Little's Boot Company is a homegrown San Antonio maker of classic, western-style boots that got its start in 1915.
Bria Woods / San Antonio Reporton a recent morning to claim their prize of a custom pair of boots, she got emotional. San Antonio Stock Show and RodeoAt the Southside boot shop, it was the memory that Homann’s father shared of getting his own pair of boots after a tragic 1972 car accident that overwhelmed her.Little’s Boots has donated a pair of custom boots to the rodeo raffle for a “really long time,” said Sharon Little, owner of the business with her brother Duane Little.
His son Ben joined him in the business, and later Ben’s sons, John Little and Dave Little, also became bootmakers. Lucien Little’s great-grandchildren, Sharon and Duane Little, run the Little’s Boot Company showroom and workshop in the same Southside building where Lucien lived and worked in the 1950s.Lucien Little’s great-grandchildren, Sharon and Duane Little, run the Little’s Boot Company showroom and workshop in the same Southside building where Lucien lived and worked in the 1950s.
Shelves are lined with resin lasts, which are foot-shaped molds used to match the client’s measurements.Shelves are lined with resin lasts, which are foot-shaped molds used to match the client’s measurements.Shelves are lined with resin lasts, which are foot-shaped molds used to match the client’s measurements.On a recent morning, Juan Dominguez stood at a workbench carefully cutting soft leather pieces into delicate pink flowers.
Standing out amid all the stamped and stitched leather, western motifs, florals, flourishes and logos is a pair covered in a sheet of red sequins, boots presented to businessman Red McCombs during a roast over 40 years ago. “They wanted something that would sparkle,” Sharon Little said.
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