Boot history · 1925 to 1950s

The golden age

Enid Justin founded Nocona in 1925, the first woman to own a cowboy boot company, and built it into an empire. Hollywood put boots on every screen, and inlay work, stitched tops, and flamboyant color turned workwear into art.

Encyclopedia references: CowboyBootsDB and maker archives linked where available. Historical dates and attributions can vary by source.