Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... Gov. John Hickenlooper wears his state pride on each foot, with iconic Colorado scenes cut into the custom cowboy boots he wears on special occasions. His ...
Custom cowboy boot maker Mickey Mussett didn’t start out fancying up the elite. He’s 65 now and only started making boots ten years ago, after leaving his job in advertising. The lure of leather and ...
The first ones were simple: ostrich, unembellished. Twelve pairs later, James Painter can illustrate his life's highlights by lifting a pant leg. The Louisiana State University logo stitched in purple ...
I wouldn’t call this work, I come down here and play,” said long-time cowboy bootmaker Steve Parker. Steve has been making ...
FORT WORTH, Texas, April 11, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Legendary western bootmaker Tony Lama is proud to unveil Bootmaker's Reserve, a premium custom boot experience that brings more than a century of ...
HOUSTON, Texas -- Authentic Texas cowboy boots is the reason people go to Republic Boots Co. Chris Conrad opened the store 12 years ago as a way to preserve Texas culture. "I lived in Italy for a ...
These boots are an exercise in patience. It takes Lee Miller about 40 hours to make a single pair of custom cowboy boots in his Austin, Texas workshop. And it takes four years to buy them -- if you’re ...
Master boot maker Dan Schwarz, left, demonstrates how to welt a boot for students Nicol Hatch, Troy James and Bob Bugeaud during boot making school last week at his shop in Dillon. Schwarz and his ...
HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) -- "Hand-cut, handmade and handed down is what custom boot making is really all about," beamed Parker Custom Boots owner Zephan Parker. Inspired by American history, Parker set ...