As a ranch worker/farmer who doesn't ride horses. Square toe is by far the most comfortable boot style. I have passed out in my boots many times after a hot summer day's work, waiting on dinner. I always know new boots fits right when I wake up from a cat nap, and forget my boots are still on, they feel as comfortable as house slippers when they are right
I’m a 60 year old Texas fella, had pointy🤮, rounds and now squares. The stirrup argument is mute, been on horseback since before I could crawl. Compete in ranch rodeo events, including annually at the Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo, won my share of buckles and saddles. Can ride confidently in bare feet, sandals, combat boots (I’m a veteran) or just about anything. Yes square toes are superior in comfort, have three pair of Anderson Bean’s. A real COWBOY doesn’t care about fashion or trends, Wranglers and Pearl Snaps hang in my closet. From head to toe a cowboy is all about utility. Boots are a piece of equipment, plain and simple. A place to mount my spurs and protection from the elements. Just like the sidearm on my hip, knife in my pocket and bandanna (scarf) around my neck. Happy Trails Y’all.
As an Englishman I am about as far from a cowboy as you can get but I have always loved cowboy boots. Each time I visit the states I return with a couple pf pairs and have about 9 pairs of Lucchese exotics snip toes. However I have discovered the barn boot and have to say these square toe boots are so comfortable even over a 10 to 12 hr day it is unreal, so yes whilst they are not as downright handsome as the traditional toe they make up for it in comfort,
@@shelleyzoe8254 I don't need to be polite to point out that you're buying a brand that exists on name only. Keep wasting money however, don't let me stop you.
Great breakdown of the square toe boot. I quit wearing boots altogether because my feet hurt too much in the point of the toe bunched together. Sketchers brand shoes started a trend of squared end styling to their shoes a few years back and I found them extremely comfortable. I think I might have to give square toed boots a try.
Bravo 4 I understand, cowboy boots were designed a certain way to ride horses ( to fit a cowboy and everything they do) but what we are saying is that here in Texas people love to wear square toes. I have have boots for going out and ranch work. Both are made to do different things. Squares are comfortable and can be worn all day.
Bravo 4 they just got a bigger toe box so your toes can breath better and not be cramped. I wish you good luck living in west Texas because I could never. I need green in my life.
Same, the only pair of pointed toe boots I have are black dress boots that I keep polished and I've had 2 years to break them in so it's not much of a problem.
In Oklahoma square toes are common when your messing around in daily life and working, traditional round toe is usually reserved for classy events such as BBQ, Dances, Graduations, etc.
I always thought square toe were absolutely horrendous, but I bought my first pair of Square toe a few weeks ago and I love em.. I think I would only apply that to cowboy boots though, would still never go square toe with dress shoes/boots.
We’re just not the real working, horse-riding cowboys anymore. The medium-round toe will always be a classic but it just ain’t relevant in working cattle anymore. Even the real Traditional hard core cowboys prefer square toes to the round toes.
@@JeremiahCraig No. I doubt you've ever even seen a real cow in person let alone "grewn ups with them" my butt says that's a lies on yours parts so try again I'm a real farmer and yours big gays
I have a pair of round toe and a pair of square toe boots and I honestly love my square toed boots more they're much more comfortable with the less pronounced heel, and more room in the toe, I can also run in those boots, can't run quite as well in my round toe boots the taller heel makes me more prone to rolling my ankles.
I want to learn how to do that "check that out up here" thing. Also, I like boots on my bike because it helps me stay planted on the pedals. Also... lots of girls like the way guys look in most boots rather than shoes.
I’ve been wearing Ariat square tow work boots. I’m a diesel mechanic working long shifts on my feet and after a year I still love them. Love the style and comfort 👌🏼
@@JeremiahCraig Google cowboy images from the 1870's-80's, lotta square toes on those feet back then. Both styles have been around for a long time. As long as they're not roach killers 🤠👍
Comander Mcgarrett the spanyards wire them while exploring America. They're the most common boot throughout history. More comfortable when they didn't use left and right boots. They also were easier to build and repair.
Ugly?!! Wait I'm from Oklahoma NVM.. 😂 EVERYBODY wears square toe here. Kids, mom's, teens, toddlers, dad's, ranchers, football players, teachers, etc. just got me a pair of Cody James
I tend to go with square toe or even a "round square" with a rope heel for all around boot but moving to a square clip with a "Dogger" / Texas star heel
My main reason for preferring square toe boots is the comfort. My second reason is that I think they look better but that’s my preference. I’m a bigger guy and I think a square toe fits my body better
I actually wear my boots to do hard labor as a lineman, so I only wear square toes. I don't need my toes getting smashed up all day. What i need is for my feet to still be functional after 10 hours of working. Square toes are objectively better for working in. Anyone who says otherwise either doesn't work in boots, or has never worked in square toe boots.
I am not a fan of square toes because my toes are tall up and down. Square toes are normally short in that arena but I know my toes are just weird. Edit I wear round toes for clarity
I have worn boots all my life,have no toe pain or foot troubles in pointed toe boots.I will stay in my boots and you will never see me in a square toe boot!
