https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/cowboy-boots-4 Style Advice for Fashion Lovers en-US Tue, 21 Apr 2026 20:42:35 +0000 http://bbpress.org/?v=1.0.2 q https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/search.php https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/cowboy-boots-4/page/2#post-1930873 Sat, 23 Jun 2018 00:01:25 +0000 Jenni NZ 1930873@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>That's great you got them for $99 rather than $170! Love it when that happens!<br /> To me that means that if you don't wear them quite as much due to heel height, that since you love them it won't feel like such a waste if you only wear them infrequently, for love. Cheers to that!<br /> PS I'm still curious about the final jeans choice even though I feel bad about not seeing much difference?!<br /> ETA is it the jeans from the thrift store in your denim skirt post? They look great! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/cowboy-boots-4/page/2#post-1930855 Fri, 22 Jun 2018 23:02:07 +0000 Suz 1930855@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Oooh! I love the Zara boots. When Zara footwear works, it works brilliantly. <b>Angie</b> and I and Shevia all had a pair of navy sock booties with pointed toes that lasted us YEARS. Mine were in extremely heavy rotation and I still miss them. I had them re-heeled several times but finally they were just getting too scuffed up to wear. The oxfords in my skirt and flats post are also Zara and they are amazingly comfortable! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/cowboy-boots-4/page/2#post-1930847 Fri, 22 Jun 2018 22:42:31 +0000 jussie 1930847@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I love those Zara boots and I think they look great with your style. enjoy wearing them! Even if you don’t wear them for long days on your feet they will be great for lighter walking days. The heel is what makes them so special imho. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/cowboy-boots-4/page/2#post-1930841 Fri, 22 Jun 2018 22:29:42 +0000 Greyscale 1930841@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Update: the Zara boots went on sale ($99) and I bought them (one size bigger - the ones shown here were too small). I fell in love with the really dramatic shape. Even if I don't wear them much, I'm so happy to own them.</p> <p>The heel is higher than I'd usually wear but the arch position and weight balance are perfect, so they're very wearable. Plus my feet are strong and used to that position from Irish dance.&nbsp;</p> <p>I'm still open to something more like the perfect R13 boots, but in the meantime, these are an exciting addition to my shoe collection. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/cowboy-boots-4/page/2#post-1920819 Sun, 20 May 2018 05:57:09 +0000 Greyscale 1920819@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Janet - yes, exactly right. I don't want 'real' cowboy boots because they're too tall for my short calves and they don't fit well under the jeans I currently wear. So, I want something ankle-height, mostly worn under full length jeans or with cropped jeans. They don't have to be super authentic, but my favorite pairs do have the authentic heavy duty sole.</p> <p>Hadilly - funny that you say that. I'd wanted Acne Pistol boots for years. And then, just as the cowboy boot idea stuck in my head, I found a pair of Pistols at a consignment store! So now I do own them, and they're wonderful, although not quite the cowboy look I want. So the search continues.</p> <p>(The even funnier part is that I found&nbsp;<i>two pairs</i> at the consignment store&nbsp;<i></i>in one week, a size apart. I bought both, kept the one that fit better after wearing each of them to test them, and sold the other pair online for enough to cover the cost of both. Only time I've managed to do that, but the end result is they were free!) </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/cowboy-boots-4/page/2#post-1920621 Sat, 19 May 2018 09:02:47 +0000 rachylou 1920621@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Agree the Frye were too normal and the Zara a no go because of comfort... but the Zara styling was really good. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/cowboy-boots-4#post-1920606 Sat, 19 May 2018 07:33:40 +0000 Hadilly 1920606@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Thank you for adding a picture. Yes, Pistols are great. Too high for me but super stylely. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/cowboy-boots-4#post-1920553 Sat, 19 May 2018 00:49:33 +0000 gryffin 1920553@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Hadilly - I'm not sure they about greyscale, but I love those boots.&nbsp; It reminds me of the EF Coax booties.&nbsp; There is something stompy, flamenco, powerful about them.&nbsp; Love!!&nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/cowboy-boots-4#post-1920443 Fri, 18 May 2018 17:43:12 +0000 Janet 1920443@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Greyscale, I get the idea you are looking more for cowboy-INSPIRED rather than literal cowboy boots. Which is why I keep looking at those Helmut Lang (I added them to my FInds) and thinking they’d be so perfect for you. Am I right? I’m keeping an eye out for choices for you when I peruse online for black boots for myself. