JAMES DEAN “JETT RINK GIANT” COWBOY BOOTS 9.5

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These are exact replicas of the boots James Dean wore in Giant made by the same bootmaker using the same pattern and the same techniques.

BACKGROUND
Ronnie Stewart and Adolfo Romero started making boots in the 1940s and as business grew they were able to open a shop in the early 1950s in Los Angeles (hence the “Los Angeles” printed on the pull tabs). It was here they caught the attention of famed Hollywood costume designer Edith Head who commissioned them to make boots for several films, including those worn by James Dean and Elizabeth Taylor in Giant. Over time Romero amicably went his own way, the LA shop closed, and Stewart continued the business in Tucson with all the patterns and lasts the pair had developed during their partnership. Almost 75 years later, this small family-run boot shop is still making boots the old-fashion way – completely by hand.

BOOTS
These inlay boots are made from the same pattern approved by Edith Head for James Dean’s character Jett Rink in Giant, using the same materials and same techniques as the originals by the same bootmaker. By the way, if you want to see Dean’s very own pair, which were used to complete these boots, they’re on display at the family museum run by his cousin in Fairmount, Indiana (Dean’s hometown).

• 100% steerhide leather
• 11” shaft
• Leather sole
• Leather stacked heel
• Leather-lined interior
• Leather piping and inlay
• Original 1950s NOS (“new old stock”) Stewart Romero cotton interior pull-tabs
• Genuine pear wood pegged insole with Goodyear welt
• Cut, stitched, sewn and constructed all by hand
• Bench made in America

Edition Info

• Hand numbered edition of just 200
• Officially licensed by the James Dean Estate
• MSRP $950

Size
This pair is a US men’s 9.5 in D width. They are true to size. Measurements:
• Heel to Toe: 11¾ inch (30 cm)
• Width (at widest point of sole): 4 1/8 inch (10.5 cm)

Brand new, never worn, ships from Utah.