I’m flat foot unfortunately so j and point toe are not a option for me but they look so classy so I might get a pair to go out in for about 2 - 3 hours max
I started wearing round toe cowboy boots when I was in high school, stopped wearing them for awhile, then got back into wearing them, but started wearing J toe boots. Since then, I went back to wearing round toe and medium round toe boots again and then started wearing snip toe boots. Like many other guys, I wasn't a fan of square toe boots, but that changed after I got my first pair. Now I love and own many different toe style boots, a couple different heel styles, as well as many different skins. I absolutely love wearing cowboy boots. If more guys would try wearing them, they may understand why those of us who already wear them, actually wear and love them.
I've always worn boots. I never really cared about square tipped. About a year and a bit ago I bought me a pair and now I love them. I can move my toes now and now the look has grown on me.
I grew up wearing pointed toe boots.. and my toes look deformed and twisted... when j started working in construction I started wearing square toe boots.. so much comfortable...I like the Ariots
Pointed toe boots don't squeeze toes by default it's all in the sizing. I've found that much of this myth has come from stores and companies not educating their customers so many people get the wrong size to begin with. Happened to me too. I had my toes cramped for years and thought that was just the way it was but once I got the right size and width I realized toe shape does not correlate to comfort when you have the correct size. That being said, square toes are the most forgiving if you have the wrong size which is another reason why companies push them so much
My $.02..... Wide square toe boots are just butt ugly. I wouldn’t be caught dead in them. So if I die with my boots on, they will either be round or snip toe.
Never been a fan of square toed boots. I've been wearing pointed X-toe and narrow J-toe boots since the late 80s and early 90s. An old girlfriend of mine also just wore pointed toe boots. I read in a book on cowboy boots that different toe and heel styles all come and go, as well, and come around again.
I live in West Texas and have square toe boots which I love and I get constant compliments on them (though I prefer round toe). However, what I don't like is that square toe boots (at least here) are the only thing I can buy in store. My city has 7 western clothing stores and in all of them 95% of the boots on the shelf are square toe. Maybe you're right and Texas just has an affinity for square toe boots, but it is pretty annoying.
I live in Frisco, north of Dallas. I know what you mean. I have a few modern square toe boots, but I found my favorite pair of Lucchese’s in the gift shop at the Omni Hotel in Nashville. They have the 7 Toe (or Western Square Toe. Think medium round, but squared for right at the tip) with a 1-1/2” Cowboy Heel. The leather is grey Sanded Shark.They remind me of the old Clint Eastwood Spaghetti Westerns. Love ‘em.
Look on facebook marketplace, i live in fort worth and there is a crap ton of non box toe boots in there just look. Lot of good finds on marketplace. Mostly people selling old boots that they inherited and box toes just came here recently.
All I buy is square toe. I've got a small but decent collection of cowboy boots and I've always preferred the squared toe. I also prefer natural colors when it comes to animal skin boots.
Whatever square toe cowboy boots are NAF although l have a pair of leather Harley davidson harness boots and seems fine on that boot but not cowboy boots!
Square toe is actually not a super modern toe style. Square toe was actually really popular in the 1800s also. I’m not trying to be a troll or be an ass or anything I’m just laying out information is all. I just stumbled acrossed your channel though. Seems like you make good content!
Oh yeah no doubt but square toe comes from the old civil war boots and then were repurposed out west. As people went west after the civil war, many looked for a boot which would fit that lifestyle better which is when they started making "cowboy boots" specifically with tapered and round toes to fit that need. Thanks for watching Nolan!
I do not like square toe cowboy boots. Boot Barn, Cavenders, and all the other western wear stores only carry square toe boots. What the hell, I want pointed toe. J toe, 3x ,needle point, snip toe. Square Toe boots are for Credit card cowboys. .....
The truth is that those "square toe" boots that look like skin diving flippers with the corners rounded off are great for getting to shore if your horse throws you into the river and that's all they're good for. If your toes are really spread out that much, you need to have a couple of them on each foot amputated.
Great video Jeremiah, I have snip toes, round toes, traditional toes, regular square toes, and wide square toes, and I like them all but square toes are probably my favorite.
You ought to wear size 14 boot. Been wearing 14's for 50 + years now. There ain't no half sizes available unless you get them custom made. And the wrong size does cause the arch to be in the wrong position. Hell I may just start going like Sasquatch - bare-footed. Since I am 6' 4" & 300 lbs., I may put my ghillie suit on with my cowboy hat & be the first ever seen Cowboy Squatch. I just don't need anyone shooting at me trying to be the first to bag a Squatch. LOL
Eddie Hubbard lol I thought I was big too until I saw Shaquille O’Neal at a Pacers game when he was playing for Miami! Haha that man makes Bigfoot look like his little brother
I love the look of square toe boots, I've bought two pair in the past year and both are Justin's. They're honestly more comfortable than my rounded toe and snipped toe Boots I own, I can wear them all day long and never once be in pain!
