Liisa Andreassen 

It happened when he was 11. Brian Thomas walked into his local shoe repair and leather store and was quickly seduced by the sultry smell that lingered in the air. He just knew he had to find a way to be around it and he Read more

 By Nick Pernokas 

Moe’s Custom Boots in Beggs, Oklahoma, is one of those ephemeral dreams that’s always been there, yet seems to be a more recent fixture. That’s the way dreams work sometimes. 

Randy Moe’s family had a few horses and cattle on their Oregon acreage. Although it wasn’t large enough to Read more

Schwarz & Schwarz in Dillon, Montana 

There’s gold in them thar boots 

by Gene Fowler 

When you get a pair made at Schwarz Custom Boots in Dillon, Montana, you not only get a great pair of boots, you Read more

by Gene Fowler

Mark Candela makes custom cowboy boots in a turn-of-the-century farmhouse near Columbus, Texas. 

Ever since I was a little bitty kid,” says Texas bootmaker Mark Candela, “I’ve loved anything western.” Having recently notched his 59th year Read more

by Gene Fowler

Southern California bootmaker Pascal Davayat grew up in the rural Auvergne region of France, fascinated with cowboy boots and all things Wild West. “I lived on a solid diet of western movies and TV shows,” he Read more