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| jpbluesky |
Posted - Nov 08 2005 : 04:56:52 AM
I just visited www.corralwest.com where Meg mentioned some of the gals at the farm had gotten boots. They are all so cute!!! There must have been a run on red boots by all of our farmgirls here, because they are now only available in specific widths! :)
I have a pair of boots I love(had them since 1988 or so). They are similar to the arroyo boots on the corral west site (without the concho buckle), and they used to be very light in color. I got them dirty, so I then polished them with a darker shoe/boot polish and they turned out a pretty burnt brown color. But I need a new pair.....thanks for the information, Meg!
Now, boots in Florida are an unusual sight, unless you live on one of the big plantations. But I am going to wear mine anyway. I live "near" the plantations! We do have two western wear shops here in town and a great outdoor shop that sells hunting goods. :)
Do you all wear boots a lot? And it is okay to wear them with shorter skirts...and with swimsuits and bikinis?
just kidding.......
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| happymama58 |
Posted - Feb 04 2006 : 09:27:22 AM
okay ladies, I must confess, I don't have boots. I've always been more of a clogs-during-the-winter, sandals-or-barefeet-during-the-summer type of girl. I love my clogs for school (I'm a teacher), and in the summer I want as little as possible on my feet. But dd bought me 2 pair of Uggs on sale for Christmas, and I don't know what to wear them with or when to wear them. Do you wear them with skirts? With pants? Are they work boots, as in wear them outside to do stuff in the yard? Can they get wet?
As you can tell from my questions, I'm clothes/accesory-challenged!  I always intend to watch what other people do, but I forget. Then when I do watch, most people obviously spend lots of money on designer clothes, and that's just not me. I need help!!
Some people search for happiness; others create it. |
| Lacy |
Posted - Feb 04 2006 : 09:14:09 AM
oh, boy- boot-a holic... i have the ariat fat babies for mucking around, the ostrich for a night on the town, the black for every day, and my new fav's, the lime green Born boots. They're SO comfortable and I wear them with everything! (I don't worry so much about "matching"  ). My new quest, however, is for some colored cut leather dressy boots for my wedding... maybe Old Gringo's?
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| Horseyrider |
Posted - Feb 04 2006 : 04:45:42 AM
Fellow boot junkie here... *raises hand* I wear Ariats all day every day, in every style and shape. I ride English, so mine are more like paddock boots, but I also have work boots, rubber muck boots, and high top tennis shoe styles. And sandals. And field boots. And waterproof riding boots. And insulated riding boots.
I'm going to a tack swap tomorrow, and hope to avoid buying more Ariats. There's one vendor there who cleans out her store and always has deals. I have a bad cold; maybe that'll save me. |
| jpbluesky |
Posted - Feb 03 2006 : 1:59:37 PM
Wish I had me some of those boots I see on the website. Gotta do it one of these days....my boots have had it, but they still feel good. I also saw some great clothes and boots in the Sundance Catalogue I received this week. I look at that catalogue and dream and dream, about the clothes and the home items and Robert Redford.....:)
"Sell cleverness and buy wonder" |
| country lawyer |
Posted - Feb 03 2006 : 09:49:23 AM
Thanks to this thread I found some red boots and a red hat! Great web shopping at www.corralwest.com. Thanks for the link, jpbluesky. I'm gonna be stylin' the Farmgirl way. Gotta get me an apron next...
"All shall be well and all shall be well and all manner of things shall be well."
Julian of Norwich |
| therusticcottage |
Posted - Nov 18 2005 : 1:08:51 PM
Oh Gimre's would be local for me -- I could go and try on some of these cute rain boots!
The only time that housework comes before sewing is in the dictionary!
http://rusticcottage.blogspot.com/ |
| westfork woman |
Posted - Nov 18 2005 : 08:56:51 AM
And all I have to worry about are rattlesnakes! I'll keep wearing my rubber boots, and you can keep all those other snakes.