I've never had my toes cramped in regular rounded tow shoes or boots, and you don't exactly see that exaggerated square toe look in regular work boots or shoes. I don't claim to understand it, but I think it comes down to fashion, and fashion is almost always rationalized after the fact more than reasoned into. And, it's a fashion far beyond the U.S. it's interesting to me, for example, how many round-toe styles Tecova offers when they are just about impossible to find in Mexico anymore from the Mexican boots companies who sell to the domestic market. To be honest, something between the round and square toe would probably make more sense it if was about really practicality more than fashion.
Nothing wrong with that! Sounds like you a building a pretty sweet collection. I'm up to ten right now too and it kinda feels like I:m just starting haha
When I was a kid till about high school, I wore round toe style boots. I stopped wearing boots for a while because they just weren't comfortable. If my toes were comfy, then the boot was too loose and rubbing blisters into my ankles. An old roommate of mine let me borrow a pair of their boots once and they were square toed. I swear that was the most comfortable my foot had ever felt in a boot so i ginally bought some. Now I wear my square toed boots every day. I don't care what they look like. I have sensitive feet, I care how comfortable my foot is.
I'm a Texan and I hate the square toes. I feel like I'm wearing 2x4's strapped to my feet. I'm also older, and they just don't look like 'cowboy' boots to me. I like the look of a snip toe, but don't hardly ever wear 'em.
Lmao 😂 the 2x4's hilarious. I feel the same way. They probably fit me better since I have a wider foot, but I can't do the look. I prefer J and R toe boots
You are totally wrong about Los Angeles California I was just in a Boot Barn in Torrance California and more than half the boots in my size were those ugly square toe boots I personally think it is the boot industry making the change 2 square toe. I only hope they come back to their senses and promote the J toe the point near the better ask any woman which toe looks best. The Marlboro Man would only be half as masculine with square toes J toe for life
Oh yeah I see square toes everywhere in stores but out and about, people wear round toes on the east coast for the most part. In LA, I imagine similar things because they are so stuck up about styles but I could be wrong.
Hate to tell you that the square toe is traditional as the boots during the 19th century were all square toe. The cowboy boot evolved from the cavalry boot of the civil war era. It is the medium round and snip toe that could be argued as nontraditional in that sense.
Not with the double stitched welt and not all were square toe. Part of the reason why cowboy boots were invented was because folks moving west wanted an easier boot to fit into the stirrup. Yes they have civil war roots but the round toe came about to fix the issues the civil war style boots were causing
@@JeremiahCraig look at photos from the late 19th century of cowboys. All square toe. Designs evolve, tastes change and form will always follow function. Hell, I hate the square toe to be honest. I'm a medium round toe guy myself.
I'm not saying square toe doesn't have a history before cowboy boots. But the first American "cowboy boot" had a round toe to serve a specific purpose www.kshs.org/kansapedia/hyer-cowboy-boots/10301 so the round toe cowboy boot is more traditional by definition.
Weren’t boots/shoes back then made to be worn on either foot? Not a left or right but both made the exact same? I don’t remember where I heard that but any thoughts? I had my first pair of round toe boots about a decade ago and they hurt my feet. I just bought a pair of square toe Dan Post boots and they feel amazing. The sizing you said about the half size down for square toe was spot on for me.
Jeremiah, I'm CERTAIN square toed boots (I call them Frankenstein boots) are more comfortable. I just can't go there, and doubt I'll be able to. I'm too much into what looks good to me and "tradition". That's why I like buckaroo style boots with a medium round toe, tall tops, and 2"+ heels (Olathe, and your Hondo 2012, 2670, 8504 and 8506 for example). I'm not a working cowboy, but have always liked traditional cowboy stuff. You're right - the whole reason more pointed toes were developed was so the rider could more easily shoot his foot into the oxbow stirrup. Half (medium) round toes were easier to walk in than super pointed ones. The big heels kept your foot from slipping through the stirrup and you getting drug to death. Those boots were made for RIDING, and most old cowboys hated walking in them. Kind of like women in high heeled shoes. Everyone has switched to low heels and square toes. If comfort is the main concern, why didn't we just stick with ropers? Kind of the same thing isn't it? Anyway, that's just me - to each his own....🙂
I really like the J toe too. It's such a good style and plus it's not very trendy right now so you can find great vintage boots with J toes at awesome prices
You nailed it. Almost no one rides a horse anymore or even knows how. I still use horses & mules, thus like traditional cowboy boots. It is all about personal comfort & choice. Just get quality boots.
You’re the guy who should be wearing them. Those that don’t - people just assume they’re gay male prostitutes… or wannabees waiting to have a big night at Gilleys….
My father, a rancher, said “the older you get looks don’t matter, give me comfort”.
I still up in the air on it lot of money just to try stuff out cant find out how it works for u until u start work my feet are crying
Your Father Got That Right..
i got durango rebel boots over ariat boots because of the comfort
@@TFDStudios The very most comfortable boots I have ever worn in my life is : "CHISOS BOOTS."
I'm the same👍👍👍
As a ranch worker/farmer who doesn't ride horses. Square toe is by far the most comfortable boot style. I have passed out in my boots many times after a hot summer day's work, waiting on dinner. I always know new boots fits right when I wake up from a cat nap, and forget my boots are still on, they feel as comfortable as house slippers when they are right
Same except I ride horses and there's no difference
Ik the are so damn comfortable lol
Same
@@Ilikemeth770 What do you ride?
