Opinions on Botte Gardiane as a cowboy boot alternative
I’ve been looking at these Botte Gardiane boots as a chunky and possibly less obvious alternative to the cowboy boot, which I don’t feel is quite me.
What’s y’all’s opinion about on those? The customizable sizing is a plus for my difficult feet, but I’m not fully sold on the style yet.
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To me they kinda read as leather wellingtons
But i am a cowboy boot enjoyer so I think i personally just don't really get why you would want a cowboy boot that does not look like a cowboy boot.
With which I want to say maybe you should disregard my opinion on this
Hey that’s an interesting POV! I can see the Wellington aspect definitely and maybe that’s part of what I didn’t love about them.
For me it’s that I definitely don’t lean into the whole western thing as much as you do for one. I just don’t think I’m a cowboy at heart haha
But I really enjoy everything that’s „Europe’s answer to cowboys“ - like these boots that are worn by French „cowboys“ in the Camargue, and Maremma Jackets that are worn by „cowboys“ in Tuscany. So that’s why I’m interested in these instead of traditional cowboy boots.
Interesting position
Personally I feel like boots of that height and without laces really profit from some decorative stitching or something to give them more visual interest.
Thats an interesting perspective!
Definitely! My feeling is that these will get a nice patina creating visual interest over time, but that’s a good point.
It seems there’s really a few things that are „odd“ about these and I’m still somewhat torn. I’m definitely not one for classic pointy cowboy boots, but maybe there’s something else out there as well.
I don't think these look good in all honesty, not a fan of the leather, it's looks very plastic
I've said it before consider some of the more rugged chelsea boots
I’ve handled their material before, it is far far better irl fwiw
I would honestly recommend browsing the memed favourite that is the german tecovas seller on ebay and seeing if anything stands out there. There were quite a diverse range of models with some being very cowboy (toe bugs etc) and some less in your face
that's good to know then
Either that or I would consider the ebay tecovas outlet. There are plenty of relatively understated, round toed boots with next to no stitching and only a low heel there. They even do returns.
Beat me to it
Got a link for the german ebay fella?
Yeah
Asking for a friend (me)
the ebay link Leo is going to share does have some variety on this. Quite a few square toed and rounder less pointy ones. Something to consider
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Good point! I have a pair of solovair Chelseas that I like and wear a lot, but I’ve been looking for something higher too.