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J&J Specialty Boot Co.

A Rio Grande Valley shop that builds custom boots, stocks ready-made pairs, and buys, sells, and trades the vintage ones too — a genuine one-stop boot shop.

Based inRio Grande Valley, TX

Also makesExotic belts & wallets

Also offersBuy / sell / trade & boot repair

StatusActive

A note on this entryNo specific founding date or founder name turned up in research, though the shop describes using techniques practiced "over 70 years ago" — suggesting real inherited craft knowledge even without a documented company history to point to.

The Story

J&J Specialty Boot Co. operates out of the Rio Grande Valley in South Texas, running a business that covers more ground than most single-focus bootmakers in this series. Beyond building custom, bespoke boots to individual specification, the shop also crafts exotic belts and wallets, keeps ready-to-ship inventory in stock, and runs a buy/sell/trade program for pre-owned boots alongside boot repair and re-lasting services.

What They're Known For

Hand-stitched personalized inlay and overlay work on custom orders, paired with a genuinely full-service model — new, used, custom, and repaired boots all under one roof. For a buyer in the Valley looking to sell an old pair, buy a new custom one, or just get a worn pair re-lasted, it's a rare shop that covers the entire lifecycle of a boot.

Custom, in-stock, pre-owned, and repaired — one Rio Grande Valley shop covering a boot's whole life cycle.

See more at jjspecialtybootco.com