How $3,000 Custom Cowboy Boots Are Made | Master Craft | Insider Art
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- Lee Miller is a master boot maker in Austin, Texas. His shop, Texas Traditions, is the place to get the best custom cowboy boots. They start at $2,900, and there's a four-year waiting list. We visited him to learn how he creates his leather masterpieces.
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Oh man, just imagine the gorgeous smell of the workshop.
S me lls like POWEEEEEEEEEEEER
@James Hollis Andrew Bush SIGH!
too bad COVID took my smell and I haven’t gotten it back and it’s been 4 months
@@jackgolden1774 Who's Covid?
the smell of fresh polished leather 🤤
I recently purchased a pair of Caborca boots made in Guanajuato Mexico. It's the closest thing I ever come to wearing what feels like a custom made boot. These boots are incredibly comfortable. I can only imagine what an actual custom tailored boot feels like. I'd love to own a pair but 4 years is just too long LOL. We got a boot maker down here in San Antonio, TX called Little's Boots. Great vid btw 👍
Boots can only get so comfortable lol what happens when you wear them out to dinner and the red clay stains the leather or you scuff em? The up keep must be ridiculous.
@@dr.zoidberg5096 its leather it last years.
Hoping i can get a pair when i drive past Leon, GTO
Bro those boots are mass produced. Nowhere close to tailored boots. I have 31 pairs of boots and 26 of those tailored... I will never go back to big brands. I use a little shop in San Benito, TX make them. Really comfortable. Be ready to pay them prices. My least expensive tailored boots cost me $5500 that includes belt and wallet.
@@ElMorroPerez dad, is that you
I make boots by hand and have learned an enormous amount from Lee and the team in his shop. It's a welcoming, respectful place where an enormous weight is placed on quality, tradition and passing on the craft.
Do you post on CZcams
How much for a custom pair?
What do you do about flat feet?
Hmmm....nope never heard of slowedie boot company 🤔 sorry
@@brandonknight7240 Lol. It's a tiny one-man shop in Brooklyn, Old Bitchin' Cat Boots. Love to talk boots, but be careful... when I get going it's hard to stop 😃
Cowboy Boots: i'm $3,000
Rick pawnstars: $1 and i'm taking a risk
😂😂😂
potatomato :p to funny
So true
I hate pawn shops
Happy I spent 300,000 pennies for my pair, since they're worth every penny.
I have a pair of Lucchese boots I bought 25 years ago. Not custom handmade, but I have had them resoled several times. They get worn and still feel like wearing a pair of slippers. The most comfortable shoe I have ever worn.
I would love to have a pair of custom boots one day.
Ditto on both counts.
So what would you be getting in a pair of custom boots that a store-bought boot like your Lucchese's wouldn't provide?
@@joevarga5982 there is enough information on the internet as to why (bespoke) is better than off the rack!
@@Methodsaimon I'm asking CRAIG LUHR what the point would be of buying a custom pair when HE says that off the rack Lucchese's are the most comfortable shoe he's ever worn. The Internet can't answer for CRAIG LUHR.
@@joevarga5982Exactly, my Tecovas are very comfortable just like costume made. Lol. They are nice quality and fit nice.
$3,000 and 4 years of waiting, they better feel better than my running shoes 😂
Oh they will
It's better run for me
They make better and cheaper boots with exotic leather across the border 😃 with the extra change you can spend it on the horse 🐴
my sisters brought me a par of boots from Leon back in 1999, for 60 bucks I wore tehm ocassionally til i started using them daily very confortable i just had them resole for 80 bucks 2 yrs ago and man are they confy still no need to spend 3k for conft boots.
They better be the Jordan of cowboy boots 😃
The best feeling in the world is seeing boots your size in the boot country clearance section
I am not from the USA, is that a shop? Where is it located?, I'll get some boots when I visit your country
yeah!
@@tomorrowcomestoday1621 pretty much any where in the wester half of the US.
So this is how a country country boy flex’s
Hahhahhahahhahahaha
Gucci boots
Its not "country" its norteño. Of mexican vaquero traditions...
VAQUERO de NUEVO LEON chill out were all on the same team.
