Allens Boots

Where rockstars buy their cowboy boots
Word to the wise: Ask the always-helpful staff to check to make sure your boots fit properly; a little slippage in the heel is actually a good thing.

During big events like South by Southwest, people from all over the world arrive in Austin with only a vague curiosity about cowboy boots. They wander into Allens Boots for the novelty of it all, inhale that leather smell, spot an eye-catching design, and end up walking out with a pair of Tony Lamas.
Allens Boots, a South Congress staple since 1977, carries all the top brands - including Lucchese, Justin and Old Gringo - and every shape and size of boot imaginable. They also sell belts, buckles, Western shirts, and that other Texas icon that nobody really needs: the cowboy hat.