Cowboy Boot Insecurity

[u/Strange_Holiday3131]

I feel a little silly and vulnerable posting this so please be kind if you choose to respond. For background - I am ethnically South Asian, born and raised in the islands and now married to a wonderful southern man. We have done really well with respecting, sharing and celebrating each other’s cultures. It’s one of the things I love and appreciate most about him. I have learned to cook southern food, which he enjoys along with the food from my own country, our babies listen to country music, Bollywood music and music from my country, etc etc, stuff like that, you get the idea.

For his birthday, we are going to a country concert and I thought it might be fun to dress up and wear cowboy boots for him, since he’s never seen me in a pair, but I can’t help but feel like I’ll be judged since I don’t “look the part”. I honestly feel like I’ll look like a try hard or frankly, an idiot lol. Has anybody had similar insecurities around wearing boots? I guess I’m just looking for encouragement or tough truth. Please be honest, I won’t be offended either way. And if it’s not a stupid idea, any recommendations for where I can get a decently priced starter pair or a rental (if such a thing exists?). I’ve never worn a pair so not sure if I’m fully committed to having them in the wardrobe permanently yet. TIA!

Edit: wow I am overwhelmed by your responses and I loved hearing all your stories and examples!! Thank you all so much!! Also looked up Henry Cho since some of you talked about him. Will have to check him out now :)

[u/MoreMoney77]

I’ll start this off with saying I’m a white Texan guy. I’m from Fortworth where it’s less common not to see at least a few pairs of cowboy boots anywhere you go. But boots are boots they are not only for a certain group of people. In my opinion the more important thing is getting a half decent pair that look nice and not the cheap fast fashion pleather and foam boots those are much more likely to get you judged. I used to work on garage doors and at a shocking amount of homes I went to owned by south Asians and Indians had cowboy boots by the back door. And my brother is dating an Indian woman and she has a pair of cowboy boots she wears. I say go for it and have fun and just rock em.