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Can You Wear Work Pants With Cowboy Boots?

Can You Wear Work Pants With Cowboy Boots?

If you’re talking about outdoor work pants like cargo pants, there’s no reason why they can’t be worn with cowboy boots. Because cowboy boots, in essence, are already a great accessory for outdoor work.

But if you’re talking about pants like chinos for working from home, you can still style them with cowboy boots, but with a few caveats.

One of the things that many people don’t really know is that cowboy boots today come in more types with various styles, so they are suitable for many different types of outfits. Work pants are definitely among them!

However, when it comes to the cowboy boot world, especially for men, there are more or less hidden rules that you should follow to get a sharp look. Work pants shouldn’t be an exception to those rules either.

Today’s article will focus on that matter and go into detail about what you need to pay attention to! Let’s go!

Key takeaways:

  • Most work pants can be worn with cowboy boots, but not all.
  • If the nature of the job does not require it, you should leave the work pants over the shaft of cowboy boots. To do that, choose work pants with bottom legs with the proper length and width.

Work Pants and Cowboy Boots: The Best Thing Ever!

Today, if you ask people what is the most widespread use and what makes people want to own cowboy boots the most, then I’m sure they will call out outdoor work first. Not for casual wear, nor for fashion.

Because that’s what cowboy boots are, they were made to serve ranchers from day one.

So, if you choose boots for work pants, there is no footwear that can be more suitable than cowboy boots when it comes to harmony in use and style.

Bootcut jeans, which can also be called a type of pants for outdoor work due to their durability, are also the gift that God gave to cowboy boots. Bootcut jeans and cowboy boots both create a sharp look and are strong enough to conquer different outdoor jobs!

Man wear bootcut jeans and cowboy boots

Moreover, cowboy boots today are no longer just the embodiment of the rugged and wild style of the past. Today, the evolution in their construction makes them more and more diverse.

These include boots made from exotic leather such as caiman, smooth ostrich, lizard, or cowhide boots that are well polished and dark in color like black or brown. They give a stunning look with elegance and formality.

If you are thinking of indoor work pants like chinos, dress pants, or slacks, cowboy boots can still give you satisfaction.

The Nolan black version from Tecovas

You can wear slacks with The Nolan boots | Image copyright Tecovas Boot Company | #CommissionEarned | Click image for more info

We also wrote an article on how to choose good boots for business casual here!

Overall, I’m pretty sure once you’ve picked the right cowboy boots, most of them will go well with work pants.

But like I said, just the majority of them!

As mentioned above, you will need to be aware of some unwritten rules in the world of cowboy boots, at least to create a good look. That is, men should not tuck work pants into cowboy boots but do the opposite.

man wears khakis and The Doc from Tecovas

The Doc | Image copyright Tecovas Boot Company | #CommissionEarned | Click image for more info on Tecovas

The good news is that most work pants for outdoor work have wide bottom legs and lots of room, so you can easily choose a suitable pair of pants.

The next good news is that if you work at a construction site or ranch and need to tuck your jeans into your boots, go for it. When safety is a priority, fashion should be put aside.

In fact, things are easier for women, you can style cowboy boots with outdoor work pants in all the ways you want. A pair of skinny pants tucked into cowboy boots for ranch work? That’s okay, they’re great!

women wear cowboy boots

But pants for indoor work like office work are different. It’s also a bit complicated as these pants often have narrower bottom legs. You will need to pay attention to choosing jeans with wider bottom legs, and possibly longer than usual.

Don’t try to fit the shaft of cowboy boots into chino pants that have tight bottom legs, their patterns can be printed on the surface of the pants and disrupt the clean look.

Fortunately, you can visit this article, we have very detailed instructions there!

For jobs such as office work, it’s almost imperative that you adopt the style of tucking the boot shaft into your pants.

Finally, it’s also about indoor work like office work, make sure you create harmony in the colors of the outfits. This ensures you look formal and polite.

A woman wears office outfits (suits) with a pair of cowboy boots

Overall, determine the right style for the place you work to have a combination of cowboy boots and work pants that make sense!

Conclusion

In short, it is not difficult for you to wear cowboy boots with work pants for outdoor work. No exaggeration, they are born for each other, and both of these accessories are intended for outdoor work.

The construction of work pants for outdoor work is also usually roomy so there’s enough room for you to tuck the shaft of your cowboy boots inside. This is really cool because this is the mainstream style of cowboy boots, especially for men!

Meanwhile, if it’s work pants for work or something like that, you’ll need to be extra careful, mainly about the fit of the pants over cowboy boots.

Most styles of wearing cowboy boots at work are to tuck their shafts into pants for a clean look. In addition, color harmony is also essential to pay attention to.

Good luck!