I have a pretty cheap brand square toe and I felt every word of this.
I only wear square toe. They’re just more practical and comfortable
I’m a 60 year old Texas fella, had pointy🤮, rounds and now squares. The stirrup argument is mute, been on horseback since before I could crawl. Compete in ranch rodeo events, including annually at the Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo, won my share of buckles and saddles. Can ride confidently in bare feet, sandals, combat boots (I’m a veteran) or just about anything. Yes square toes are superior in comfort, have three pair of Anderson Bean’s. A real COWBOY doesn’t care about fashion or trends, Wranglers and Pearl Snaps hang in my closet. From head to toe a cowboy is all about utility. Boots are a piece of equipment, plain and simple. A place to mount my spurs and protection from the elements. Just like the sidearm on my hip, knife in my pocket and bandanna (scarf) around my neck. Happy Trails Y’all.
Epic comment 👌 Thanks for sharing!
Great, bro! Nothing to add.👍
I only really wear square toes. They’re just so comfortable for walking in and working in all day.
Real talk. I definitely love the square toe boots I have cuz my feet are pancakes and I always need wider boots anyway.
And you can find pretty much any square toe in steel/safety
As an Englishman I am about as far from a cowboy as you can get but I have always loved cowboy boots. Each time I visit the states I return with a couple pf pairs and have about 9 pairs of Lucchese exotics snip toes. However I have discovered the barn boot and have to say these square toe boots are so comfortable even over a 10 to 12 hr day it is unreal, so yes whilst they are not as downright handsome as the traditional toe they make up for it in comfort,
lucchese rocks❤
Luchesse are overpriced trash you’re scamming yourself lmao
@@bloozism I have a narrow foot and a high arch in those boots fit me like they were custom-made. Sorry you don't have to be so rude.
@@shelleyzoe8254 I don't need to be polite to point out that you're buying a brand that exists on name only. Keep wasting money however, don't let me stop you.
@@bloozism I bought one pair like 15 years ago and I still love them. Thanks for sharing.
Great breakdown of the square toe boot. I quit wearing boots altogether because my feet hurt too much in the point of the toe bunched together. Sketchers brand shoes started a trend of squared end styling to their shoes a few years back and I found them extremely comfortable. I think I might have to give square toed boots a try.
Worth it!
Youll love em
I love the wide square toe boots mainly for the extra room in the toe box. I primarily wear them!
You're not alone! Most of my subscribers do
I dont like the super wide toe for only one reason!....they dont fit in my stirrups!
My square toe are my go to when my ingrown toenail gets clipped off and my foot hurts like fuck for a week
I have a couple pairs of square toe boots. So darn comfy!
Then get regular shaped boots but a wider width.
Here in Texas we all wear these
I never see anything else here
Bravo 4 I understand, cowboy boots were designed a certain way to ride horses ( to fit a cowboy and everything they do) but what we are saying is that here in Texas people love to wear square toes. I have have boots for going out and ranch work. Both are made to do different things. Squares are comfortable and can be worn all day.
Bravo 4 they just got a bigger toe box so your toes can breath better and not be cramped. I wish you good luck living in west Texas because I could never. I need green in my life.
I live in east Texas too but if your talking about working in them that’s a different story buddy
@Bravo 4 id have to disagree i ain’t had much problem wearing wide square toes while riding fit comfortably didn’t get caught or nothin like that
I only wear square toed cowboy boots. I don't like the look or feel of narrow shoes. Pointy toes remind me of ladies high heeled shoes.
You're not alone!
Weird though the only people I've seen wearing squares are the yee yee country posers while everyone I ride horses with has round toes 🤣
Square toe are better for working but not better for riding not everyone does ride
Square toes is the only way to go! All my family here in Texas wear square toes
Same, the only pair of pointed toe boots I have are black dress boots that I keep polished and I've had 2 years to break them in so it's not much of a problem.
Definitely 💪😎 Centex here and gotta rock the squares man. Just got the Ariat Workhog VentTek Carbon toes for work and they're 🔥🔥🔥🔥
That figures.
dont worry man we lost California a long time ago.
Ha, yeah
In Oklahoma square toes are common when your messing around in daily life and working, traditional round toe is usually reserved for classy events such as BBQ, Dances, Graduations, etc.
I always thought square toe were absolutely horrendous, but I bought my first pair of Square toe a few weeks ago and I love em.. I think I would only apply that to cowboy boots though, would still never go square toe with dress shoes/boots.
Me either! But I hate dress shoes period!
Don’t like square toe
It's not my favorite either but I sure learned a lot about it this year
We’re just not the real working, horse-riding cowboys anymore. The medium-round toe will always be a classic but it just ain’t relevant in working cattle anymore. Even the real Traditional hard core cowboys prefer square toes to the round toes.
I get it. Still I respect all toe shapes and reasons for wearing them. Like I said in the video, as long as folks are wearing cowboy boots, I'm happy
Speak for yourself i work cattle everyday in west Texas in my square toes just sayin
They are comfortable, I prefer em over pointed or round toe, but for ridin bulls an saddle broncs I always wear a narrower toe
I disagree. The real boots are mexican J-toed boots. Its my heritage not yours i would know more
Cody have you considered getting them is wide or double or triple wide?
