Texas | | | | see what all the fuss is about. |
| Stars that were popular then. | | | | |