When it rains it pours.
I just had my second fitting for a pair of custom Stewart boots, so they are now real close to being finished. These were ordered 7 months ago, which is really fast for a custom boot.
I also just got a call that my other pair of custom boots by Bill Shanor are done and shipping, these were ordered 1 3/4 years ago, normal turnaround for a single bootmaker.
So now I have 2 pair of new boots to play with, and I had to pay for both this week (less deposit from when ordered).
Both pair are copies of vintage 1940's boots. The Stewart's are a copy of a pair they made in the 40's when they were Stewart Romero boot company. They had one boot sitting on the owners desk and when I saw it I said I want that exact boot. It's nougat brown kangaroo with dark brown kangaroo tops with an Indian head with full headress inlayed in the tops. The toes are 40's square toe with old style stitch medallon. There is great stitch work on the feathers and neat arrows on the trim. They even had some old Stewart Romero pull strap material for me. The tops are not quite pee wee, just a little taller. They look fabulous.
The Shanors are a copy of an old custom made pair of Olsen Seltzer 40's boots, as seen on page 136 in "The Cowboy Boot" by Tyler Beard. These have the square toe but I had them made with brown full quill ostrich instead of kangaroo. The tops have my brand in front and a longhorn on the side (which we raised on the ranch in CA), but are otherwise the same as the originals. I haven't seen these yet, but I trust Bill to make a great boot, as good or better than the last pair he made for me.
The neat thing about both pair is that they are as close to an original 1940's boot as I can get, made for my feet and with great workmanship. They will last me a lifetime.
I'm like a kid at Christmas.
SGB
I just had my second fitting for a pair of custom Stewart boots, so they are now real close to being finished. These were ordered 7 months ago, which is really fast for a custom boot.
I also just got a call that my other pair of custom boots by Bill Shanor are done and shipping, these were ordered 1 3/4 years ago, normal turnaround for a single bootmaker.
So now I have 2 pair of new boots to play with, and I had to pay for both this week (less deposit from when ordered).
Both pair are copies of vintage 1940's boots. The Stewart's are a copy of a pair they made in the 40's when they were Stewart Romero boot company. They had one boot sitting on the owners desk and when I saw it I said I want that exact boot. It's nougat brown kangaroo with dark brown kangaroo tops with an Indian head with full headress inlayed in the tops. The toes are 40's square toe with old style stitch medallon. There is great stitch work on the feathers and neat arrows on the trim. They even had some old Stewart Romero pull strap material for me. The tops are not quite pee wee, just a little taller. They look fabulous.
The Shanors are a copy of an old custom made pair of Olsen Seltzer 40's boots, as seen on page 136 in "The Cowboy Boot" by Tyler Beard. These have the square toe but I had them made with brown full quill ostrich instead of kangaroo. The tops have my brand in front and a longhorn on the side (which we raised on the ranch in CA), but are otherwise the same as the originals. I haven't seen these yet, but I trust Bill to make a great boot, as good or better than the last pair he made for me.
The neat thing about both pair is that they are as close to an original 1940's boot as I can get, made for my feet and with great workmanship. They will last me a lifetime.
I'm like a kid at Christmas.
SGB
