Cowboy boots epitomize America’s approach to style. From the flat rubber-soled option yanked on in the predawn hours of a long shift to the couture-adjacent styles headed to a televised red carpet, ...
The cowboy boot as we know it today dates back to the post-Civil War trail driving era in Texas and Kansas. Getty Images/ Universal History Archive From cattle drives to catwalks, the cowboy boot has ...
As it turns out, this style of boot also has a controversial history, one that even historians feel uncomfortable pinning down. Some attribute the style to Texas origins, while others suggest Kansas.