The modern work boot has come a long way from the heavy boots that once defined job site footwear. Today’s designs blend ...

Big Tex gets fresh look with new boots designed by Aaliyah McNeal, blending Texas pride and iconic symbols for the 2026 State ...

A Texas native, 31-year-old Aaliyah McNeal, takes home the honor with a design that blends both Texas and state fair icons.

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Darryn King writes about arts and culture of all kinds. A good pair of boots is comfortable and built to last. A great pair of ...

Big Tex will be sporting some new boots at the State Fair of Texas this fall, and now we know who gets to help design them.

Aaliyah McNeal said she hopes her winning design is "as symbolic as it is fashionable." ...

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... Pity the plain cowboy boot. It’s like the kid at the dance with whom no one wants to spin around the floor — lonely and ignored. The boots stepping out at ...

Katie Sauceda of Keller roped lots of classic Texas icons into her entry for the 2019 Big Tex Boot Design Contest. But she incorporated a couple of unexpected goodies ...

The U.S. Army will soon outfit two brigades of soldiers with a new Jungle Combat Boot that’s more comfortable, faster drying and puncture resistant than the service’s long-retired Vietnam-era jungle ...

Crocs debuted a new cowboy boot silhouette — and it boasts all the slip-on, chunky rubber design that is simultaneously beloved by some and repulsed by others. The $120 Crocs Classic Cowboy Boot ...

The Army is testing new combat boot design prototypes after thousands of soldiers responded to a survey they would rather buy their own than wear Army-issued boots. The boots pictured are not part of ...