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/cowboy-boots-4#post-1920435 Fri, 18 May 2018 17:23:31 +0000 gryffin 1920435@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Greyscale - I've been on the hunt for the past 2 yrs.&nbsp; I'm being totally picky they must be all black.&nbsp; If you are more flexible you might like the ariat darling bootie.&nbsp; Thought I'd post just in case you missed it.&nbsp; My regular height cowboy boots are the heritage r toe and I love them, but I'd love short boots, sigh....the hunt continues..... </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/cowboy-boots-4#post-1920305 Fri, 18 May 2018 08:33:32 +0000 Jenni NZ 1920305@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Have you looked at Ariat or Sancho? We have a cool store in NZ called Rodeo Drive which imports Luchesse and Sancho, I keep looking at the site and loving things but don't buy because not sure it's really my style even though I fall in love! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/cowboy-boots-4#post-1920302 Fri, 18 May 2018 08:23:14 +0000 Style Fan 1920302@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I think this is a great look for you.&nbsp; Neither pair seems right but there will be others.&nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/cowboy-boots-4#post-1920294 Fri, 18 May 2018 06:45:52 +0000 Hadilly 1920294@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Maybe consider the Acne pistols?</p> <p>Longtime lurker here but thought I would contribute. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/cowboy-boots-4#post-1920293 Fri, 18 May 2018 06:44:19 +0000 Hadilly 1920293@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Maybe consider the Acne pistols?</p> <p>Longtime lurker here but thought I would contribute. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/cowboy-boots-4#post-1920115 Thu, 17 May 2018 11:51:50 +0000 cindysmith 1920115@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I love the Zara pair, but agree that the heel could be an issue. Not just the height, but also the shape/angle of it. It looks like it just BARELY keeps the center of the heel (on your foot) directly above the heel of the boot; and even then, it is above the very edge of the back of the shoe's heel.</p> <p>The Helmet Lang ones are divine, and would definitely be worth stalking </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/cowboy-boots-4#post-1920048 Thu, 17 May 2018 02:57:23 +0000 Jaime 1920048@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>The Zara ones look too high. I guess they are copies of the Celine ones, that also look too high - not that I wouldn't try them if given a chance! Keep your eye out at Crossroads etc. The R13 shape, which is perfection, is also quite classic. I have also heard of cutting down a taller pair if you find the right ones. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/cowboy-boots-4#post-1920003 Wed, 16 May 2018 23:00:44 +0000 Anonymous 1920003@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I think a classic cowboy boot would be great. My favourite style is the purple ones. I like the curly, classic stitching, and think it would work well juxtaposed against your edgy style. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/cowboy-boots-4#post-1920001 Wed, 16 May 2018 22:49:43 +0000 Greyscale 1920001@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>The really perfect ones were the black version of the R13 boots but they sold out instantly and of course they were out of my price range. They are exactly right.</p> <p>I often can't wear chelsea boots because my very high instep is hard to get into them and the pressure from the shoe on my instep hurts. (The bones on the top of my foot meet in a big bump on my instep.) Else I'd agree that the Helmut Lang boots, and the Saint Laurent ones CocoLion linked to, are also almost perfect.</p> <p>And Aida, the purple ones did come in black at some point - there's a pair on Poshmark but it was just marked as "not for sale" before I could snap them up.&nbsp;</p> <p>I guess I'll keep looking! No rush I suppose - I have plenty of shoes - but none of them are quite right with all my new jeans. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/cowboy-boots-4#post-1919985 Wed, 16 May 2018 21:47:20 +0000 Aida 1919985@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Ooh I like the ones Angie and CocoLion suggested. I don't think of either the Zara nor the Frye as "cowboy boots" and wonder if you'll still be reaching for "cowboy boots" if you keep one. Too bad the purple pair isn't available in black! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/cowboy-boots-4#post-1919959 Wed, 16 May 2018 20:06:35 +0000 CocoLion 1919959@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I vote no on the Zaras. &nbsp;The heel is too high.</p> <p>Have you looked at Topshop for style at a low price?</p> <p>There doesn't seem to be much in the in-between price point.