The Paris Texas Glossary: 27 House Terms Explained, From Texan Boot and Lidia to Texas Rose and Embossed Croco
The Paris Texas Glossary: 27 House Terms Explained, From Texan Boot and Lidia to Texas Rose and Embossed Croco
Paris Texas describes its shoes in a vocabulary of its own: Texan boots and Lidias, covered Western heels and flared heels, embossed croco and printed python, Texas Rose soles and shafts measured for a size 37. The words come from the brand’s product pages, where each one appears in the description line, the composition line and the fit line, and this glossary defines them as the house uses them, with the style each belongs to. It is the page to read before every style explained and the materials guide, and the page to send a friend who has asked what a sabot is.
Key facts
- 27 terms, each taken from the brand’s own product-page wording (350 pages saved on 16 September 2026) and defined with the style it belongs to.
- The house sells 22 named models at Luxury Shoes ; the Lidia alone accounts for 119 of the 316 styles.
- Every heel is described by height in millimetres and by shape: covered stiletto, Western block, chunky block, low block, flared, cone, cigar, platform and wedge.
- The composition line names the leather finish exactly: “embossed croco” and “printed python” are patterned calf, never exotic skin.
- Sizing is Italian EU with half sizes, “European sizes” on the page; Luxury Handbags lists the whole sizes 35 to 42.
Glossary
Texan boot
The house name for its cowboy boot: a pointed toe, Western stitching on the shaft, a covered block heel and a leather sole, made as the Dallas ankle boot, the Dakota mid-calf, the El Dorado knee-high and the embroidered Tucson. The brand writes “Texan-inspired stitching” on the product page.
Lidia
The pointed-toe stiletto last the house is built on, sold as a mule, slingback, pump, sabot, sandal, thong and ankle boot at 105 and 70 mm; 119 styles at Luxury Shoes , the black patent mule the best known.
Paloma
The mid-calf Texan boot on a 75 mm stiletto heel, with Western-style panelling, that Beyonce wore in white on the Cowboy Carter cover in March 2024. Not a current style; the Nadia Texan boot is the nearest in the range.
Texas Rose
The house pink: the colour of the lacquered leather sole on most of the range, and also a dusty pink shade name for uppers. The product page names the sole as “leather sole in Texas Rose”.
Covered heel
A heel wrapped in the same leather as the upper rather than left as stacked wood. Almost every Paris Texas heel is covered, which is what makes a 100 mm Texan block read as part of the boot.
Western heel
The brand’s phrase for the covered block heel on the Texan boots and the Jane, at 60 and 100 mm.
Flared heel
A heel that widens toward the floor; the brand puts the word in quotation marks on the Rose pages and uses it for the Nadia mule too.
Cone heel
A heel that tapers from a wide top to a narrow tip, on the Elsa and Belle ankle boots at 75 and 100 mm.
Cigar heel
A slim, straight, rounded heel, the brand’s newer shape, on the Alice 85 ankle boot.
Shaft height
The height of a boot from the sole to the top of the leg, stated by the brand in centimetres for a size 37 IT-EU; knee-high shafts run 37 to 45 cm.
Shaft circumference
The distance around the top of a boot shaft, stated for a size 37; 35.5 to 42 cm on the knee boots, and the number to check against your calf.
Embossed croco
The composition line for the crocodile pattern pressed into calf leather on the Stiletto boot and the Anja; not crocodile skin.
Printed python
A python pattern printed on calf leather, on the Lidia, the Vera and the Anja; not snakeskin. “Printed lizard” is the same idea.
Mirror leather
Calf with a reflective metallic finish, in gold and silver on the Lidia mule and the slingback, and a wine gradient on the Nina wedge.
Patent
Calf with a lacquered, glossy surface, the Lidia’s home material, 86 styles at Luxury Shoes .
Nappa
A soft, fine, smooth calf, used on the Stiletto boot and the Lidia; stretch nappa on some Stiletto boots gives the widest shaft in the range.
Velour
The brand’s word for a brushed calf suede on certain boots; Luxury Handbags lists it as suede.
Vintage-effect and brushed leather
Calf treated to look worn from new, on the Dakota, the Tucson and the Napa; marks are part of the finish.
Kidassia
Long-haired goat fur, on the Napa 20 furry boot in black, on a rubber sole; Mongolian fur is the curly lamb on the Stiletto 105 in white and black.
Sabot
A closed-toe mule with an open back, the Lidia shape between the mule and the pump.
Slingback
A pump held on by a strap around the heel; the Lidia slingback strap is elasticated at the back.
