Posted by Kevin Neilson on 12/6/2011

Sam Lucchese Senior came to America with his brothers in 1880. At 17 years old, he came to the states with the American Dream in his heart. He wanted to start his own business in bootmaking.

In San Antonio, Texas, three years after his arrival, Lucchese started up his small business. As the business grew, Sam became successful and was able to pass the business on to his son, Cosimo. Cosimo carried on in his father’s footsteps. But it was Cosimo’s son, Sam Lucchese Jr. who really caused the Lucchese company to take off.

Sam Jr. was obsessed with the human foot. He studied it, and was fascinated with its form and function. As a result, he designed a boot that was able to provide the best fit of any boot in the market. Each one-of-a-kind boot took time and effort, but the results were incredible comfort and functionality for the user.

Sam Sr.’s grandson was very concerned with delivering quality to their customers. Sam Jr. stated, "The final truth is that throughout the whole boot factory, the quality chain is no stronger than its weakest link." He developed a process that is still in use by the company today- the double inspection. Each boot is individually inspected twice, before it is allowed to leave the factory.

Now located in El Paso, Texas, the Lucchese Company still owes a nod to the innovations and hard work of Sam Lucchese Jr. The company maintains his high standards of near-perfect leather and top quality workmanship. Lucchese boots are thus considered to be some of the best, if not the best, cowboy boots in the nation.