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People collect cowboy boots passionately, especially fancy vintage boots.
If you want to buy or sell cowboy boots, here's a look at the market today. The original design for cowboy boots evolved after the Civil War, when for a couple of decades, the Western plains of the United States were the scene of immense cattle drives. Texas boot makers C.H. Hyer, Henry Leopold, and H.J. Justin were among those who outfitted the hordes of cowboys passing through their towns in the 1870s. They adapted the traditional European riding boot, adding pointy toes, high arches, and the trademark high, slanted heel, made to hold the foot in the stirrup for long drives. Early boots were especially tall and stiff, made to protect the lower legs from scrapes with barbed wire and cactus.