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Lisa Sorrell's Handcrafted Cowboy Boots
"Always wanting you, but never having you, makes it hard to face tomorrow," crooned country legend Merle Haggard. I feel his pain as I drool over Lisa Sorrell's incredible handmade cowboy boots - wearable art that, for now, I can only afford to ogle. She builds each boot by hand, then collaborates with her customer to create a design inspired by vintage patterns but infused with the personality of the wearer. She describes her boots as "a snapshot of dreams, a glimpse into the soul, a statement of being." Bonus: Each pair is named after a country song.
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Oct 17, 2011 7:48PM — David Reilly
Your boots are beautiful. How do I purchase a pair or two??
Oct 18, 2011 8:48AM — Elizabeth
Hi David, thanks for asking. Check out Lisa's website at: http://www.customboots.net
Nov 21, 2011 6:54AM — craft equity
A long-time wearer of cowboy boots, and historian of American culture, I wonder why this publication has overlooked the third and fourth-generation bootmakers from whom Ms. Sorrell would have learned her craft.
Also, her boot pattern is not traditional as from the side, the boots appear to be a shoe with shaft. American cowboy boots as shown in orignal engravings and antique footwear have a top that rises straight up in the back and does not cut-in at the heel. Factory boot compan's continue this authentic style.
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