Mercedes Boot Company

“We try to make a boot as timeless as we can, so it has a classic good look; it’s not something that’s a flash in the pan and it doesn’t go out of style in two years.”
— Debby Farr

You probably noticed those old boots over in the corner. Leaning up against that canvas suitcase like an old dog begging for one more road trip. Orange tops. Black bottoms. Yeah, I know, not to everybody’s taste. They suit mine though and fit just as well. They should, because they are the only pair of custom boots I’ve ever had made. In 25 years, they’ve literally traveled around the world. From the subways of Paris to the dusty Ojinaga streets, from Los Angeles to Calgary. And they still look great, if I knock the dust off them. But this story is not about my boots, but rather about where they came from.

At the age of 10, Debby Matthews lived in Scottsdale, Arizona. Her dad, John Matthews, liked Quarter Horses and the family had several that