I’m callin it!! This guy has never touched a cow!!
You called wrong friend. I worked with them growing up! Nice try though 😉
@@JeremiahCraig No. I doubt you've ever even seen a real cow in person let alone "grewn ups with them" my butt says that's a lies on yours parts so try again I'm a real farmer and yours big gays
BurntOstrich your profile pic😂
@@Joel-sv3sd he's looking for subscribers 😂
@@Joel-sv3sd what abouts it
I have a pair of round toe and a pair of square toe boots and I honestly love my square toed boots more they're much more comfortable with the less pronounced heel, and more room in the toe, I can also run in those boots, can't run quite as well in my round toe boots the taller heel makes me more prone to rolling my ankles.
I want to learn how to do that "check that out up here" thing. Also, I like boots on my bike because it helps me stay planted on the pedals. Also... lots of girls like the way guys look in most boots rather than shoes.
Um, yeah. But engineer boots and biker boots... not THOSE freakin' flippers, haha!
Stag.352 nope. Girls like cowboy boots, bud.
I’ve been wearing Ariat square tow work boots. I’m a diesel mechanic working long shifts on my feet and after a year I still love them. Love the style and comfort 👌🏼
Nice! Good choice!
Haha I just watched one of your videos.
I have boots of every toe shape and I love them all
I belive the square toed boots have existed for 100 years. Alot of ariat square toes are for work.
You're right they have but the first American cowboy boot was round toe
Longer than 100 years..over 150 years.
@@JeremiahCraig Google cowboy images from the 1870's-80's, lotta square toes on those feet back then. Both styles have been around for a long time. As long as they're not roach killers 🤠👍
Comander Mcgarrett I only use ariats & square toe🤘🏻 best way to go
Comander Mcgarrett the spanyards wire them while exploring America. They're the most common boot throughout history. More comfortable when they didn't use left and right boots. They also were easier to build and repair.
Ugly?!! Wait I'm from Oklahoma NVM.. 😂 EVERYBODY wears square toe here. Kids, mom's, teens, toddlers, dad's, ranchers, football players, teachers, etc. just got me a pair of Cody James
Lol me to here in the Oklahoma
I just purchased my 1st square toe & I love them!! Being a diabetic, foot comfort & safety is key!!
Same here!❤
Wearing boots 50 years now, I still prefer round toe.
I tend to go with square toe or even a "round square" with a rope heel for all around boot but moving to a square clip with a "Dogger" / Texas star heel
My main reason for preferring square toe boots is the comfort. My second reason is that I think they look better but that’s my preference. I’m a bigger guy and I think a square toe fits my body better
That's a good point. Sometimes different toe styles look better on different body types. Another benefit of having so many choices out there
I'm in LA with some square toes and I love em, they get hella looks brotha
i like both worlds of cowboy boots
I like more narrow square toes not to wide.
Yeah the half Moon or 7 toe is an awesome look
Me too
I actually wear my boots to do hard labor as a lineman, so I only wear square toes. I don't need my toes getting smashed up all day. What i need is for my feet to still be functional after 10 hours of working. Square toes are objectively better for working in. Anyone who says otherwise either doesn't work in boots, or has never worked in square toe boots.
Yup
I am not a fan of square toes because my toes are tall up and down. Square toes are normally short in that arena but I know my toes are just weird.
Edit I wear round toes for clarity
I wouldnt take to LA about anything. They dont know work, or anything worth a damn any way. Lol
Facts
In South Carolina it don’t matter if you white or Mexican we all love the square toe.
facts
LOL
I prefer the more pointy two cowboy boots
@@the_redneck_norsemen4040 some actually look nice but my all time favorite are square toe
There’s Mexicans in southern Carolina?
I have worn boots all my life,have no toe pain or foot troubles in pointed toe boots.I will stay in my boots and you will never see me in a square toe boot!
I’m flat foot unfortunately so j and point toe are not a option for me but they look so classy so I might get a pair to go out in for about 2 - 3 hours max
I think the body shape matters a lot too. Scrawny people look gæ in square toes
Then there's my wide shoulder, 30 pounds overweight looked ass that looks damn good in them
Your outfit really matters, not your body type.
@@mav_4404 Does she make you wear them to bed? 😅
I hear the more room theory so why aren’t all other shoes square? Haha I still think they look like a couple burritos hanging out my pants legs.
Armadillo Junction Cause other shoes are made out of stuff as light as cotton and foam like a sock
I started wearing round toe cowboy boots when I was in high school, stopped wearing them for awhile, then got back into wearing them, but started wearing J toe boots. Since then, I went back to wearing round toe and medium round toe boots again and then started wearing snip toe boots. Like many other guys, I wasn't a fan of square toe boots, but that changed after I got my first pair. Now I love and own many different toe style boots, a couple different heel styles, as well as many different skins. I absolutely love wearing cowboy boots. If more guys would try wearing them, they may understand why those of us who already wear them, actually wear and love them.