T Strap
A sandal with a strap running from the toe up the instep to the ankle strap, on the Lidia T Strap sandal; the house writes it without a hyphen.
Cut-out
An upper with a shaped opening, the signature of the Nadia mule, which pairs it with a flared heel.
Embellished Toe
The engraved metal toe cap on some Dallas and El Dorado boots; the brand writes “metal toe cap” on the product page.
European sizes
The brand’s sizing: Italian EU sizes 35 to 42 with half sizes, stated on every page with “Fits true to size”. Luxury Handbags lists the whole sizes.
House colour names
Ebano, Cioccolato, Fondente, Sigaro, Mocha and Cuoio are the browns; Carbone is charcoal black; Rouge Noir and Amarena the dark reds; Angora a pale greige; Tundra an olive khaki; Celadon a pale green; Desert Rose a burnt terracotta; Texas Rose a dusty pink.
Marca da bollo
A zero-price line in the brand’s own catalogue for Italian stamp duty on invoices; it is not a shoe and Luxury Handbags does not list it.
How to use the terms when you shop
A product name at Luxury Handbags reads model, heel, shape, shade and material: Lidia 105 Mules in Black Patent Leather is the Lidia last, a 105 mm heel, the mule shape, the shade black and the patent finish. The product page then carries the brand’s own lines: the description, “Fits true to size”, the shaft height and circumference on a boot, the heel in millimetres, the colour name, the composition, the style code and “Made in Italy”. The size guide explains the sizing line, the heel height guide the heel line, and the shaft guide the boot measurements.
Frequently asked questions
What is a Paris Texas Texan boot?
The house name for its cowboy boot: pointed toe, Western stitching on the shaft, a covered block heel and a leather sole. The Dallas is the ankle version, the Dakota the mid-calf, the El Dorado the knee-high, the Tucson the embroidered one.
What is the Paris Texas Lidia?
The pointed stiletto last most of the range is built on, sold as a mule, slingback, pump, sabot, sandal and boot at 105 and 70 mm.
What does Texas Rose mean?
The house pink: the lacquered leather sole on most styles, and also a dusty pink shade for uppers.
What is embossed croco?
A crocodile pattern pressed into calf leather. Printed python and printed lizard are the same idea with a printed pattern. None is exotic skin.
What is a sabot?
A closed-toe, open-back mule; on the Lidia last it sits between the mule and the pump.
What does “European sizes” mean on a Paris Texas page?
Italian EU sizing, 35 to 42 with half sizes, which the brand states fits true to size; EU 37 is US 7 and UK 4 on its chart.
Read next
Read every style explained, the materials guide and who Paris Texas is. Shop the Paris Texas collection at Luxury Shoes .
More Paris Texas guides
Every Paris Texas page by Luxury Shoes ’s fashion editor Gemma Deeks: Who is Paris Texas?, How to style, Brands like Paris Texas, The 2026 edit, Size guide, Price guide, Where to buy, Is it a luxury brand?, Sale, Are they comfortable?, Care, The Beyonce boots, Cowboy boots, Lidia mules, Lidia slingbacks and pumps, Stiletto boots, Ankle boots, Best boots, Best mules and heels, Black, Brown boots, Red, Nude and pink, White and ivory, Gold and silver, Patent, Suede boots, Croc and python-print, Anja boots, Bettina boots, Review, Heel heights, Boot shafts and calf fit, Materials, History timeline, Every style explained, Real vs fake and resale, vs Amina Muaddi.
Sources and method
Checked on 17 September 2026 by Gemma Deeks, fashion editor at Luxury Shoes . Product facts, the heel heights, shaft measurements, compositions and the fit lines, are the brand’s own product-page text; counts, prices and price ranges are Luxury Shoes ’s live catalogue on that date and move with stock; the company history comes from the trade press articles listed below, each read on the date above; the size chart is the brand’s own. Where a claim could not be checked against one of these it was left out, and where the fitting room is giving its own advice the page says so.
- Paris Texas product pages: the description, “Fits true to size” line, shaft height and circumference, heel height, colour and composition of every style (350 pages saved 16 September 2026)
- Paris Texas size guide: the EU, US, UK, FR, JP and centimetre chart
- Paris Texas (brand) on Wikipedia and its cited articles
- Wikidata Q133890861
- WWD, 3 March 2023: Arezzo and Co takes a 65 percent stake for 25 million euros; the 2015 founding, the Monza boutique and the 2022 sales figure
- Footwear News, 19 March 2024: the Paloma mid-calf boot on the Cowboy Carter cover and the Brivio interview
- Luxury Handbags live catalogue, 17 September 2026: prices, sizes and stock
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