I wouldn’t call this work, I come down here and play,” said long-time cowboy bootmaker Steve Parker. Steve has been making ...

One humid Saturday morning, my fiancé and I went to see a man about a boot. Depending on how you know him, you might call the man by his given name: John Capshaw. But in some circles, he’s better ...

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 -- 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 ...

"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links." The world might just be catching on to the allure of country and Western culture, but we've been big fans ...

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 ...

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 ...

This article is part of Texas Monthly’s special fiftieth-anniversary issue. Read about the other icons that have defined Texas since 1973. Henry Camargo opened Camargo’s Western Boots, in Mercedes, in ...