Boots Fit for The President
Tony Lama is proud to craft custom boots for U.S. presidents
In 1911, an Italian immigrant named Tony Lama set out to pursue the American dream. Little did the passionate entrepreneur know at the time, his name and company would become synonymous with an American icon: the cowboy boot.
In 1948, the Tony Lama team had the honor of presenting President Harry S. Truman with a custom-crafted pair of kangaroo skin boots. These boots, named “El Presidente,” sparked a tradition of offering a pair of boots for several United States presidents.
President George W. Bush tours the Tony Lama factory in El Paso, Texas.
President George W. Bush and First Lady Laura Bush with the Tony Lama team.
From left to right: a thank you note from Ronald Reagan, a thank you note from Gerald R. Ford, and George Bush with his custom Tony Lama boots.
When tasked with the honor of crafting boots for the Commander-in-Chief, quality matters. For over a century now, our artisans have perfected every step of the bootmaking process. Each pair of Tony Lama boots are crafted with the utmost attention to detail to ensure exceptional quality of the finest materials. Tony Lama’s legacy lives on today in the iconic city of El Paso, Texas, where the bootmaker put his roots down. The men and women who work there proudly carry the tradition of creative innovation forward each day.
The boots designed for Donald J. Trump were crafted by eleven of Tony Lama’s finest artisans with a collective total of over 351 years of bootmaking experience.
Custom boots crafted for the 40th President of the United States, Ronald Reagan, featuring full quill ostrich and the Presidential Seal.
The boots crafted for the 42nd President of the United States, George W. Bush, featuring the tooled Presidential Seal and silver horseshoe.)