Pablo Lanier 🤝
The quality of these boots is like 10x better from a hermes shoes
I would buy this instead of designer shoes
Tom Pajo hermès still has amazing quality as well
@@alexuemura2353 hermes is a brand that makes high quality shoes but these boots need the owners feet to create the boots itself hermes has a fixed sizing so these boots has higher quality
Tom Pajo you can order custom bespoke tailored shoes from Hermès if you have the money
@@alexuemura2353 yes you could order a custom boots from hermes but that would only happen when you are a special hermes client or vvip and it already has it fixed size you are just designing the shoes but not its structure and its fit it would take less time and less effort for the maker so the traditional boots has higher quality
Tom Pajo you’re an idiot & you shouldn’t make comments like this to sound cool & sophisticated on what’s good quality. Hermès is a world wide brand used by the most powerful man in the world for a reason. Saying Hermès is over priced is the same thing as saying these boots are over priced. Do yourself a favor and delete CZcams & all sorts of social media to keep you from putting out your dumb ass statements. Thank you.
You can get custom handmade boots in San Antonio from Little Boots in 4-5 months for a better price. They’ve been in business over 100 years.
Who makes them? I'd love to get a pair.
@@barrymaddineni7155 I stated it in the response. Little Boots
@@pennjacksonjr.1424 Haha sorry. Idk how I didn’t see that.
Yeah, but The ones shown in the Video are much better, whats your point?
@@rasperryguy1197 how do you compare them?
People don’t realize good quality boots are some of the most comfortable things on the planet they mold perfectly to your feet you just don’t wanna take them off
He’s has that reindeer leather. That’s crazy. Super rare
Yeah, its from 1786 man. A shipwreck treasure for crying out loud
@@evergreenrider it would be a dream to own something made with that leather!
Love cowboy boots! And hats!
Dmac 740 honestly i pay $200 for mine and they’re great
This coming from an amateur leather worker, but for the people wondering why someone would shell out thousands and wait years for a pair of boots, here's why.
1) There's the legacy; there very well may be better boot makers out there, but this place has a reputation so people go there.
2) While the techniques used here are pretty rudimentary on their own, when combined with the creative element of the decor on the boot, it takes a practiced eye to determine whether or not something would even look good or should be done a certain way.
3) As far as I know, there aren't a ton of handmade cowboy boot makers out there whereas there are many more generalized cobblers around.
Personally, I don't think I would ever bother getting a pair of boots from here and that isn't because I think they're expensive or over sold, but simply because I find quality store bought boots comfortable enough as is and because I'm learning to cobble boots myself, so if I get good enough then there would be no reason to buy a pair!
I'm sure most of the customers aren't just going here for a custom fit, but for a customized design that isn't available in a store-bought boot.
"I didnt know there was varieties of leather"
Wow chose a great reporter to cover this piece lol.
Lol
That’s why he is small reporting on boots. He isn’t the guy that you send to get a real story without thinking he will botch it up.
You have to wonder if he ever even bought a pair of shoes.
It is a piece about discovery...
I worked in a boot factory for the Texas prison for 8 years. Then I would go to my part time job at a shoe store. The smell of leather never got old. People would always tell me I smell like leather at the grocery store alot. I loved and miss that smell.
Dude, you should start your own brand: Texas Prison Boots. The logo: So comfortable, they should be illegal! I’d buy a pair.
@@justmeeagainn And you should hit the road as a comedian, lol.
I used to make boots like this years ago.
All hand made.
Hand sewn welts with hand made chord.
Wish I could get a job in a place like that.
Try opening your own place if your talented good luck 👍
I have a pair of Dingos I paid $200 (saved up for them) for in 1996 that I danced in 3 nights a week 6 hours a night. I no longer dance but they are the most comfortable shoes I wear. Love my boots.
I have the same boots and they are absolutely wonderful. Male version.
HAve to agree. I have a pair of boots i paid a fortune for in the 90's and i still have them and they are the most comfortable footwear i have by a wide margin.
Love to see you dance
We need more hand made boots and shoes their wonderful
we need more hand made and American made of all kinds of things. but hard to beat slave labor of china
See fiiuf Google setting for table or
Awesome handmade boots! I love all them... congrats!!
Nothing better than Mexican boots...
Guanajuato, México. Boot capital in the world.💖💖👌
I thought it was Leon Mexico
@@charlesbronson240 state of Guanajuato
@@charlesbronson240 León is a city in the Mexican state of Guanajuato. Good and high quality cowboy boots are made there.
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May you and your family be blessed and keep up the good work brother you are awesome and your team
Tecovas boots are about as close as you can get to this without going custom. They use the wood pegs and all and are incredibly affordable, absurdly affordable. Highly recommend.
Must've never had the pleasure of wearing a pair of Luccheses
I also like Tecovas. Design is simple and straightforward; not flashy like some other boots I’ve seen
Tecovas..? You’re kidding me lol. To each their own I guess.
