One advantage to me taking a trip is… it gets me out of the house and into western wear stores.
So what’s new? The word on the street is PATENT LEATHER. Yep. High gloss. High style… in black, and even lipstick pink. The Lucchese patent leather cowboy boot is mucho glamorous with a smidge of rowdy. Impervious to everyday champagne spills.
Why haven’t you seen more of these in the stores? ‘Cuz they sell out fast, that’s why.
They say, “Slow and steady wins the race.” Let’s see if they’re right.
I’ve created a new schedule for updating my big list of custom cowboy boot makers… and I’m already starting to see a payoff. Now, when I get fix-it e-mails… I can put them into tidy piles and post them all at once. Which also means… I have time to do my bounty-hunter-thing and chase down some bootmakers who may have moved their shops or wandered off.
Don’t miss the websites for Big Sky Custom Boots (Henrietta, TX) and Schwarz Custom Boots (Dillon, MT.) Also (among the many updates,) I’ve posted new shop listings for Beaver Creek Boot & Saddle Shop (Stratford, TX) and RC Custom Boots in Lubbock, TX.
Kid’s cowboy boots crack me up. Look at the plastic soles with the molded “pegs.” I’ve seen brass nails pretending to be pegs… but these made me smile, kinda like those plastic pistols they sell at the dollar store. They are so bang bang phony.
(These are my boots, resoled and burnished by Brian Thomas in Abilene, TX.)
Have you seen the updated Justin Boots website with all its multimedia bells and whistles?
The video you see above is borrowed from their bootmaking page. It’s great, because it’s narrated…you are told exactly what those fancy machines are up to. “Freeze form molding,” now you can say you’ve seen it in action. Wow.
You’ll find a couple more videos on the heritage page. Just click on the corners of their virtual scrapbook to turn the pages. Zoom your mouse around to get a closer look at the photos. (Cameo by Mr. Warren Buffet.)
Custom made, vintage and popular cowboy boot brands. Advice from author & expert, Jennifer June (& others) about buying cowboy boots online.