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| ByHzGrace |
Posted - Nov 18 2005 : 02:43:22 AM
Hey Meadowlark
dontcha need snake insurance in kansas after beins hissed and chased by cottonmouths defending their puddle in my path against me and my st.b i tend to wear me protectors. now mighty hot down this a way, not to be fully clad. let me tell bout harvestin time.messin in grapefruit trees pluckin fruit has me ascended ladder fillin bag and climbin back down close to 20 times an hour. so come breaktime I be one windedgal break by bayou, danglin feet in water. Laid back, rested me eyes from the sun  only to doze off to dream land. when something moves over my arm.Thinking me towel i had laid out on be flappin up and over me arm in wind. I half peek an eye open rollin head to left.I be eye to eyeball to yellow rat snake. o girlfriend He is starin me down!!!me wide eyin him!!!! and ooooooo me insides are churnin to blow!!! but then I be thinkin, flinch an eyelash and he pounces. I be blinded for life or my cheek or nose bit off!!!So I'm sending eye emission transmissions: GET THE BEEJEEPERS OFF!!! he turns and slowly completes the slithering over my arm like this is natural to crawl over a person!!!!!!!!!!!ooooooooooo I let out a holler to raise the dead. how dead to the world do you have to be for a snake to feel safe enough to slither onto you? I still get the trembles thinking about it. was i so out cold i be attracted worms crawl in the worms crawl out like in the next world beyond? so i no more breakin on the ground no more naps. ...gots to be wary while in trees tooplucked me a mango onlies to have me a cornsnake bite me two yrs ago, ouchies ouchies ouchies she only doing it in selfs defense they love to hang and wait for unexpectin birds robbin fruit.
Used to hate Peafowls roostin, they be so noisy. Anybody ever hear peafowl? Noisy LOUD racket but peacocks see snakes do pluck em, goners!
mine be chippewa snakers
http://www.chippewabootshop.com/chippewa_23938w.htm
fashionably highlightin brown w/orange hibiscusin tankini
ifn gardening in my kitchen bed, i don't wear the hightops, like to jump on a shovel wearin doc martins zoe lace ups
love the rain boots y'all posted, what i give for a patterned wader!! |
| Aunt Jenny |
Posted - Nov 14 2005 : 1:50:08 PM
Cute cute cute!! I would have to get the frog ones..my favorite color..but sure like the cow and ladybug ones too!!!!
Jenny in Utah
It's astonishing how short a time it takes for very wonderful things to happen...Frances Burnette |
| Carol |
Posted - Nov 14 2005 : 11:39:44 AM
Hi girls.
LOVED the Tamara Henriques boots, although when I saw they were $118, that stopped me dead in my tracks! Just thought I'd tell you where I got my cute (and CHEAP) rain boots. Ordered red ladybug boots last year (yep, the same ones you've seen for little kids, but in adult sizes -- every time I wear them, little girls want to show them to their moms!) in my size from Gimre's Shoes in Oregon (found them on the web). AND, they were only $23 (still under $30 with shipping, I think!). Here's the link:
http://www.gimresshoes.com/store/cart.php?target=category&category_id=320
I have two other pairs too - they're the best thing for life out here on the farm in wet weather! One is a short, orange/pink pair with big, colorful daisies all over, and the other ones are pink knee-highs with a wild paisley print. I got both at Payless Shoes for under $25. They had stripes and plaids last year too.
Just be warned -- you ALWAYS get comments when you wear them out in public. No chance being anonymous! But they seem to brighten a gloomy day for everyone!
Carol
she laughed and laughed ... |
| onequiltychick |
Posted - Nov 14 2005 : 10:53:36 AM
Thanks to all for posting the great links! I have enjoyed looking at all the wonderful boots. I had no idea there were so many styles (and colors)!
Meadowlark - I have an 03 HD Sportster Hugger. It's awesome. I added a carb kit and louder pipes this summer. I just put it away for the winter . I am planning on riding to MJF next summer and I can hardly wait to meet my new Farmgirl friends there!
Kelly |
| mollymae |
Posted - Nov 12 2005 : 5:38:47 PM
Jenny, those are so adorable!