I've always worn boots. I never really cared about square tipped. About a year and a bit ago I bought me a pair and now I love them. I can move my toes now and now the look has grown on me.
I grew up wearing pointed toe boots.. and my toes look deformed and twisted... when j started working in construction I started wearing square toe boots.. so much comfortable...I like the Ariots
Pointed toe boots don't squeeze toes by default it's all in the sizing. I've found that much of this myth has come from stores and companies not educating their customers so many people get the wrong size to begin with. Happened to me too. I had my toes cramped for years and thought that was just the way it was but once I got the right size and width I realized toe shape does not correlate to comfort when you have the correct size. That being said, square toes are the most forgiving if you have the wrong size which is another reason why companies push them so much
Like to watch your videos as soon as it pops up ... A cowboy boot lover as you from INDIA ... respect .. MJ .
Thanks MJ!
@@JeremiahCraig 🖒
My $.02.....
Wide square toe boots are just butt ugly. I wouldn’t be caught dead in them. So if I die with my boots on, they will either be round or snip toe.
That's a classy way to die 👍👍
Never been a fan of square toed boots. I've been wearing pointed X-toe and narrow J-toe boots since the late 80s and early 90s. An old girlfriend of mine also just wore pointed toe boots. I read in a book on cowboy boots that different toe and heel styles all come and go, as well, and come around again.
Square Toe Boots helps, when you get older after years of narrow toe boots from your toes crossing-up on you .
Same case - never thought about square toe, but now I gonna try it.
I been on a lot of farms and all of the stockyards around here. Never saw a hand wearing square toes boots.
I been wearin' cowboy boots for over 50 years and always loved pointed toe boots.NOW,I can't even FIND any ?? That's bullshit !
I live in West Texas and have square toe boots which I love and I get constant compliments on them (though I prefer round toe). However, what I don't like is that square toe boots (at least here) are the only thing I can buy in store. My city has 7 western clothing stores and in all of them 95% of the boots on the shelf are square toe. Maybe you're right and Texas just has an affinity for square toe boots, but it is pretty annoying.
I bought some boots recently on Cavender's website. You might try that when you want to buy boots if you don't find what you want out there.
I live in Frisco, north of Dallas. I know what you mean. I have a few modern square toe boots, but I found my favorite pair of Lucchese’s in the gift shop at the Omni Hotel in Nashville. They have the 7 Toe (or Western Square Toe. Think medium round, but squared for right at the tip) with a 1-1/2” Cowboy Heel. The leather is grey Sanded Shark.They remind me of the old Clint Eastwood Spaghetti Westerns. Love ‘em.
I'm with you I cannot stand the look and cannot find anything in Texas in round toe
Look on facebook marketplace, i live in fort worth and there is a crap ton of non box toe boots in there just look. Lot of good finds on marketplace. Mostly people selling old boots that they inherited and box toes just came here recently.
I live in West Texas too, man. What part are you in? I’m in Odessa Midland.
All I buy is square toe. I've got a small but decent collection of cowboy boots and I've always preferred the squared toe. I also prefer natural colors when it comes to animal skin boots.
Here in Idaho pointers get made fun of. The style here is definitely square toes.
Tried a pair once, worst looking boots in my opinion.
I’m from Idaho too I agree
I'm not a fan of pointy boots but big rounds are the best looking in my opinion. Nevada
I heard square toe give you ED unless you're wearing them for work 😂
Square toe is used ALLOT! More than you actually think. They are so versatile but their main use is for something more casual.
Why would anyone care about what Commie L.A. thinks about boots??
I freaking love how positive this guy is.
Whatever square toe cowboy boots are NAF although l have a pair of leather Harley davidson harness boots and seems fine on that boot but not cowboy boots!
I would happily wear a square toe boot if a company wants to send me a pair. 😁
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If you mention LA in cowboy boot video you shouldn’t wear any boot. Never used a gay hook, huh?
Square toe is actually not a super modern toe style. Square toe was actually really popular in the 1800s also. I’m not trying to be a troll or be an ass or anything I’m just laying out information is all. I just stumbled acrossed your channel though. Seems like you make good content!
Oh yeah no doubt but square toe comes from the old civil war boots and then were repurposed out west. As people went west after the civil war, many looked for a boot which would fit that lifestyle better which is when they started making "cowboy boots" specifically with tapered and round toes to fit that need. Thanks for watching Nolan!
I prefer them, square toe boots has a more masculine silhouette
I wear a square toe Because I wear them for working all day, I refuse to wear pointed or rounded toe, square is all we wear in MN
You guys only drive in the left lane too.
@@tommoyer4697 lol your not wrong. Drove on the left to work today
A lot of the guys I work with wear em (but we're pipefitters, not cowboys & girls)
I do not like square toe cowboy boots. Boot Barn, Cavenders, and all the other western wear stores only carry square toe boots. What the hell, I want pointed toe. J toe, 3x ,needle point, snip toe. Square Toe boots are for Credit card cowboys. .....
TSC/ Tractor Supply has a good selection of pointed boots!! That's where I get mine. Great quality also.
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Boot barn has round toes,I bought a pair of ariat ones in there
Then don't wear them.
