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06.05.2024 - 21:47 / cntraveler.com / Ralph Lauren
You’ll rarely, if ever, find cowboy boots on a “best travel shoe” packing list; they tend to be heavy, bulky, and difficult to fit in a checked bag, let alone a carry-on suitcase. But if you’re committed to the recent resurgence in Western wear popularity—and feeling inspired by Beyoncé’s Cowboy Carter album, Bella Hadid’s appearances on the rodeo circuit, or vintage Ralph Lauren photos—you’re more than likely plotting how to pack a pair of cowboy boots for upcoming travels. They are, after all, essential for trips to places like Nashville and Austin, and fit right in at a country music concert.
As someone who regularly spends time in Jackson Hole, Wyoming, where cowboy culture prevails, my luggage typically contains at least one pair of boots—sometimes two, depending on how long I’m staying or how many outfit variations I’m hoping to create. Countless flights later, I’ve honed my own boot-packing techniques. To help corroborate the best ways to travel with cowboy boots, I also spoke with Lizzie Means Duplantis and Sarah Means, founders of Dallas-based luxury boot brand Miron Crosby, who shared their tips and tricks for keeping boots safe and sound while in transit.
“Having traveled from city to city with cowboy boots almost my entire life, I have tried many different methods for packing boots in all shapes and sizes of suitcases,” Means says. Her tried-and-true process, however, is one that was also recommended to me by the Lucchese team in Fort Worth: “Laying the boots flat, stacked one on top of each other, with the soles facing opposite directions, is the best way to ensure the boots take up the least amount of space,” she says. This way, they’ll be relatively compact, but they’ll also have “space to hold their shape as best as possible.”
The height of your boots will also affect how much suitcase real estate is taken up. If you’re limited in space (or packing in a smaller suitcase), opt for a pair of ankle boots. You’ll still get the pointed toe and angled heel, but the shaft of the boot has significantly less volume.
Looking to save even more room? Wear your boots to your destination. Just be sure you’ve had a bit of time to break them in beforehand. Means recommends sporting them for shorter periods of time while you’re home: “Although it may sound silly, I will slip on a pair of shoes while I’m cooking dinner, getting ready for the work day, or doing another at-home activity in order to help break them in.”
Any time you pack something malleable in a full suitcase—whether it’s a straw hat or pair of shoes—you run the risk of altering its original shape. This is particularly a concern when packing taller cowboy boots. To combat any potential damage, you’ll need to support the shaft and the vamp
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