OT - I need black boots.
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Purp
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Good luck finding some. Like black jackets I hear black boots are unicorns.
Paint It Purple
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You will never regret buying Luchese black crocodile. Incredible quality, American Made in Texas, Real comfort, support and ever lasting style. You will wear them everyday. Beware sticker shock.
Jim Bob Cooter
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Glad to hear they aren’t Mexican made in Texas
If you get them custom-made (which you can do a million places, but Leddy's in FW stockyards is pretty good), they should ask if you plan to wear them with thin socks or thick. I strongly suggest opting for thick for two reasons: You will be more comfortable in them right away, and also you will be able to wear them all day without worrying if your feet swell a bit.
Have bought Lucchese for a long time, I really like the black cherry color, and have had good luck at the outlet in El Paso.
froginaustin
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I wore boots instead of dress shoes for at least 30 years. As I aged, boots felt too hot in warm weather.
Leddy’s is great. I never thought I could afford Charlie Dunn’s. Well made custom boots are in a class of their own. FWIW, the stinkinest boots I ever owned were kangaroo. I recommend avoiding kangaroo.
Leddy’s is great. I never thought I could afford Charlie Dunn’s. Well made custom boots are in a class of their own. FWIW, the stinkinest boots I ever owned were kangaroo. I recommend avoiding kangaroo.
Ron Swanson
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I have three pairs of Luchesses and they are very comfortable. Recommend
And you can get them for a reasonable price, especially considering they’re a lifetime boot. I think I got the pair I wear most regularly (brown calf skin I believe) for $299.
And you can get them for a reasonable price, especially considering they’re a lifetime boot. I think I got the pair I wear most regularly (brown calf skin I believe) for $299.
Paint It Purple
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I honestly don't intend to sound pretentious but any lucchese boot in the last 5-7 years offered for under $500 is Lucchese's entry into the mass produced inferior quality boot. They may be equal to a decent boot from several makers, but they do not equal the original Lucchese custom class of boot. In other words.....beware.
I had a pair of Luccheses that I wore a lot and loved them. Got a few pairs of Leddys and now the Luccheses are gathering dust in my closet. Both are great so it will all depend on price point.
Paint It Purple
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Anderson Bean is a great boot IMO. I have a couple of pair and are covered in grease and west Texas dust. Highly recommended.
Paint It Purple
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Do you know if the Leddys of San Angelo pre dated other locations? Long ago I coveted a pair of leddy's but at the time couldn't afford. Wish I had a pair
Your question got me curious so I looked it up:
Throughout its 85-year history, Leddy’s has been owned and run by the same family. In 1918, M.L. Leddy left his parents’ cotton farm to work for a saddle and bootmaking business in the little West Texas town of Brady. He bought the business in 1922, then moved it 50 miles west to San Angelo in 1936. He opened his flagship store in the booming Fort Worth Stockyards in 1941
Paint It Purple
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At one time El Paso, San Antonio and Santa Fe (I think) were the only places you could walk in and buy Lucchesse.
Tom Brown
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Red laces
Paint It Purple
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Great info. Thanks. I'm not sure, but sadly, I think the San Angelo location no longer exists. It's a dying art I guess, and custom boots are beyond most folks budgets
