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Yes. These are the boots worn by Ariel (Julianne Hough) in the new Footloose movie. The cowgirl boots are made by Frye. They will sell out quick… maybe even before the movie comes out. After that, you will find many other swell red boots, but not these. Already sold out in your size? Dying to have them? Check for red Frye boots on ebay. For all your other Footloose merchandising needs, visit someplace else. “Hey, hey! What’s this I see? I thought this was a party. LET’S DANCE!”
Vintage Red. Photo by loveandadventure. …these are good too. I like variegated thread in the summertime.
Bootmakers can buy piping in spools from supply companies, but often make their own to match custom designs and fancy materials. Bootmakers will cut a narrow strip of leather, skive (thin) the edges… then lay a cord or string down the middle, giving the trim a smooth rounded shape. On the Dave Wheeler Boot (above) the custom made blue piping is a match to the 10 rows of hand stitching. Beautiful.
On the Rocketbuster boot (left) the piping is nearly disguised in the hotrod pin-striping design. Very cool. The pull is on the inside of the boot. You can see the red piping runs along the top of the boot and down the side seam. Notice how the piping is almost invisible, camouflaged in the narrow inlay and the criscross double-row red stitching. The right-hand photo shows and old Tex Robin boot. The leather has worn thru and you can see the cotton cord. The piping on this boot matches the boot leather and lets your eyes focus on the stitch If you have a copy of my book. Flip through the pages… look at the piping. Tell me what you think in the comments below.
Top 2 photos by Marty Snortum. Bottom right photo, by me.
Tex Robin boots found at a yard sale outside of Blackwell, Texas. Cloth “Coleman, TX” label inside, trademark fender and pulls. Green, yellow and orange stitching outlined with a row of white. I would have never picked these colors. Shows you how little I know.
Heel slides are in almost every pair of cowboy boots— they are seldom as fancy as this pair. Heel slides are particularly important in a boot’s construction when a boot top is made out of a thinner leather, like kangaroo or kidskin. With everyday wear, boot tops made of thin or soft leather are likely to wrinkle and maybe even bunch at the ankles… if the top stitching and the heel slides weren’t providing support. Pascal Davayat stitches each heel slide in the shape of an iron cross. His boots are about non-comformity inside and out. (You can see more of Pascal’s work on the Hollywood Riff Raff website.)
Carved boot pulls with matching collar. White piping. Bling! (Made by Hollywood Riff Raff)
Cowboy boots made by Pascal Davayat.
Wingtips are a dressy design element that shows up on both men’s and women’s cowboy boots. Often when you see wingtips on the foot of a boot, you’ll likely see the same pattern of small perforated holes elsewhere on the boot …maybe on the pulls, the heel counter, or around the collar at the very top of boot. “Foxing” is a type of overlay, but with no small holes. It is usually made up of bold curves and points, part flame part feather. When I think of “wingtips” I think of Lisa Sorrell and Paul Bond boots. When I think of foxing, I think of Dave Little and Tex Robin (…although Tex calls his foxing and overlays, “wingtips” which confuses my point, here.)
(Cowboy boots made by Hollywood Riff Raff.)
The lightning bolt at the toe will wear off with time… the other won’t. (Boots by Hollywood Riff Raff.) |
   
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pattern. This pair was found at a Texas yard sale, I love how the previous owner left the fray hanging.
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