Molly
http://mollymaequilts.tripod.com
"This is love: to fly toward a secret sky, to cause a hundred veils to fall each moment. First to let go of life. Finally, to take a step without feet."~Rumi
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| MeadowLark |
Posted - Nov 12 2005 : 3:03:02 PM
I am on a boot binge today...I have the solution to those that live in rainy areas and object to the use of leathers...Cowboy rainboots! There are a lot of different colors and styles on these but they are really cute. www.shopintuition.com/product.asp?pid=10382&a=oHere's another website of the maker of these boots, my favorite is the floral and checked cowboy rainboot. Just click on the different boxes of styles and they show the cowboy boot.www.tamarahenriques.com
If I keep a green bough in my heart, the singing bird will come. |
| MeadowLark |
Posted - Nov 12 2005 : 11:18:53 AM
JP, There is a retailer search on the website, unfortunately no online buying...It is pronounced LUKE-KAY-ZEE. The founder of the company was an Italian immigrant who settled in San Antonio,Texas in 1880. They are expensive, but excellent quality, craftmanship and leather comes at a high price. And they do wear very well.
If I keep a green bough in my heart, the singing bird will come. |
| jpbluesky |
Posted - Nov 12 2005 : 10:49:55 AM
Those are some pretty boots. How do you pronouce Lucchese? Lou - chay - zee? They did not have any prices or online buying, but I bet they cost a pretty penny. I know they would last forever. Beautiful.
"Sell cleverness and buy wonder" |
| MeadowLark |
Posted - Nov 12 2005 : 10:23:29 AM
Farmgirls...Found the motherload, the holy grail of red cowgirlboy boots! I want a pair of these under my tree on Christmas morn...The Lucchese brand is huge here in these parts...the cadillac of western boots! Dh has had several pair since the 80's...he really puts the miles on his boots...says they are the only thing that feels good on his size 14 tootsies. When he wore his Lucceses to the Orient...especially Japanese men would crowd around him in the airport and stop him and say "Look John Wayne from Texas" and then laugh and want to gaze at the boots. Dh is tall and strappin like the Duke. I have never owned a pair...too cheap and well I didn't really need them. Check em out girls...then wipe the drool from the keyboard... http://www.lucchese.com/exclusive/index.html
If I keep a green bough in my heart, the singing bird will come. |
| CabinCreek-Kentucky |
Posted - Nov 12 2005 : 09:54:49 AM
went to the TSC (tractor) store yesterday and got me "three" more pairs of boots! up to the knee BLUE rubber boots ... some 'hiking' boots and at another store, i found UGGS on sale for only $50!!!!!! so .. i got "yellow' ones! |
| bramble |
Posted - Nov 12 2005 : 08:22:32 AM
I have been reading this thread with some amusement because where I live cowboy boots are so NOT the norm! Hikers, LL bean hunting boots, doc martins, construction boots, sorrel boots are, with the appearance of Uggs in the last few years. I am weird because I have two pairs of boots that I continue to wear (on occasion...)that do not fit any of those categories. One pair is like an english riding boot with lacing at the ankle and tall to just below your knee in the nicest rich cocoa brown leather with a low heel. Good with Jeannie's hippie skirts and especially all those tiered peasant skirts that have made such a huge comeback.Also good if you have a penchant for that "just returned from the hunt "look! My other pair is the "fun" pair that I bought at Marshall's about 10 years ago. They have a leather foot and top cuff but the leg part looks like a saddle blanket or Indian rug pattern and is stiffly woven. They are the boots I always get stopped and asked about and I have no idea who made them or where they can be found. It was just a lucky day at Marshall's I guess! But the "boots" I wear the most would be my red ladybug rubber clogs that live on my back porch. If I was out feeding the livestock I would definitely have to rethink that!
with a happy heart |
| BlueEggBabe |
Posted - Nov 12 2005 : 06:13:37 AM
Hi Kay,
These red cowgirl boots are available in a size 11.
