Bootmaker
Alberto “Gordo” Lozano
Alberto “Gordo” Lozano worked the lasts and top stitching at Texas Custom Boots in Austin, Texas, while Noel Escobar ran the shop. He learned the trade from bootmaker Carlos Hernandez Jr. at Capitol Saddlery and was known for replicating conservative styles with eye-catching tops.
Related: Carlos Hernandez Jr.
History
Alberto “Gordo” Lozano worked at Texas Custom Boots in Austin, Texas, where Noel Escobar ran the business. A 2002 profile in Texas Monthly placed him, then 37, doing the lasts and top work on each pair. He had been taught by the late Carlos Hernandez Jr., who was described in the same profile as the other celebrated bootmaker at Capitol Saddlery.
Lozano's specialties included replicating conservative styles and eye-catching tops, with pairs starting around $1,000 and taking twelve to fourteen months. Clients named in the profile included Clint Eastwood, Kevin Costner, Willie Nelson, Richard “Racehorse” Haynes, and Mack Brown.
Known for
Replicating conservative styles with eye-catching tops