This is why I'm subbed to this channel.
En México existe una marca que se llama Cuadra, muy bien hechas, de excelentes pieles y no son tan caras
Esa marca esta muy buena!
No pagas tanto por la bota, pagas por el labor de mano. Son TUS botas, echas específicamente para TUS pies, nada te va a quedar mejor que unas botas echas como las del el video
Yep brings back lots of memories of my dad Jack Reed Boots in Burnet, Texas. I’m going to visit you in the future.
You can get a pair of great Quality boots made in Mexico for a third of that price an hand man with anything on it too
I’m just buy a pair of ostrich boots in Mexico for about $295 top quality and matching belt they so comfortable And beautiful .......3.000 and four years waiting are you crazy?????
Yeah go to Leon Guanajuato that specific part of Mexico is the boot city of Mexico
@@mariarobles9501 maria???????? No me digas que eres la maria que yo conosco????
@@joelloya754 no my guy my real name is Michael I live in Tennessee with my fat wife and dog Charlie the golden retriever in a suburban neighborhood I'm a plumber
Ufffffff ok gracias. Creí que me habían hallado. Saludos
Dang price is crazy , I’m a Mexican from Texas, growing up my dad had ostrich boots, gator, crocodile, snake, stingray, they were all about 300-500 dollars each pair back in 1995-2004, now I’m 31 years old and I have some snake boots and ostrich, I paid 280 for each, I just bought yesterday a “chaleco” the jacket and pants that also have ostrich, and the sombrero alone was 180 dollars, I thought that was a lot until I saw this video lol
where did you get em from
It's like an orthotic... beautiful Love watching this I used to have a beautiful pair from the Hide House in Toronto I think their still open.. but I'm sure nothing like these! Giddy Up! STUNNING...
I’ve worn Nacona’s since I was 18, there really is nothing more comfortable than well made, worn in boots.
The only thing I don't like about these is having to wait 4 years to get a pair!!! I want them now!!! 😁🤣
I got a pair at Walmart and waited a second 😂🤣😂😂😂
@@xxidontknow7326 they’ll last you a month tops lmao
Had a pair of Stuart boots, horse hide. Wore them for twenty years. Most comfortable shoes I have ever had.
In the early 90's I used to make handmade boots at Turners in MT Home ID. Best Footwear I have ever worn was handmade.
Y’all want some quality boots for a fair price made in Mexico, look up tecovas
Mark Gonzalez good boots
Or El General boots, my brother has like 8 pairs of them.
Los Altos also make some Bad A boots....
Got two pairs probably going to get another soon
Just ordered my first pair of tecovas
05:39 OH MY LORD!?!?!? This is definitely a $5000 boot!!! Love that natural color in crocodile skin 🥰
Thats not the natural color of gator leather, thats bleached to hell and then re dyed and coated with acrylic.
@@StuninRub yup
Just love worth spending time watching🤴
EGON!! Mans left the Ghostbusters to create custom boots. Respect.
Leather is way cheaper in Vietnam.
Usually the most expensive leather shoes you can find here are only about 300$-500$ but the quality is nothing to complain.
Cowboy boots that will never be used to Cowboy....
there's plenty of rich cowboys, these ain't work boots though for sure.
Imagine wearing them the first day and finding out that you would be stubble burning. 😊
I wonder whether they would survive any better than my old leather soled Frye boots after a day of stomping the flames down and having to rub the smouldering ends of my jeans out against them several times. 😊😊
it's great to hear the apprentice taking over the business. charlie would be proud.
I lov to wear those boots in 90's,in our country at that time it is making charges 20$ ,thanks for sharing wonderful vid.
I'd forget after 4 years of waiting, I hope he gives them a call or email as a heads up 😂.
I'd be counting down the days like a damn prisoner lol
Wow. I would love to be his apprentice. I don’t care about making money... but I would LOVE to learn his craft and to be able to make perfect boots for people. That’s amazing.
Not knocking this man, but there are PLENTY of Mexican boot makers that can produce boots of this quality.
bro fr go to mexico for boots exotic skins are cheaper, too
Absolutely incredible
In mexico you can get boots for 40 bucks and only take 5 hours to make
Not bespoke
😂😂
@Heraldo Medrano wtf?
John Lennon looks great I thought he was dead
Truly the Michelangelo of cowboy boots! This is high art!
