| When Heidi Klum tells us that one day, fashion is | | | | withstand rugged, rocky terrain and comfortable |
| "in" and the next day it's "out", it is true for the | | | | enough to walk long distances. Heels needed to be |
| plethora of fashion that hits the runways in the | | | | higher to place them in stirrups to keep the foot |
| Spring and Fall. Fashion is fickle and those who | | | | from slipping out while riding the trails cross |
| slavishly follow couture continue to change | | | | country. |
| hemlines, heel height and pant shapes. | | | | Women wore long boots and found that wearing |
| But there is one venerable fashion staple that is | | | | a high boot during summer under a long dress |
| always "in", never "out" except when ladies wear | | | | was very hot. As some sense of fashion began |
| them out. Ladies cowboy boots are fashionable | | | | to develop in western clothing, women wore |
| any time, any day and wearable as casual | | | | short boots during the summer and long boots |
| footwear or with dresses, short and long. | | | | during the winter. Nonetheless, the ladies cowboy |
| Fashionistas who have the ability to pull off | | | | boots were worn for fashion as well as function. |
| wearing ladies cowboy boots with an evening or | | | | Through the years, the cowboy boot became a |
| cocktail dress make their statement of | | | | palette for artisans who created various designs |
| independence and individualism. | | | | by stitching with colored threads. Later, cowboy |
| Back in the day, some centuries ago, the cowboy | | | | boot art expanded to cutting out applique's of |
| boot was a necessity. The cowboy boot was | | | | different colors of leather. This was a way to |
| worn by men as well as women as they began | | | | personalize boots, which actually became early |
| their westward migration to pursue opportunities | | | | signs of personal branding. Today, cowboy boot |
| such as farming, gold mining, ranching, or just to | | | | aficionados wear art on their feet and there are |
| explore a different part of the country. The | | | | many groups of collectors of antique as well as |
| population shift to the west meant people needed | | | | designers of new boot art. Fashion in ladies |
| appropriate clothing for the move. | | | | cowboy boots is here to stay to dress them up |
| Everyone needed a rugged boot to protect the | | | | by wearing a skirt or dress or dress them down |
| shins against sagebrush, snakes, and for riding on | | | | by wearing casual or dress blue jeans. |
| horses. The sole needed to be durable enough to | | | | |