What are cowboy boots?
Cowboy boots are a kind of riding boots. In American history, they are specially designed to facilitate the work of cowboys and have the title of one of American cultural characteristics. Cowboy boots enjoy a certain popularity in American entertainment and even political circles. Many American presidents, such as george walker bush, once wore cowboy boots in public to show their American image.
The original cowboy boots can be divided into western cowboy boots and lasso cowboy boots. Western style is famous for its oblique heel design, which is usually higher than 1 inch. The toe cap can be made into different shapes according to customers' needs, but modern toe caps are generally the mainstream. The lasso style has a more complete heel, similar to ordinary leather shoes, and the heel is not higher than 1 inch. Toe designs range from round to square. Different shoe-making companies have more different classifications, but now people who wear cowboy boots are no longer limited to cowboy groups. Many customers choose cowboy boots more for their appearance and traditional practicality. These classifications also stem from this demand.
What are the characteristics of cowboy boots design?
The design features of cowboy boots are high heels, round heads or sharp points, 1 1 inch ~ 13 inch high tube, and no shoelaces. Cowboy boots are traditionally made of cowhide, but they are also made of leather from other animals, such as crocodiles, snakes, ostriches, lizards, eels, elephants, deer and buffaloes.
The smooth soles of leather shoes make it easy for the wearer to insert his feet into or slip out of the stirrup of the western saddle when disassembling. Extremely pointed toe cap is a fashionable design of1940s. The original design should be a more rounded toe. Although the pointed toe cap can sometimes bring convenience to the stirrup, the extremely pointed toe cap design is unrealistic for workers.
V-shaped boot top cutting is a characteristic of cowboy boots, which originated from Hess boots in Germany and was introduced to the United States by Hess mercenaries who participated in the American revolution at the end of 18. Early cowboy boots were all leather, without decorative patterns. Later, at the request of the makers, the makers of boots began to add embroidery and sewing with different patterns to their products, mostly focusing on the design of boots. The pleasing pattern has now become an important indicator to determine the value of a pair of cowboy boots. In addition, although this is not a patent for cowboy boots, it is most common to use different colors or materials for boots and feet in cowboy boots. These characteristics are used for reference by many innovative fashion designers in modern times. With the development of the times, the manufacturing materials, designs and colors of cowboy boots have become very diverse.
When riding, high heels can prevent your feet from slipping off the stirrup. On the other hand, if the rider unfortunately falls from the saddle and the boots are buckled in the stirrup, the boot tube without shoelaces will naturally fall out because of the weight and center of gravity of the human body. High boots help to grasp the legs when walking and make up for the lack of shoelaces. Boots can also protect the rider's legs from rubbing against the saddle. The high boots of cowboy boots, like other medium/high boots, have a protective effect when walking, and are not hurt by gravel, thorns and snakes. Traditional cowboy boots are waterproof to adapt to wet environment.