| Historically horsemen have always needed
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| | signature of custom-made boots.
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| protective footwear as well as preferring
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| | In the 1920s and 1930s cowboy boots
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| boots with a higher heel. The origin of
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| | became a fashion item as a result of the
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| the cowboy boot that we know today comes
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| | movies and radio shows about the Wild
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| from various boot styles including the
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| | West.
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| Wellington boot, which originated from
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| | After 1940 boot designs became more
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| Britain's Duke of Wellington. At the time
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| | colorful and intricate incorporating
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| it was a straight plain leather boot with
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| | images of the west such as cacti, eagles,
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| one-inch heels and straight tops. Cowboys
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| | horses and horseshoes.
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| also wore the Hessian boot, which had a
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| | In the 1950s when rodeos became a popular
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| V-cut in the front, and some of these had
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| | form of entertainment and country music
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| a silk or leather tassel hanging down in
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| | started being heard, the popularity of
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| the V.
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| | cowboy boots skyrocketed and millions of
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| The Coffeyville-style cowboy boots
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| | pairs were reportedly being made in all
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| originated in Coffeyville, Kansas around
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| | shapes, colors and styles.
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| 1870 and were normally black leather with
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| | After this the designs of cowboy boots
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| a low Cuban heel. The front of the boot,
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| | followed the fashions and styles
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| known as the "graft", was higher than the
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| | popularized in the movies - if John
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| back and was usually a different color.
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| | Travolta or Tom Cruise wore cowboy boots
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| Texas cowboys were known to have a lone
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| | then those styles were immediately in
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| star inlaid in the graft.
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| | demand.
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| Cowboy boots continued to evolve through
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| | Since the early 1990s boot makers have
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| the late 1800s and the designs were
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| | become even more adventurous and we are
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| influenced by the European cavalier style
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| | now seeing styles incorporating studs,
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| of boot, which were characterized by
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| | conchos, rhinestones and precious stones,
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| higher heels and better-quality leather.
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| | no doubt partly as a result of the
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| The toes of cowboy boots were square or
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| | interest in line dancing. Of course it is
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| rounded and this did not change to
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| | still possible to buy an attractive plain
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| pointed until the 1950s.
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| | leather boot.
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| The straight lines of stitches across the
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| | Part of the enduring appeal of the cowboy
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| top of the toe of the cowboy boot are
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| | boot is that they can be worn by anyone.
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| called a toe wrinkle. Boot makers in the
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| | There is an excellent book that covers
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| early 1900s started to add decorative
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| | everything to do with the cowboy boot
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| stitching on the toes in addition to the
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| | called appropriately The Cowboy Boot
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| wrinkle and these designs became and have
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| | book, which you can get from Amazon.
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| remained to this day the personalized
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