Square toe will always be way better then round toe
You Always have great videos ....can’t wait for the next boot review
Thanks! Coming soon!
The truth is that those "square toe" boots that look like skin diving flippers with the corners rounded off are great for getting to shore if your horse throws you into the river and that's all they're good for. If your toes are really spread out that much, you need to have a couple of them on each foot amputated.
I prefer the pointed and snip toe boots. Now, those are true cowboy boots.
I think that the square toed boot looks like a duck bill. Not for me.
Great video Jeremiah, I have snip toes, round toes, traditional toes, regular square toes, and wide square toes, and I like them all but square toes are probably my favorite.
Thanks Moses! I can't wait to have more toe styles too. They are all worth owning. No doubt!
You ought to wear size 14 boot. Been wearing 14's for 50 + years now. There ain't no half sizes available unless you get them custom made. And the wrong size does cause the arch to be in the wrong position. Hell I may just start going like Sasquatch - bare-footed. Since I am 6' 4" & 300 lbs., I may put my ghillie suit on with my cowboy hat & be the first ever seen Cowboy Squatch. I just don't need anyone shooting at me trying to be the first to bag a Squatch. LOL
Hahaha! 14s must be hard to find for you. The cowboy squatch could be the next viral craze!
Same 6’6” 280 lbs and wear size 16 boots I’m basically stuck getting custom made boots
@@georgesmith6511 Damn I thought I was big @ 6'4" & 310. This man is Bigfoot & I must be little brother, lol.
Eddie Hubbard lol I thought I was big too until I saw Shaquille O’Neal at a Pacers game when he was playing for Miami! Haha that man makes Bigfoot look like his little brother
@@georgesmith6511 LOL. Yep he is 1 damn big man. He would be 1 rough player to play basketball against.
My first pair of boots were ariat tombstones square toe, now square toe is all I have.
Sweet. It's a comfy toe style for sure!
"Traditional" toes have only been around for about 100 years. Actual old West boots had a squarer toe.
Wrong. J-toed are the boots of the original vaqueros of spanish origin
I'm actually happy these are in style and trendy but just to mention I've wore boots even when it wasn't cool
I believe it's all about personal preference.
Whatever you like and whatever fell comfortable wareing.
Damn straight!
I love the look of square toe boots, I've bought two pair in the past year and both are Justin's. They're honestly more comfortable than my rounded toe and snipped toe Boots I own, I can wear them all day long and never once be in pain!
I like all toes. I have a few of each.
Love square toe boots I wear boots all day everyday and find them way more comfortable and personally think they look better
Take a shot every time he says cowboy
I've never had my toes cramped in regular rounded tow shoes or boots, and you don't exactly see that exaggerated square toe look in regular work boots or shoes. I don't claim to understand it, but I think it comes down to fashion, and fashion is almost always rationalized after the fact more than reasoned into. And, it's a fashion far beyond the U.S. it's interesting to me, for example, how many round-toe styles Tecova offers when they are just about impossible to find in Mexico anymore from the Mexican boots companies who sell to the domestic market. To be honest, something between the round and square toe would probably make more sense it if was about really practicality more than fashion.
I got pointy cowboy boots and square boots. Squares are more comfy.but point toes better if going for more accurate cowboy boots.
Nice
But I have about 10 pair of boots and 7 of them are now square toes
Nothing wrong with that! Sounds like you a building a pretty sweet collection. I'm up to ten right now too and it kinda feels like I:m just starting haha
10!!!! Try 100!!!! You got a long way to go to catch up by
When I was a kid till about high school, I wore round toe style boots. I stopped wearing boots for a while because they just weren't comfortable. If my toes were comfy, then the boot was too loose and rubbing blisters into my ankles. An old roommate of mine let me borrow a pair of their boots once and they were square toed. I swear that was the most comfortable my foot had ever felt in a boot so i ginally bought some. Now I wear my square toed boots every day. I don't care what they look like. I have sensitive feet, I care how comfortable my foot is.
Thanks for your comments. However, as you say, "But Jeremiah, they're UGLY!" Ugly cancels out comfort. Otherwise we would all be wearing Croc's, haha!
Haha point taken but I seem to remember Crocs having a moment in fashion too!
@Self Employed nah I rock a pair of crocs when not wearing boots wym
They aren't ugly, they're functional. Try wearing a pair of pointy toes all day in the saddle or at work and see how that goes.
You ain’t no cowboy if you wear round boots all about them square toe boots son you get made fun of over here in Oklahoma if you wear round toe🤙🏻🌾
That's funny... Those who make fun of people based on their preferred toe shape need more things to do with their time.
I have lots of square toed, and there my favorite,, I will only ever wear square toed boots
Awesome! Love it
@@JeremiahCraig hate them... have a pair.. dont like looking down
Square toe cowboy boots are just not my style I'm more of a rounds how kind of guy
I'm a Texan and I hate the square toes. I feel like I'm wearing 2x4's strapped to my feet. I'm also older, and they just don't look like 'cowboy' boots to me. I like the look of a snip toe, but don't hardly ever wear 'em.
