Cowboy boots in Canberra?

i recently bought some western style boots from joes boots in kingston.my friend recommended me to go there.thats where her husband gets his.mine were $300.i love them so didn’t mind spending money on them.they told me how to look after them too so they will last years.

Awesome post Palifox, exactly what I am after, much appreciated.

Searching found this result:
http://www.tailsandtheunexpected.co.uk/shopexd.asp?id=174

Sorry to OP for the hijack but greatly appreciate the info provided by everone.. now back to the cowboy boots! 😀

To Lazy I

“While on the subject of shoes (minor hijack), can anyone point me to the direction of anywhere that sells spats in Canberra? or black/white 1950’s style mobster shoes (do they have a special name?)?

Brogues are shoes with holes punched through the uppers to let the water out as you tramp across soggy Scots moors shooting grouse.

The two-colour ones you are thinking of may be brogue style, but have been called “co-respondent shoes” since legend has it they were worn by the disreputable and flashy male co-respondents in English divorce cases. From Wikipedia “Co-respondent shoes is an expression, meaning unusually patterned or coloured men’s shoes that are easily remembered, for example, when left outside the hotel room in which the adultery may be taking place.”

http://www.google.com.au/imgres?imgurl=http://www.mensflair.com/ns/media/coresp-white.jpg&imgrefurl=http://permanentstyle.blogspot.com/2009/02/sad-trapped-co-respondent-shoe.html&h=362&w=293&sz=26&tbnid=S3oW5Uw_jAicqM:&tbnh=121&tbnw=98&prev=/images%3Fq%3Dco-respondent%2Bshoes&hl=en-GB&usg=__t5zqxoGBkwy_CK0RIStLCrsByTA=&sa=X&ei=WO0hTNLzGM2GkAXg9OQE&ved=0CC0Q9QEwBQ

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Co-respondent

OH and OP no idea about cowboy boots in Canberra but I hear good things about Rocco’s shoes in Malvern in Melbourne, if you end up down that way.

Lazy I said :

While on the subject of shoes (minor hijack), can anyone point me to the direction of anywhere that sells spats in Canberra? or black/white 1950’s style mobster shoes (do they have a special name?)?

no idea about spats, you could try antique shops and things like Down Memory Lane in fyshwyck, but the shoes you’re after are called brogues and have been pretty trendy recently – at least in ladies fashion.

There’s a leathergoods shop near Fernwood Gym at Westfield Woden, they look to have a lot of RM Williams and similar boots and hats and stuff.
Horseland in Fyshwick is conveniently located for picking up hen’s/bucks night supplies at the same time.
Saddleworld in Phillip might have something suitable.
Redpath have an outlet in Brand Depot that always looks overflowing with interesting stock.
And try http://www.skeanie.com.au based in Goulburn for cowboy boots in toddler size for the page boy/flower girl.

Pretty shoes are extremely meaningful to me. They symbolise prettiness and all things pretty.

However – thanks for explaining yourself. Please carry on.

Awesome, thanks for the tips! A-shopping I will go.

Re: the meaningfulness of the footwear – You are curmudgeonly! How meaningful is a pair of white high heels to anyone?

The boots I wear now were bought years ago, not in Canberra, and I want some new ones.

I reckon my wedding is a good excuse to drop a bunch of cash on a good quality pair of boots that will last me 20 years, rather than wasting money on a pair of boring overpriced footwear I’ll probably only wear once 🙂

This wouldn’t be Miranda and Orlando would it?

Lazy I said :

While on the subject of shoes (minor hijack), can anyone point me to the direction of anywhere that sells spats in Canberra? or black/white 1950’s style mobster shoes (do they have a special name?)?

Strange request I know.. but have no idea where to start.

A highland supply store might be the place to start.