These days the price of good quality cowboy boots is not so high. You can pick a pair of cowboy boots with elegant designs in between $250 to $300. OK, how much you can spend to buy a pair of cowboy boots. If someone asks this question to me then my answer would be $700 that only if I was rich. But let me tell you that this price is not even close to the record. Here you will get to know about the most expensive cowboy boots ever sold.

According to Forbes

The most expensive cowboy boots were bought for a whopping amount of $75, 000. In 2006, Forbes mentioned this price for cowboy boots in an article published in April. Well, this is quite an amount to be spent on just a pair of leather shoes. However, the record was broken by another pair of cowboy boots which had a masters carving of leather. More than 8 hours were put to create the design of these boots. These boots were sold for a magnificent price of $106, 000. Although the boots were designed to be worn. But in my opinion they should be displayed in art museums because of their finest design.

It is hard to find shops that sell high quality cowboy boots. But one shop in Stevensville, Montana sells masterpieces. The designer Howard H. Knight created and sold excellent quality boots in his studio.

Phantom Boots

In 2010, Howard made phantom boots. The worth of these footwear was $100, 000. So what’s so special about the shoes? The phantom boots had floral carvings. The flower patterns were present around and all over the boots. To give extra definition to flowers six layers with different color coats was added. Moreover, white gold flowers were stabbed on the top of leather flowers to raise their back. The whole shoe was made with saltwater crocodile skin. The skin was obtained from Hermes Factory in Paris. The interior of the boots was lined with black kangaroo skin. Now we know why these boots were so expensive.

Maybe this design is not ordinary for us but for Howard this design is usual. Do you know what Knight has to say about his cowboy boots designs? He says “the designs seem to come out of my hands”.

Knight’s work has been admired in many magazines. There are two books that adored his cowboy boots designs such as Cowboy boots by Tyler Beard and Cowboy boots, The Art and Sole by Jennifer June.

Why are cowboy boots so expensive?

The leather and details on the boots make the expensive one. Pure leather is used in these boots which come at higher prices. Ordinary boots are mainly made from faux leather. The cowboy boots which are composed of snake skin or alligator skin are the most expensive.

What are cowboy boots good for?

Cowboy boots are not made for walking. They allow men to ride comfortably in the saddle for a long period of time without slipping.