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Cowboy Boot Photo Glossary – Wingtip

wingtip on cowboy boots

Wingtip

Fancy leather overlay on a boot toe that is similar to other “foxing” but is often bordered with a uniform row of small punched holes.

Wingtips are a dressy design element that shows up on both men’s and women’s cowboy boots. Often when you see wingtips on the foot of a boot, you’ll likely see the same pattern of small perforated holes elsewhere on the boot …maybe on the pulls, the heel counter, or around the collar at the very top of boot.

“Foxing” is a type of overlay, but with no small holes. It is usually made up of bold curves and points, part flame part feather. When I think of “wingtips” I think of Lisa Sorrell and Paul Bond boots. When I think of foxing, I think of Dave Little and Tex Robin (…although Tex calls his foxing and overlays, “wingtips” which confuses my point, here.)

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(Cowboy boots made by Hollywood Riff Raff.)

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Cowboy Boots Rango-Style

Rango Movie Cowboy Boots

Every time a new movie comes out, I get asked about who’s-wearing-which boots. So here you go… if you want boots just like Rango wears, go get yourself a pair of Old Gringo Nevada cowboy boots (I dare you to tell me I’m wrong.)

Cowboy Boots Old Gringo

And… if you like Westerns, you should go see Rango. Does the team proud. Yes, it does.

(P.S. Right now, endless.com has some great women’s cowboy boots on sale.)