5.4K views · 36 reactions | Since the introduction of the American cowboy, the cowboy hat has offered unrivaled support for the rancher, cowboy, and horseback traveler out West. Cowboy hats are inseparable from their Western roots, yet open to all who honor a legacy of ingenuity and perseverance. | Boot Barn | Facebook

Rough & Ready: A History of the Cowboy Boot is officially OPEN! The story of the cowboy boot is steeped in history and legend and is neither simple nor straightforward. Since their invention in the late nineteenth century, cowboy boots have embodied contradiction. They have symbolized labor and leisure, freedom and domination, tradition and reinvention. Cowboy boots were born out of industrialization yet refined through expert craftsmanship, they have been used to both celebrate individualism an