</p> <p>What about these from a European on line store:<br /><a rel="nofollow" href="https://www.mytheresa.com/en-us/saint-laurent-theo-45-leather-chelsea-boots-923211.html?catref=category">https://www.mytheresa.com/en-u.....tref=categ</a><br />I think those are just about perfect for you but expensive.</p> <p>If you wear them all the time they are worth it.</p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/cowboy-boots-4#post-1919949 Wed, 16 May 2018 19:32:48 +0000 LaPed 1919949@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I agree with Angie (and you!) that neither of these pairs is quite right. Of your Finds, my eye is definitely drawn to the Helmut Lang pair first and the R13 second. Expensive tastes. Might be worth stalking. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/cowboy-boots-4#post-1919927 Wed, 16 May 2018 17:39:57 +0000 UmmLila (Lisa) 1919927@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I like the Zara ones if you can make them work. In the expensive range, I was very taken with the silver R13 pair. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/cowboy-boots-4#post-1919914 Wed, 16 May 2018 17:00:45 +0000 Greyscale 1919914@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>First, thank you all for validating my sense that the Frye boots didn’t quite do it. Back they go. </p> <p>Diana, the Zara boots are strange to walk in, because the sole is curved. But not uncomfortable, and my feet are pretty strong from Irish dance (similar to ballet) so the height isn’t necessarily painful. They’re supportive in the right places. Still it’s hard to know what they’ll be like since I don’t want to damage the sole while trying them on around the house. </p> <p>The Zara boots were actually too small in the instep so I returned them but I’m considering ordering the next size up to try. I do look on eBay and Poshmark often, and I’ve been stopping by thrift stores too. I’m sure I’ll find something. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/cowboy-boots-4#post-1919885 Wed, 16 May 2018 15:48:14 +0000 Angie 1919885@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I don't think either pair are right, but I LOVE the vibe for you. I vote try the Helmut Lang.&nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/cowboy-boots-4#post-1919845 Wed, 16 May 2018 13:58:14 +0000 JAileen 1919845@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>The Zaras are very dramatic and cool. But don’t get boots that aren’t comfortable. </p> <p>I have several pairs of western boots.<br /> <a href="https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/some-western-boots" rel="nofollow">https://youlookfab.com/welookf.....tern-boots</a></p> <p>The Ariats are unbelievably comfy, with 1.5 inch heel. If you weren’t against a higher shaft I’d definitely recommend them. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/cowboy-boots-4#post-1919843 Wed, 16 May 2018 13:54:58 +0000 Sara L. 1919843@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I quite like the Frye's but they're not as dramatic as the Zara ones.&nbsp; I'm worried about the heel height on the Zara ones since you say you've had problems in the past with wearing heels that are too high.&nbsp; Have you looked somewhere like Boot Barn?&nbsp; I know you're not looking for authentic cowboy boots but they have a variety of styles. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/cowboy-boots-4#post-1919825 Wed, 16 May 2018 13:27:20 +0000 Diana 1919825@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I think the Zaras look really cool! The comfort issue worries me a bit though. How do they feel when you walk? The shape of the heel and sole, which is admittedly a key part of the visual appeal, looks like it would mess with your gait because of how it concentrates all your weight in a small area right in the middle of your foot, and I have no idea how it would feel when walking. Probably depends on your particular gait. </p> <p>The Fryes don’t read as cowboy boots to me. They look nice but just like regular, boring black booties. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/cowboy-boots-4#post-1919822 Wed, 16 May 2018 13:22:08 +0000 Bijou 1919822@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Well those Helmet Lang ones are really the perfect ones for you (except the price). Let's hope that Zara will do a knock off of those. </p> <p>You have answered your question - Zara is too high and the Frye's a bit boring - I am sure better ones will come along. Next! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/cowboy-boots-4#post-1919817 Wed, 16 May 2018 13:04:22 +0000 Janet 1919817@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>The Zara’s are so distinctive — knock offs of Celine, I believe. I love the look of those best, especially for your style, but I would be very picky when it comes to comfort on this kind of purchase. I’m on a similar quest for new black ankle boots and have ruled out several already for that reason. I love those Helmut Lang ones too... </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/cowboy-boots-4#post-1919786 Wed, 16 May 2018 10:52:50 +0000 Jenni NZ 1919786@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Well I like the look of the Frye better myself. But like the idea of your getting real ones like Luchesse. Aren't there other proper cowboy boots brands out there? </p>