This is drip on a notha level
I had a pair hand made 25 years ago black lizard for $500 and they still like new I did had new soles and hills about 5 years ago but I’m amazed the fact that they last so long! I’ve bought 2 pairs at cavenders one pair ostrich and one pair 🐊 although both pairs look amazing I love my hand made Lizards because they were made to my foot print and they are so soft you could fold them and roll’em inside my back pocket! Lol! Best investment I ever made!
I just had a pair of Tony Lama black bullhide for 20 years, replacing soles and heels. but uppers were as good the day I got them. if you care for things they last.
Boots are the only thing I ware. There more comfortable then shoes. Straight facts
Kelsea Chipman nice grammar
@@benmunn784 "Boots are the only thing I wear. They're more comfortable than shoes. Straight facts."......There, I corrected it for you. 😉👍
you're a citygirl
@@TheDave831 Concrete cowboy as we call them
Beautiful I love everything
I must admit that Mr. Miller's boots are truly beautiful and definitely a labor of love worth their price. But for me, I would still prefer the Frye 8R and 12R Harness Boots. These for me are the best boots bar none.
Boots: $3000
My wallet: Empty
Sorry bro...
If you can not save up $3k-$5k in 4 years you need a new life...LOL I bet you they last you 10 years if not a lot more. Let's say you spend $4000, divide that over 10 years it's $400 a year. Right ow my shows that cost $150-$180 last a year if that. I usually buy 1-2 pairs of shoes a year. So at $180x10 years that is $1800 spent on shoes and for me I'll say is 50/50 chance whether I buy a second pair in a year so another $900, so I probably spent in a 10 year period $2,700. So yeah another $2,300 for that boot that is $4,000 but like I said cowboy boots tend to LAST, even cheaper ones seem to last. The longer they last, say 15 years then that puts you at $266.67 a year.
It's odd what people complain about prices about, but I bet you have some nutty vehicle payment of $1200 a month for two POS. By POS I mean an ordinary F150 and a SUV for the wife.
For some reason I just can't picture real cowboys being that rich.
I had bespoke hand tailored cowboy boots made for me in Hong Kong for a fraction of that price. LOL. Totally handmade it took a few weeks to get them finished. Still it's nice to see a craftsman at work.
$5k for a life time item is excellent value.
“Everything here is made by hand”
_Stitches boot with a machine_
The machine is hand driven? Lol idk
Handmade meaning he does everything himself including using the machine
Kangaroo skin from Italy? I thought kangaroos are native of Australia 😂
Maybe the kangaroo skin is from Australia but the leather is processed in Italy
It's like scrotum skin from a vigina
Yes, but the tanning process was most likely done in Italy. The same goes for french Moroccan.
The leather is tanned in Australia and finished in Italy. That's how most Italian leather products are made. Italians don't know how to tan leather themselves for the most part.
There's indeed a very famous tannery in Italy. Unfortunately I forgot it's name.
However, Italians are famous for leather shoes crafting.
Great stuff indeed !!!
Perfect
Around 35 yrs ago I bought a pair of boots from a store, the owner was a big game hunter all over. His son that I went to hs with told me hang on when I was looking. 1 pair in my size they only had 4 in the back..Ended up walking out with a pair Sanders made in Mexico,, Cobra Skin Boots that are beautiful..
Can you still get Cobra skin boots?
You can get just about anything on eBay.
@@joevarga5982 yea but these are high quality.. vintage on top of that to boot
@@slick777go You asked if you can still get cobra skin boots. The answer is "yes".
@@joevarga5982 I thought it was an endangered species..or was in the 80's
you already know matthew mcconaughey is a regular here
Cool stuff man!
I put in my order for human skin boots a couple of years ago. Looking to pick them up next year. Covid has really delayed some things and this was no exception.
They clearly haven't heard of a place called León (León, GT, Mexico).
Francisco Bazan Texas over Mexico
@@juliotzocjr40
Texas *came out* of Mexico :V
Mr. NizeGuy botas los altos
Leon Guanajuato the best. La CAPITAL DEL CALZADO.💖💖
Bazán 04 Spain and Mexico make the best cowboy boots in the world tecovas are that yeti company I believe all overpriced shit if I get cowboy boots I’m going to pain and have a nice pair ther boots tecovas look like work boots if you are in to big ugly boots ther the ones I like mine stream lined I got sendras cuadras tonylama and one pair of luccheses the only boots I don’t like are the dan post I have a pair of liberty that we’re 1200 1 pai of boulet cause I live in Canada I wouldn’t take tecovas if they were free I find them ugly and I’m serious
Bruh just to Garcia’s boots in Rioverde San Luis Potosí and you can get them for half the price than that
My family descendants were all in the boot & shoe trade - lasters, clickers etc, in Leicester
Well done!