Haha I can understand that
Lmao 😂 the 2x4's hilarious. I feel the same way. They probably fit me better since I have a wider foot, but I can't do the look. I prefer J and R toe boots
You are totally wrong about Los Angeles California I was just in a Boot Barn in Torrance California and more than half the boots in my size were those ugly square toe boots I personally think it is the boot industry making the change 2 square toe. I only hope they come back to their senses and promote the J toe the point near the better ask any woman which toe looks best. The Marlboro Man would only be half as masculine with square toes J toe for life
Oh yeah I see square toes everywhere in stores but out and about, people wear round toes on the east coast for the most part. In LA, I imagine similar things because they are so stuck up about styles but I could be wrong.
I refuse to wear square toes soley on my opinion that they are ugly as all hell. I prefer a nice pointed toe
Don't blame you. I like round/pointed toes better too.
The pointed toe boot is still my preference too.
I only like sharp tip / pointed toe Cowboy Boots.
That's a good look!
The Rolls Royce Trent that’s what I’ve got, mine are the traditional old fashioned pointed toe
Hate to tell you that the square toe is traditional as the boots during the 19th century were all square toe. The cowboy boot evolved from the cavalry boot of the civil war era. It is the medium round and snip toe that could be argued as nontraditional in that sense.
Not with the double stitched welt and not all were square toe. Part of the reason why cowboy boots were invented was because folks moving west wanted an easier boot to fit into the stirrup. Yes they have civil war roots but the round toe came about to fix the issues the civil war style boots were causing
@@JeremiahCraig look at photos from the late 19th century of cowboys. All square toe. Designs evolve, tastes change and form will always follow function.
Hell, I hate the square toe to be honest. I'm a medium round toe guy myself.
I'm not saying square toe doesn't have a history before cowboy boots. But the first American "cowboy boot" had a round toe to serve a specific purpose www.kshs.org/kansapedia/hyer-cowboy-boots/10301 so the round toe cowboy boot is more traditional by definition.
cause your a city slicker
Weren’t boots/shoes back then made to be worn on either foot? Not a left or right but both made the exact same? I don’t remember where I heard that but any thoughts? I had my first pair of round toe boots about a decade ago and they hurt my feet. I just bought a pair of square toe Dan Post boots and they feel amazing. The sizing you said about the half size down for square toe was spot on for me.
Personally I’d rather the square toe over rounded for looks. I guess I’m just a cowboy type of guy
Bravo 4 damn right.... I stay in the saddle.... if it can’t be done from horseback we hate doing it
@Bravo 4 you must have paddles for feet if any boot gets stuck in your own, personalized stirrups.
new mexico here, think i can speak for the whole state... square toe OP
NM is a great state. Love it there
Shane, don't speak for me. I'm also from NM. For work boots, I prefer logger boots, for riding or walking round toe cowboy boots
@@byronlabelle7569 E whey good for you whey ;)
I gave a thumb up, because it's a good video; but, I hate the square toe boots.
Thanks Ian!
Wide square🤢 tapered square😍
I bought some Ariat rough stock heritage’s, and they’re beautiful and functional
Jeremiah, I'm CERTAIN square toed boots (I call them Frankenstein boots) are more comfortable. I just can't go there, and doubt I'll be able to. I'm too much into what looks good to me and "tradition". That's why I like buckaroo style boots with a medium round toe, tall tops, and 2"+ heels (Olathe, and your Hondo 2012, 2670, 8504 and 8506 for example). I'm not a working cowboy, but have always liked traditional cowboy stuff. You're right - the whole reason more pointed toes were developed was so the rider could more easily shoot his foot into the oxbow stirrup. Half (medium) round toes were easier to walk in than super pointed ones. The big heels kept your foot from slipping through the stirrup and you getting drug to death. Those boots were made for RIDING, and most old cowboys hated walking in them. Kind of like women in high heeled shoes. Everyone has switched to low heels and square toes. If comfort is the main concern, why didn't we just stick with ropers? Kind of the same thing isn't it? Anyway, that's just me - to each his own....🙂
My dad wore square toe black harness boots for years as a truck driver.
Square toes are awesome for driving. I drove cross country in those thin reds. Loved the extra wiggle room in the toe box
Those are actual square toes. The ones they sell as cowboy boots look like flippers.
I prefer j toe, looks more 80s style
I really like the J toe too. It's such a good style and plus it's not very trendy right now so you can find great vintage boots with J toes at awesome prices
You nailed it. Almost no one rides a horse anymore or even knows how. I still use horses & mules, thus like traditional cowboy boots. It is all about personal comfort & choice. Just get quality boots.
Thanks Byron! It's been fun to see this polarize people though. I respect all toe shapes and reasons for wearing them
Byron LaBelle I agree, square toes suck for riding, especially saddle bronc ridin where they get hung up real easy.
You’re the guy who should be wearing them. Those that don’t - people just assume they’re gay male prostitutes… or wannabees waiting to have a big night at Gilleys….
Anybody want tell me what the name of the boots to the right
Dan Post Thin Red Line
Been wearing cowboy boots since I was 1. Not sure where you got your info, but you ain't got a clue
Explain
Never can trust a yuppie
@@adams5198 you're right