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 ...

Texas Country Western Boots, a retailer known for its exotic boot collection and western wear, celebrated a grand opening event in Rice Village on Nov. 8.

Terri Courtney says no self-respecting, working cowboy would wear her custom cowboy boots. For starters, Courtney Custom Boots cost too much - a basic, no-frills pair starts at $1,800. So, no mucking ...

Rocky Carroll, second-generation boot maker and owner of RJ's Boot Company, is a true Texan with tall tales to spin and "fancy" boots to craft out of his humble little shop on Ella just north of the ...

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: ...

The gregarious Alan Bell understudied with Tex Robin in Coleman (see below) before going solo. Twenty-five years later, his is one of the state’s busiest husband-and-wife operations (Pauline Bell does ...

SANTA FE, N.M. — Joseph Traugott stretches out his Tony Lama boots and peers around a New Mexico Museum of Art gallery filled with plastic-wrapped boots, paintings and photographs propped against ...

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 ...

Read our December 2019 cover package on boots. Hello, and welcome! Won’t you please have a seat on the bench while an associate helps you find the perfect pair of cowboy boots to suit your needs? That ...

Imagine shoes without a left and a right. There was a time when ready-made shoes had to be broken in to fit. Only custom-made shoes and boots had a left and a right. There were basically two styles of ...