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 ...

When Steven Parker leans back in his chair to tell the story of his life, he has the look of an old cowboy recounting tales by the fire. He wears a cattleman’s hat, a pair of boots, and a big, ...

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 ...

Master boot maker Dan Schwarz, left, demonstrates how to welt a boot for students, from second left, Nicol Hatch, Troy James and Bob Bugeaud, during boot making school at his shop in Dillon. Schwarz ...

Detail is what makes Schwarz Custom Boots stand out from the footwear you’d find at any local Western retailer. At $1,550 for the basic cowboy boot, the small, family-owned business prides itself in ...

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 ...

Like so much else in Texas these days, apparel—the kind that proudly proclaims our Western heritage—ain’t what it used to be. Jeans were co-opted 25 years ago, when Gloria Vanderbilt designer-labeled ...

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