Engineer Boots - The Thigh High Boots For Men

If you love cowboy boots, you’d probably love looking at old catalogs that have photos of cowboy boots. This is an activity among many cowboy boots enthusiasts especially those who would like to see how cowboy boots have evolved through the years. One can learn a lot from old cowboy boot catalogs and this includes a little bit of history too.

From our little dig on the web, we saw real nice cowboy boot catalogs from the 30s and also learned that engineer boots first appeared in the year 1938. This got us more interested. For the young ones, engineer boots are probably a thing of the past.  What are engineer boots? Engineer boots are probably not considered as cowboy boots by many but as history has it, boots have branched out from the first boots that the world has seen. Engineer boots are just one of those many styles.

This footwear is usually worn by those who ride motorcycles i.e. not by engineers. They are also often made with very sturdy black leather and usually have squarish toes.  The height of these boots range from short i.e. 10 inches to extra high i.e. 38 inches. Now ladies, hold your horses, men can wear thigh high boots too and engineer boots are their excuse. They are not meant to be sexy though because they are designed as a means of protecting the legs and the feet from motorcycle injuries.

More often than not, these boots also have built-in steel toe caps and usually feature metal shanks in the shoes’ sole as well. The leather used although already heavy duty is still double layered to make sure that the engineer boots are stiff enough. These boots also have adjustable leather straps located across the ankle area as well as a strap on the top part of the boots to ensure that it does not slip off.