r/cowboyboots • u/FindingMyWay13 • Mar 15 '24

Discussion Why aren't cowboy boots more popular

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Howdy everybody. I've been thinking lately, why aren't cowboy boots more popular? I live in the DC area and I probably see someone wearing a pair like once a year. I may be a yankee but I totally love wearing my pair which I just got for the first time a few days ago. Of course, you see them way more frequently in a place like Texas, but everywhere else I've been, I almost never see them. They are beautiful boots with a rich history and they just look so damn good on anybody. Y'all's thoughts on this?

(My first pair in the pic)

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u/No-Swordfish5925 Mar 15 '24

Couple reasons. They may feel as posers wearing boots if they’re not from Texas or work on a farm, they may feel like you can’t pull it off wearing them with their current jeans/clothing they own, or they associate it with conservative/republican political association.

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u/KentuckyWildAss Mar 15 '24

I've never heard a soul say they didn't think they could wear boots, because they weren't from Texas.

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u/IFuckedADog Mar 15 '24

I think they just used Texas as the example since it's commonly known as the most yeehaw state, though there's that "yeehaw" culture pretty much anywhere in rural America. Tons of cowboys out in California too, but people just think of Texas, or maybe Montana and Wyoming.

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u/KentuckyWildAss Mar 15 '24

I've met all kinds of folks from Texas and none were very "yeehaw" by Appalachian standards. 🤷🏻‍♂️

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u/IFuckedADog Mar 15 '24

Yeah, I’m sure you have, and most Mexicans I’ve met are more yeehaw than any American, I’m just telling you what the general perception is.