A Texas-based boot maker is taking custom-made alligator boots to the next level by giving customers the full experience of hunting their own bootleather. Starting this fall, Republic Boot Co. is ...

Several years ago I wrote about one of my favorite stores in America, Heritage Boots in Austin, Texas, here at Forbes.com. Ever since I’ve heard praise and gotten thank you messages from people who I ...

We made them, and people's feet were being supported. Now we have all this crap."Bartels learned the importance of good boots as a young man on the back of a horse. He grew up in rural Minnesota. His ...

Call Gary or Clara McGlasson at 891-1756 Every cowboy, cowgirl or cowpoke wannabe knows a good-fitting boot that’s contoured to fit your feet, built to last with details as exclusive as your ...

Sarah Madeleine Tierney Guerin is the creative force behind Saboteuse, a bespoke Western boot company known for its unique, handcrafted designs. Combining traditional craftsmanship with innovative ...

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 ...

The West symbolizes rugged individualism: a land filled with hard workers and rebels, a place where dreams are made (and lost) daily. As America builds an interest in this rugged Americana of the West ...

When “The New Celebrity Apprentice” host Arnold Schwarzenegger was recently in search of a pair of vintage-inspired cowboy boots, he contacted legendary El Paso, Texas-based custom bootmaker ...