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 ...

Handmade cowboy boots line the walls of Republic Boot Co. on 11th Street, filling the air with the smell of leather. The staccato of a hammer from a backroom punctuates the whirring of machines more ...

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) -- It's almost rodeo time, and if you don't have boots, you may have to wait till next year if you want a custom pair from a Houston boot maker. Parker Custom Boots takes eight ...

A bit of advice for anyone who hopes to be stepping out in custom-made cowboy boots like David Wheeler’s: Time is running out. Kristine Johnson takes us to meet one of the last of a vanishing breed: ...

Although bespoke footwear seems like a far-off luxury reserved for aristocrats from the 1800s or high-earning sartorialists from today, custom boots are still a thing — and you can get yourself a pair ...

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 ...

It’s a typical day at Rocketbuster headquarters, in the historic Union Plaza District of downtown El Paso. Three men sit at a cutting table, meticulously hand-tooling unfinished leather; nearby, ...

Before she pictured the dress, the ring, or even the groom, singer-songwriter Sara Woody could see the boots. “I had a little-girl dream of designing cowboy boots for my wedding,” says Woody, who ...

Conjure the Old West in your head and what images come to mind? Do you picture a cowboy on the range sporting a wide-brimmed hat and a pair of well-worn boots? Perhaps he’s riding a horse with a ...

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 ...

FORT WORTH, Texas — If you’re looking for a one-of-a-kind pair of cowboy boots, there’s a place in Fort Worth where they’re still made the old-fashioned way. At Morris Boot Company, tucked near ...