I never knew I wanted Cowboy boots
This exactly how hand made shoes are made
beautiful!
My most comfortable shoes I own is a store bought boot these got to be the best
If it takes four years whats the point of sizing your foot since you’re gonna grow.
When you are an adult your feet usually don't grow. You just shouldn't get them for a child.
AwesomeWhite Dragon ya makes sense
Ryan Hanson It takes 4 years to get your turn, but it takes 40 hours to make
Your foot changes throughout adulthood. Weight loss, weight gain, stuff like that.
I am gonna take a guess and say your name is on a list for 4 years then when it is your turn, you come in and get the templates done.
I go to Mexico to get my boots done which I don't pay 5000 for the same boot but only 600. N it comes with a matching belt too .. USA jus up charge for everything .. Nice boot thou 🤣
They aren’t made by hand like this though. It’s like anything else that’s hand made by an artisan. You’re paying for time and skill.
Lmao people that probably have never wear cowboy boots in their life dissing the guy that knows the price of actual boots.
But, but, but they're made in the USA...
@ThatGuyCarmine No, same quality. I have pairs of boots made in Mexico and they're probably better than this bullshit.
BLACK OUT this. Old school boot making where families would dedicate themselves to the craft is very alive in Mexico.
Skull Rings, Knives, Watches yes they are. Im from mexico and ive seen the boots
Good story. Well presented.
Those are some pretty boots.
It takes him a full 40 hour work week to hand make 1 pair of boots... the price is right for this level of craftsmanship.
Yes, $3,000 must be there least price boot, that is not much if they take 40hrs.
“He said we’re kind off like the Ferrari” 🤣🤣🤣🤣 for $500 I can get a great quality boot handmade from Mexico
Martin betancourt Yeah, I tried that...mediocre.
Ducati Drew then you were not looking thers so many good Mexican or Spanish boot company’s 500 will get you a nice pair if you really look
Jeff Leblanc the leather cost more than 500 dollars for most of his boots. It’s not comparable. Not even close. But Mexican made boots are phenomenal for the price.
Love me some cowboy boots...I love wearing mine....I hope to own a pair of his boots.
I love my cowboy boots. Wish I could afford a pair specially made for me. You are awesome. Beautiful boots.
Wow, a huge selection of leather sides of all kinds. I can see why he charges $3000 a pair.
hes scamming we have a store of handmade boots from mexico and made from crocodile for 450
Cowboy boots 3000
Rick : 1$ that’s the best I can do
nachoGaming lol
LMN Warriorz becoz that’s what he would really do
@@doctornochu3092 ik right
Lmao..
I have to keep the lights on
Gives new meaning to "All boot, no cattle."
"Bladerunner 2049 for ME at this point OG *sighs*" ©
Tecovas and luchesses make good boots each prized on their own
Depends on what what you’re doing for me Anderson bean because I’m roping and working all day and just riding tecovas can’t hold spurs neither can lucchese plus tecovas and lucchese along with many other brands require a lot of care which I don’t have the time for so for me personally I like Anderson bean, rios of Mercedes, and horse power
I am SO IMPRESSED that this dude has Russian Reindeer. He must've bought hides from George Cleverley!
Hammer Handarbeit Perfekt👍🏻👵🏻Ich bin sehr gern in Boot, s gelaufen. Dasist wieden zweiter Fuß echt🤠 Howedy😘
Cuadra boots ❤️❤️🔥🔥🔥🔥
Who else would never buy this but just came to check what people would say?😂
I've never had a comfortable pair of cowboy boots but I'm also not rich.
I love my cowboy boots. They are comfortable but these boots are on another level. Maybe a retirement present to myself!
And will last same amount of time that every other boot last a year max. 7 months if your in manual labor
I’ve tested $100 boots and $700 boots I doubt these 3k ones are any better.
The proper way to go down old town road
Totally awesome 👌
I wear an older pair of justin 2253s that have a the lemonwood pegs and brass nails but you dont see that much anymore in factory boots
Here I am thinking my $95 new balance was expensive...
And here i thought those boots were beautifull untill I saw you...
Salar Arif smooth..shooters shoot
@@caesar9361 classy
@@caesar9361 👌
@@caesar9361 simp
Yay early enough almost everyone is commenting on being early