Rodeo to Ready-to-Wear: Outfit Ideas for Your White Cowboy Boots

Cowboy boots, once the functional footwear of ranchers and rodeo-goers, first made their way into the collective fashion conscious in the 40s before becoming a worldwide sensation in the 80s, thanks to their pop-culture premier in The Urban Cowboy and then their encore in the TV series Dallas. Symbolic of the hardworking spirit of the American West, the cowboy boot is tough, yet features decorative detailing, lending itself well to those looking for a boot that’s more fashion than function.

If you’re looking for a pair of cowboy boots that pay tribute to the Wild West without looking like you’re wearing a costume, boot into a pair in a crisp, modern white.

Country Casual

Denim and cowboy boots have long been a dynamic duo, from the classic cowboy uniform of jeans and leather chaps worn with study brown boots to the 80s teenage permed-princess wearing acid wash jeans, a leather jacket and fringe booties. Give this pair a modern makeover when you go for a double denim ensemble of a button-down skirt and chambray shirt worn with a sleek pair of white cowboy boots.

Sexy Swagger

If you’re looking to bring sexy back to your swagger, pick a white boot that kicks it up a notch with high contrast details, like black overlays or metallic-capped toes. Nail the vixen vibe with a black leather wrap skirt, white blouse and drape a long tuxedo blazer over your shoulders. Western-inspired accessories will pull this city-slicker look together, so opt for a bolo tie and sophisticated fringe bag.

Betrothed & Booted

Of course, you can’t talk about white cowboy boots without talking about weddings. A popular choice of boot for ladies who are looking to bring their personal brand of tomboy to their traditional white dress, you can find styles that are worthy of that once-in-a-lifetime walk down the aisle. Even if you aren’t the one exchanging vows, you can commit to a rustic themed wedding when you skip you high heels that will sink into the dirt with every step and slip into a pretty white cowboy boot instead.

What better boots to memorialize the Wild West’s contribution to fashion than with a pair of white cowboy boots. Anything but the down-and-dirty kicks they once were, these sleek leather boots are fresh and even downright sexy.

Tame a wild white cowboy boot with these outfit ideas.