Do you always get nervous trying on boots for the first time…? Same — even though I work for a company that makes them for women, with big calves, just like me. 👢😬 I work for JJ Footwear, a company that’s specialised in designing wide-calf boots for women for over 30 years. We make boots for calves from 11½ inches to 24 inches (that’s XS to XXXL), using a multiple width fitting system — so as your size goes up, the calf, foot, ankle, and instep all increase too. We use clever stretch and smart

An alteration and innovation in riding boots gave birth to the cowboy boots in the 19th Century, says our Chief Curatorial Officer David Davis. And those boots have evolved to be must-have wear for the iconic cowboy hero. Find out more about the cowboy boots' origins and their modern manufacture at our exhibition "Cowboy Boots: From Roundups to Runways," presented by Lucchese Bootmaker," which opens Friday and runs through May 4. More info: https://nationalcowboymuseum.org/exhibitions/cowboy-boo