Kowboyz

I remember the first time I actually FELT LIKE A COWBOY BOOT EXPERT. It was when Evan Voyles held up a boot and said "Do you know who made this boot?"

And I did.

Not only that... but, I could tell the bootmaker and the where Evan had bought the boot just by looking at the sole.

That's when I knew I had met enough makers and peered into enough cowboy boots to call myself an expert...and now when the newspapers and magazines printed it, I believe it's true.

Clues:

• You can tell from the lightning bolts inked on the sole... this cowboy boot was made by Pascal (Riff Raff Leather.) There is also a pirate ship stamped inside the boot on its heel slide.
• You can tell by the big ol' "red ink" size and price...the boots were purchased at Kowboyz, a vintage cowboy boot shop once located in Los Angeles, now recently moved to Santa Fe, NM.

Here's a great article about Kowboyz... full of dishy Hollywood-style namedropping. And yes, that's $99 for a "custom" boot made of nubuck and foil leather... you really oughta pay Kowboyz a visit.

Check out my newly-updated vintage cowboy boot dealer page for other shops!

Howdy Santa!

Wahoo!

Wahoo! is a great little store in Santa Fe, New Mexico run by Diane Zamost. Cowboy boots, vintage denim... it's a curated closet of coolness.

I get a lot of e-mail from folks asking me "What should I wear with my cowboy boots?"

This shop has all the answers. You can go retro with a snap shirt and a little fringe... or grab some studded denim for that outlaw-rocker look. Want to go traditional? a little "range-y" maybe? Wahoo! has beautiful silk scarves, and decorated gloves and belts. (You may mix-up all 3 of these looks only under Diane's supervision.)

Wahoo! 227 Don Gaspar, Santa Fe, NM 87501 (map)
Call 1-800-36-WAHOO (9-2466) ...or 505-577-8200.