The romance of celebrities and cowboy boots

You can still see them almost every day on the streets, and many people around the world will pronunciate its name as something unique and rooted to tradition: this is the secret why camperos boots are a must have also for the ‘star system’.

If we look back in time, camperos started to be a top fashion trend when some of the most famous actors and actresses in the film industry or the most succesful sportsman were seen wearing them: we can name cinema divas like Ursula Andress, Linda Evans or Bo Derek; Formula 1 drivers like René Arnoux or Alain Prost, retired football players like Bernd Schuster or the still active flamenco singer José Mercé, for example. Today, some of the most followed European royal members such as Kate Middleton or Mette Marit of Norway wear Spanish camperos boots as part of their extense wardrobe, to the point of being them reviewed in many specialized fashion magazines.

A recent case in Spain is starred by the popular influencer Tamara Falcó, which appeared in an extense article on a national magazine entitling her ‘rustic elegant look’ while wearing a pair of Valverde del Camino’s camperos boots. In her Instagram account followed by thousands, Tamara, who is a brand ambassador and official image of Tous and Sisley Paris, published a picture showing her selected look to enjoy a countryside journey.

In this pic, Tamara is joined by two of her besties, the also renowned digital fashion referents Casilda & Ana Finat. What they share all of them? Besides of an awesome style, camperos boots were a must. Today’s topic will be the key points that lead this Spanish classic footwear to be desired for over more than a half century for celebrities and anonymous people in Europe, America, Asia and Oceania.

 

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Introducing camperos boots in your outfit: urban country style

Following this recent Falcó’s article where she shows multiple outfits where camperos boots are the main attraction, also are shown some examples of how find the best clothes to wear with classic Spanish boots. One of those outfits includes black skinny jeans to wear inside the leg of brown caramel color Valverde del Camino’s ‘botos’. The style is completed with a mandarin collar white shirt and a khaki tone lapel jacket, sharing some sort of an updated elegant yet simple British vibe.

Another of these recommended outfits has clearly a classic & versatile equestrian style, consisting in Andalusian traditional boots, slim-fitted trousers, horse riding jacket, white shirt and a chic & comfy padded vest. In the last outfit, camperos look great with a fringed camel-coloured wool poncho.

The ‘hidden secret’ of camperos boots can be seen at first sight: their classic look has been moving from the country fields to the cities during centuries and nowadays everyone can adapt it to their needings, with a tested comfort in every terrain and no matter the time you wear them.

Classic camperos boots look great with several outfits for men and women: with jeans and trousers (wore inside or over the leg), jackets, vests, shirts, blouses, dresses, skirts… Those people who give a chance to camperos will have plenty of moments & outfits to use them.

Take into account that genuine camperos boots only are produced in Valverde del Camino, Spain, and Corbeto’s Boots sells authentic Spanish camperos for men, women and children for over 75 years, with a complete trustworth in our top brand, El Estribo. All our camperos made in Valverde del Camino are Goodyear welted, guaranteeing a long-lasting lifecycle and the best comfort, employing first quality cowhides, so you will find suede camperos and brown and black boxcalf or tanned camperos boots, all of them constructed with leather outsoles and pressed leather heels, which is considered the best possible way to make any kind of footwear, and especially a boot. We want to remark that not all Spanish camperos are made in the same way: probably you will find some cheap camperos boots made in Spain, but before buying them, check first the kind of leather (or not) employed, if the outsoles are sewn or cemented and the lining material used. A lower quality camperos may look the same than Corbeto’s Boots camperos boots, but they don’t feel the same, and the most important, they won’t last as long as our camperos.

 

*Image source: magazine Hello!

European royalty also wear Spanish camperos boots

The Duchess of Cambridge and spouse of prince William of England, Kate Middleton, orders all her tailor-made Spanish camperos boots at a Valverde del Camino shoe factory. And she’s not the only enthusiastic Europe royal member who wears this classic Spanish footwear: princesses Mary of Denmark & Mette Marit of Norway are also loyal customers of the most reputable shoemakers in this little town located in the Andalousian province of Huelva, where Valverde del Camino is considered the cradle of camperos boots, centuries ago.

Formula 1 french exdrivers René Arnoux and Alain Prost are also big names that visited Valverde del Camino to find the perfect camperos boots for them and their wives. In the case of Prost, his passion is so very well known that sometimes was his motor-racing team, Ferrari, who paid their camperos as a special bonus for his championship won.

At first, camperos boots were designed and built to be a rural footwear to protect your feet from hard rocks and mud, and also camperos are considered the first ever horse riding boot, from where later evolved in Mexico and the United States to cowboy boots. But this simple yet unique style has become into an everlasting footwear known for almost everyone, mainly in Spain, but also in countries like France, Italy, Germany or the United Kingdom camperos boots made in Spain are a highly valued product for its craftsmanship and the broad history related to something as ‘common’ as a pair of boots, being also a rising trend for many youngsters right now. If you’re planning to visit Andalucía during the Holy Week, remember that your experience will be more immersive wearing a ‘traje de corto’ or campero suit for him, a flamenco dress for her, and of course, some Spanish ‘botos camperos’, while enjoying the pilgrimage to El Rocío, one of the most popular traditions in all Spain that gathers thousands of locals and foreigners all over the world.

What about you, have you thought of buying some comfortable, unique and timeless boots? Take note make your move for these El Estribo Valverde del Camino camperos boots: this is why at Corbeto’s Boots we are the fourth generation that sell, as in Bob Dylan’s iconic song, ‘Boots of Spanish Leather’. Find out now why so many celebrities and artists fell in love with this footwear so easy to wear, as a true investment in comfort and quality!

 

 

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