Cute!!
http://www.bootcity.com/shop/10Expand2.asp?ProductCode=15761
www.feedsackfarmgirls.blogspot.com
www.farmatcoventry.com
"If more of us valued good food, cheer and song above hoarded gold,the world would be a merrier place."
J.J.R.Tolkien |
| mollymae |
Posted - Nov 11 2005 : 4:00:17 PM
I bought the cutest red mid-calf cowboy boots off eBay last year and I just love love love them, you'll see me sportin' them next summer at the Farm Fair! woohoo!
Cead Mile Failte,
Molly
"This is love: to fly toward a secret sky, to cause a hundred veils to fall each moment. First to let go of life. Finally, to take a step without feet."~Rumi
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| therusticcottage |
Posted - Nov 11 2005 : 09:37:56 AM
Thanks for the suggestions on trying to fit my size 11 feet! But they are 10 1/2 or 11 wide and that's nearly impossible to find. The ones I really want are the Justin Ropers in red but that won't work because they only go to a 10 medium. Missy suggested I look at men's boots but can't find them in red. And if I ever want pink ones -- well that will be impossible. I'll just keep searching.
The only time that housework comes before sewing is in the dictionary!
http://rusticcottage.blogspot.com/ |
| BlueEggBabe |
Posted - Nov 11 2005 : 07:20:54 AM
I have some milk chocolate brown,embroidery stitched, farm encrusted(use your imagination, chicken lovers! ) Durango westerns that I wear most days around here but they clean up real nice with some warm water and oil to look just hot with any skirt or nice jeans when I gotta run out. They are the standards.
Spring and summer: rubber slop boots in hot pink are a standby on the porch (looks cute with my pink rain slicker  )for slippin' into when it is really rainin' or on muddy garden days.
I have warm lacer hiking boots for snow unless its real deep.
Now, just recently....for dress up ( dress up???)
I scored a sweet pair of dark brown suede knee hi's to wear with a skirt.They have a good 2 and 1/2 inch solid heel and are unbelievably comfy.Truly.
I must say, gals, there is something primally feminine-provoking in zipping up a long, tall pair of leather boots..yup wickedly sweet...not for everyday but luscious to pull out on occasion.
Would LOVE to find a pair of colorful cowgirl boots,and I have looked, but my indecision (as a Libran bearing scales) has prevented me from committing to a color. I get overwhelmed by all the choices, the beautiful stitching patterns, the prices, etc. and I collapse under pressure and retreat back to my old standards that go with everything.
I am always attracted by the red ones, though....they get the longest look from me.
www.feedsackfarmgirls.blogspot.com
www.farmatcoventry.com
"If more of us valued good food, cheer and song above hoarded gold,the world would be a merrier place."
J.J.R.Tolkien |
| MeadowLark |
Posted - Nov 11 2005 : 05:19:15 AM
Dang farmgirl Ellen, you'd be one sexy momma wearin those boots with your mini and tankini You go girl! Do peacocks attack snakes and eat them?
If I keep a green bough in my heart, the singing bird will come. |
| ByHzGrace |
Posted - Nov 11 2005 : 05:10:31 AM
Do you all wear boots a lot? And it is okay to wear them with shorter skirts...and with swimsuits and bikinis?
hey now I resemble that remark! make mine a tankini!
Flip flops = slaps as we beachyfolk call em just don't dig stirrups.
Uggs might be a hothoot for the winter one piece!
Me boots and my peacocks are me snake insurance! |
| MeadowLark |
Posted - Nov 10 2005 : 3:41:55 PM
Hi and welcome Kelly! I have always dreamed of having a Harley and taking to the open road...I am afraid I have been feeling under the weather this week and let my daydreaming get the best of me...I don't have a harley as of yet...maybe someday. I would still like to meet you! What kind of bike do you have? Do you go to Sturgis? I had a few boyfriends that had Harleys and I LOVED to ride with them. I was much much younger. I ALWAYS look...and you cannot mistake the sound of a hog. Those boots do ROCK!!!
If I keep a green bough in my heart, the singing bird will come. |
