{"title":"Lucchese Boots","description":"\u003cp\u003eLucchese Boot Company was established in \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/San_Antonio,_Texas\" title=\"San Antonio, Texas\" class=\"mw-redirect\"\u003eSan Antonio, Texas\u003c\/a\u003e in 1883 by Sam Lucchese, Sr. (1868-1929), an Italian immigrant from \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Sicily\" title=\"Sicily\"\u003eSicily\u003c\/a\u003e, and his brothers.\u003csup id=\"cite_ref-1\" class=\"reference\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Lucchese_Boot_Company#cite_note-1\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e[\u003c\/span\u003e1\u003cspan\u003e]\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003csup id=\"cite_ref-2\" class=\"reference\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Lucchese_Boot_Company#cite_note-2\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e[\u003c\/span\u003e2\u003cspan\u003e]\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e It was then known as Lucchese Bros.\u003csup id=\"cite_ref-history_3-0\" class=\"reference\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Lucchese_Boot_Company#cite_note-history-3\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e[\u003c\/span\u003e3\u003cspan\u003e]\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e Their main customer was the \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/United_States_Army\" title=\"United States Army\"\u003eUnited States Army\u003c\/a\u003e stationed in \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Fort_Sam_Houston\" title=\"Fort Sam Houston\"\u003eFort Sam Houston\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003csup id=\"cite_ref-history_3-1\" class=\"reference\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Lucchese_Boot_Company#cite_note-history-3\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e[\u003c\/span\u003e3\u003cspan\u003e]\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e Sam Lucchese “stress[ed] quality, quantity and cost efficiency” in the boot-making process. He would often invest in new technology, machines and in developing new techniques in order to increase the production of boots.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn 1923, Sam Lucchese, Sr., fell ill, and his son Cosimo Lucchese took over. He incorporated the Lucchese Boot Company that same year, which had previously been known as Lucchese Bros.\u003csup id=\"cite_ref-texaselizabethramirez_4-0\" class=\"reference\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Lucchese_Boot_Company#cite_note-texaselizabethramirez-4\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e[\u003c\/span\u003e4\u003cspan\u003e]\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn 1949, the company was commissioned to provide boots for an advertising campaign for \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Acme_Boots\" title=\"Acme Boots\"\u003eAcme Boots\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003csup id=\"cite_ref-5\" class=\"reference\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Lucchese_Boot_Company#cite_note-5\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e[\u003c\/span\u003e5\u003cspan\u003e]\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e In 1961, Sam Lucchese, Jr., took over, and by 1964, President\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Lyndon_B._Johnson\" title=\"Lyndon B. Johnson\"\u003eLyndon B. Johnson\u003c\/a\u003e admitted to wearing Lucchese boots.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn 1970, Lucchese was sold to Blue Bell Corporation, the parent company to \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Wrangler_(jeans)\" title=\"Wrangler (jeans)\"\u003eWrangler\u003c\/a\u003e. By 1987, the company had moved from \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/San_Antonio\" title=\"San Antonio\"\u003eSan Antonio\u003c\/a\u003e, Texas to \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/El_Paso\" title=\"El Paso\" class=\"mw-redirect\"\u003eEl Paso\u003c\/a\u003e, Texas, where it is still headquartered. By 1998, Blue Bell Corporation sold Lucchese to Arena Brands, a Western Apparel conglomerate that was formerly known as Hat Brands, Inc.\u003csup id=\"cite_ref-Bloomberg_6-0\" class=\"reference\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Lucchese_Boot_Company#cite_note-Bloomberg-6\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e[\u003c\/span\u003e6\u003cspan\u003e]\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn 2009, the \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Texas_Legislature\" title=\"Texas Legislature\"\u003eTexas Legislature\u003c\/a\u003e recognized the company's contribution to Texan culture by passing House Concurrent Resolution 226.\u003csup id=\"cite_ref-history_3-2\" class=\"reference\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Lucchese_Boot_Company#cite_note-history-3\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e[\u003c\/span\u003e3\u003cspan\u003e]\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e Four years later, in 2013, Lucchese launched a new consumer website.\u003csup id=\"cite_ref-7\" class=\"reference\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Lucchese_Boot_Company#cite_note-7\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e[\u003c\/span\u003e7\u003cspan\u003e]\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/John_Muse_(businessman)\" title=\"John Muse (businessman)\"\u003eJohn Muse\u003c\/a\u003e is the chairman of the company,\u003csup id=\"cite_ref-businessweek_8-0\" class=\"reference\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Lucchese_Boot_Company#cite_note-businessweek-8\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e[\u003c\/span\u003e8\u003cspan\u003e]\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e who sponsors the Lucchese Polo Team.\u003csup id=\"cite_ref-lucchesepolo_9-0\" class=\"reference\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Lucchese_Boot_Company#cite_note-lucchesepolo-9\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e[\u003c\/span\u003e9\u003cspan\u003e]\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1165\/8894\/collections\/womens-lucchese-since-1883-chocolate-ostrich-leg-cowgirl-boots-n4064-17.jpg?v=1574139965","url":"https:\/\/shopervins.com\/collections\/lucchese-boots\/mens-western-boots.oembed","provider":"Ervin's Work and Western","version":"1.0","type":"link"}