1950s • Border-Boot Style • “Butterfly & Dogwood” Inlay Showboots • Women’s 9
Why We Love Them
Full-tilt mid-century graphics: white butterflies dotted in lipstick red, dogwood blossoms and green leaves floating on inky black shafts. Silver piping and a deep-V scallop frame the artwork.
Spec Card
- Maker: Unknown Texas/Mexico shop (classic mid-century border-boot style)
- Model: “Butterfly & Dogwood” Inlay
- Era: 1950s
- Size: Women’s 9 (vintage last; runs a touch narrow in the instep)
- Upper: Black shafts with white/green/red multi-piece inlays; cream piping; deep-V scallops
- Vamp: Black leather with classic toe bug stitching
- Toe: Rounded snip
- Heel: Cowboy/riding heel, stacked leather with later rubber caps (~1½”)
- Lining: Full leather
- Construction: Stitched welt; leather soles
- Details: Repeating butterfly panels at quarters; dogwood blooms front and back—high contrast, camera-ready
The Story
Post-war bootmakers on both sides of the border pushed color and cut-outs into showboot territory. This pair nails that look—graphic inlays, crisp piping, and a silhouette made to be seen from the stage or the dance floor.
Nashville Booted Notes
Vintage B: supple uppers with honest creasing; toe scuffs and small edge nicks from real mileage; one shaft shows light surface line/crease; soles show wear but remain sound; heel caps are later replacements. Inlays are tight and stitching is secure. Conditioned and ready for their next set.
