Ordered these babies today. Luccheses on major sale--$383 lizard/calf boots for $134. Zappos didn't have them in a wide width, so I ordered them in a 6.5. The interesting thing is that this pair didn't show up on the Lucchese sale items page, but I found them by scrolling backward through the picture/description pages from the following pair.

I lusted after the tan and teal ones, and never would have bought them had they not been on sale as well. No way would I have spent $900 for a pair of boots even with the two-tone inlay and fancy stitching, regardless of whether they're goatskin, skate skin, lizard skin, snakeskin, or beelzebub-skin. But for $200 off, yes, I caved. I've never forked over so much money for a pair of cowboy boots before. These are goatskin.

The good news is that I still have a couple of pairs of cowboy boots in my collection that are almost 20 years old and still going strong. Haven't even had to get the heels redone, but I have had to get half-sole repairs. Those are Justins, but I have no reason to think that Luccheses won't wear just as well.

Yes, I do wear cowboy boots to the office fairly often. They're incredibly comfortable, and are perfectly acceptable for my mostly back room work. I just wouldn't wear them to a client meeting.

I ordered them before 3pm Pacific today, which meant that they shipped today as well. Zappos shipping is always free, as is return shipping if necessary, but that's for the usual 4-5 business day delivery. These sale items qualified for a free 2-day shipping upgrade, but then I got an email saying they were going to overnight air-express them to me. They should arrive tomorrow.

I love cowboy boots!