Black Cowboy Boots look sharp!

All major western boot manufacturers make black cowboy boots. Black is the most common and often the most popular color available. There are however, different boot styles within the cowboy-western category available in this color.

Ariat makes a trendy styled western boot called a Fat Baby that is popular with girls and women. It is a stubby toed boot with a waffle shaped rubber sole. In boot reviews, this style is said to be very comfortable and have good arch support. Young women love to kick around in these boots! Ariat offers many styles of cowboy boots in black that deliver on performance. You can wear them to work or for normal everyday use. However, they are known for their technologically advanced footbed construction known as Cobalt Technology and other footbed technologies. These are the boots that many professional equestrian and horse riding enthusiasts prefer.

Tony Lama makes some excellent boots in black. We personally had a pair of bull hide Tony Lama boots that were superb quality, comfortable to wear everyday and lasted four years before they needed resoling. After the initial wearing in stage and roughing up the outsoles so we did not slip on the carpet, these boots felt as comfortable as slippers to wear. The wear and tear on the outer skin was slight at best even after four years of constant wear. Overall, these were the best cowboy boots we have ever owned and we recommend them. Nowadays, we like the black 3R Series Round Toe boot for men and the Ol’ Buck cowgirl boot.

Old Gringo makes several styles of black boots with a more vintage western look. These are handcrafted cowboy boots, which look like a chunk of history. The accenting and details on these boots are amazing. For fine examples of what we mean check out the Old Gringo ultra vintage Derrotado boots for men and the ultra vintage Eagle western for women. You probably will not want a pair of these for every day working or wearing, as they are inclined to be more expensive and elaborate looking. Maybe a better use would be to wear on an evening out on the town. You will pay more for these boots but it will be worth it.

Another excellent boot manufacturer is Lucchese. They have been around since 1883 and known for their handmade boots. (Though some boot styles continue manufacture overseas, the same high-level of quality control prevails.) Lucchese cowboy boots offered in black or in various styles such as botins, ponies, vintage, fashion, and ropers. The first two styles are shorter boots and end just above the ankle. Of the different collections Lucchese offers the Classics, 2000 and 1883 boots continue production in El Paso, Texas. These styles stay more elaborate like the Old Gringo boots, which is why they production continues in the US no doubt. The Classics collection offers exotic hides like Black Alligator or Full Quill Ostrich. To find the straightforward looking western black boots look to the Lucchese 2000 collection. Any model number starting with a “T” will be a member of this collection.

The Justin Boot Company makes several styles of black cowboy boots for men and women. Justin boot quality is up among the best and will last you a longtime. Interestingly enough they offer several models with rubber outsoles instead of the standard leather outsole. This is good news if you plan to wear your boots in an area that needs an oil resistant sole. You can also get exotic hides in black from Justin. There is a Full Quill Ostrich Roper boot for men as well as a roper in Iguana Lizard skin. Women get more to choose from in design than exotic leathers. Check out the women’s Bent Rail Cross boot and Bent Rail Desperado both in black.

Note that over 80% of cowboy boots are made in China now. This is not necessarily a bad thing. It results in prices that are more competitive and the quality control is much better than in Mexico. While we would prefer to buy made in USA boots that just is not always a choice and overseas production is not going away.

Places we recommend you check for black cowboy boots are Zappos, Boot Barn, Sheplers and our personal favorite BootBay.