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Those look good, Bama! I really like the pull straps, and the way it's reflected in the stitching. Plus there's a whole lot to be said for the low maintenance of nu-buck.
Thanks Bama, Joao, and Bob!
Bamaboots, thanks for the background info. These things are either the most immaculately well cared for boots ever or they've been professionally rebuilt at some point in the recent past. I am amazed at the shape they're in.
Bob, to answer your question, these are a full size larger than I normally wear, and they fit pretty well. I learned from past experience with vintage boots to shoot a little high.
Teach...are you looking to buy new or vintage? EBay and etsy are good sources for vintage, and probably where you'll find the best prices. There's vintage dealers aplenty, but most times they know what they've got and are charging for it. I've scored some brand new boots off ebay before, too, for real reasonable prices. Also Sheplers usually has a decent selection of new boots and always is having a sale, and I've gotten the best prices from a site called bootbay.com. They have a massive selection of not just cowboy boots but motorcycle, hunting, and work boots as well, and they have a good return policy if the boots don't fit.
Matt, the best advice I can give you is go to a brick and mortar store and look at the different styles, makers and leather choices and find what you're comfortable with and what fits well. Nothing too tight or too loose. A cowboy boot that fits will have a little slippage in the heel when new and that will leave when the boot becomes broken in.
The second consideration is probably budget. There is hardly a limit on what can be spent. I would look for something that is all leather, save for the heel caps and made in the US. As for comfort, a good fitting boot will wear as well as your best fitting dress shoes or other boots. I have boots with wide round toes to narrow box toes and heels from 1 1/4" to 2 1/2". All of them in my rotation I can wear all day. Hope this helps. Oh, and if you have the scratch, consider custom.
Question; I was in a Mexican dry goods store just south of Portland....Woodburn, in the Hispanic part of town...in this store they sold men's boots with freakishly long pointy toes. Some of the boot toes curled over the top, bending back to the leg. I thought myself worldly but never in my life have I ever seen anything like this except perhaps on slippers in an Aladdin movie. Do these actually get worn in public? Has anyone ever seen a guy wearing such boots?
You obviously aren't hanging out in the right neighborhoods, amigo.....Question; I was in a Mexican dry goods store just south of Portland....Woodburn, in the Hispanic part of town...in this store they sold men's boots with freakishly long pointy toes. Some of the boot toes curled over the top, bending back to the leg. I thought myself worldly but never in my life have I ever seen anything like this except perhaps on slippers in an Aladdin movie. Do these actually get worn in public? Has anyone ever seen a guy wearing such boots?
Go with a 'traditional' cowboy boot....and pretty much everything Bama boots just said you can take to the bank.I guess what I was asking was should I look at traditional cowboy, ropers, stockmen or western work? All of these terms I am mostly clueless on lol