Vintage Red. Photo by loveandadventure.
…these are good too. I like variegated thread in the summertime.
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eBay, you are such a heartbreaker… I’m going to pretend that Sam Shepard outbid me.
Vintage Dixon Boots. On eBay, $224.99. Buy them now. NOW! Very groovy stitch pattern, 6 row-3 color-orange, green and yellow thread stitching. Worthy of reproduction. James Davis writes about Andy & Nobel Dixon here and here. The bootshop was in Wichita Falls… it looks like this pair hasn’t traveled far from home. (See what I mean about the orange-green-yellow stitching? Cool, no?) Photo courtesy of ebay seller, “Texas Wild Woman Scavenger.”
Unsuitable for airport security and spandex… otherwise bid, buy and ROCK ON!
Photo courtesy of eBay seller, rchmielinski.
This spiderweb boot was made by the Champion Boot Company. It doesn’t look particularly dated now, because in August 1964 it was ahead of its time. The Western Horseman’s Gear Guides always came out in May. That’s the issue where you’ll find the best cowboy boot advertising and old-timey descriptions. You know, back when boots were made in rich colors of “amber and pie-crust.”
I like sawtooth inlay. Look at the rows of stitching, in the many colors. How many? Maybe, 4? The thread gives a warm glow to that blast of white inlay. Bid (or buy) on eBay.
In the 1980′s these were a popular style of dress boot. A couple of attributes make them fancy. One, when you take away the fender stitching and the heel counter — the vertical styling of these make a girl’s legs look longer, not unlike a pair of uncuffed pants. Two, these boots work well with exotic and extravagant materials. Since the vamp doesn’t wrap around the sides of the cowboy boot, you can showcase a lizard, snake or stingray skin without extra seams or patchwork piecing. Today’s triad styles feature hand tooled leather and buck stitching. A new shorthand for luxury. Heritage Boot does a great job of filling their boot tops with stitchwork and balancing the weights of the contrasting leathers (see photo.) I like that. Sheplers, Timsboots.com and eBay each have a selection of triad cowboy boots, go take a look.
“Riding High” SANTA BARBARA, CALIF.: President Ronald Reagan shows off his triad cowboy boots after signing the largest budget and tax-cutting measure in U.S. history August 13, 1981 at his “Rancho del Cielo” ranch. Reagan called it “only the beginning” as he set his economic recovery program in motion with the signing at the ranch, where he was vacationing. CREDIT: UPI 8-21-81 Ron Bennett …purchased on eBay. (Zoom) Get the flash player here: http://www.adobe.com/flashplayer
RecentIy, I got an email that went something like this…
Now, Ray Jones (Lampasas, TX) is one of those bootmakers who never used labels. That said, I can usually tell a Ray Jones boot just by looking at it. And so can you….
And, finally Ray Jones boots are visually “sturdy,” not tough…sturdy. The have what I call a “standy-uppy” quality that other boots don’t seem to have, even after 30 years. Legend has it, if you manage to take apart a Ray Jones boot top …there might be 1 to 3 layers of brown paper stuck between the leather. At least that’s what I’ve heard. Remember, when you can’t find a label in a vintage cowboy boot, you want to look for the story. One like this…
These boots will be showing up on eBay soon. Keep an eye on the seller’s listings.
Best of luck on your bidding. They are beautiful boots.
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