At fashion magazines is usual to mix up camperos boots and cowboy boots. Even more now that western style is year after year a trend and the accessories with cowboy reminiscences dominate looks like boho or streetwear. But the true is that, although they share a common origin, they are completely different footwear with obvious differences.
Camperos boots, footwear with its own personality
Camperos boots are inspired in the boots that day laborers worn at the country in their day-to-day. So, they aren’t just a tough footwear, also are very comfortable. Camperos were designed to resist the toughest days, those that include walking great distances, often over uneven terrains. For that reason, camperos boots outsole is always crafted with a process that makes them especially tough. Usually made of leather and with the Goodyear welt system that guarantees their durability.
Furthermore, camperos boots, unlike cowboy boots use to feature low heels. The reason is because it’s a footwear where comfort goes first. Camperos boots heel’s high is always the minimum necessary to avoid overcharging feet’ sole, for a better walk on and feet’s blood circulation.
But is its design where we can find the most important differences. At camperos predominate the basic and elegant design with brown and natural colors. They use to be wide on the leg, enough to fit all calves. And with a stylized shoe last, usually with a round toe, that once again benefits the comfort without sacrificing to the genuineness nor the style.
Valverde del Camino camperos, world’s best
Altough camperos boots’ history is dated back to the 14th Century and their handcrafted production started in England, Valverde del Camino camperos are the ones that stand out around the world.
During the 19th Century, this village from Huelva (Spain) had an important shoemaking tradition. And at beginnings of 20th Century a group of local businessmen saw the chance to bring up to date the sector with the first camperos boots factories. In 1912, the first company, J.D.L. Arroyo y CIA. Sociedad en Comandita was already producing 500 pairs of boots per day. Nowadays, more than 350 manufacturers raise the yearly production to more than 400.000 pairs, their production is distributed to more than 100 countries and have made Valverde del Camino camperos a footwear’s icon.
At Corbeto’s Boots we started our adventure in the year 1948 precisely selling camperos boots. More than 70 years of the mythical Valverde del Camino camperos in our catalog.
Women’s camperos boots, this Autumn/Winter trend
As we were telling you at the beginning of this article, for fashion gurus is the same a campero boot than a cowboy boot. It seems ridiculous but this are good news for camperos lovers. Because this makes camperos to be also trendy for this Autumn/Winter season. And you can wear your ladies’ camperos boots combining them with your favorite looks.
Ideal to wear with leggings, jeans, long dresses or wide skirts, camperos boots are the perfect accessory to give the western touch that so much like and benefit.
We have seen celebrities like Sara Carbonero, Kate Middleton, Selena Gomez, Jessica Alba, etc. wearing them. Evidently, it’s time to show them.
If you look for cheap / affordable camperos boots or just search for the best camperos boots to wear this season, come to take a look at our store in Barcelona or at our online shop. We have one of Spain’s best camperos assortment.
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