𝑮𝒊𝒐 🇲🇽 on Instagram: "There was a time in Mexico when the longer your boots were, the harder you danced. Known as botas picudas, these pointy, over-the-top boots became the center of a wild fashion movement in the early 2010s. Born in northern Mexico and fueled by tribal guarachero music, young men would show up to quinceañeras and street parties with boots stretching up to four feet long customized with lights, rhinestones, and even belt buckles as tips.

Portraits of Mexican Pointy Boot Wearers South of the Border

Tribal Dance and the Mexican Pointy Boots