An ostrich belly western boot — the panel of the skin that carries the pattern most people are actually looking for.
Ostrich belly comes from a different part of the bird than the quill-marked back, and it reads as a soft, tiled pattern rather than a field of raised bumps. It is the quieter of the two ostrich cuts, and the one that catches light in a low, even way instead of picking it up point by point. This is a skin sold on its surface, so the boot itself keeps out of the way of it.
An exotic skin is worth building an outfit around rather than adding to one. Keep the trouser plain and let the vamp do the talking; a boot like this looks worse, not better, next to anything else that is competing for attention. It is an evening boot in most wardrobes, though there is nothing stopping it being worn on an ordinary day by someone who wants to. Between sizes, choose on width first.
