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Have you noticed that Valentine’s Day is almost here? If you’re like a lot of guys, you’re wracking your brain to figure out what to get your sweetie. If so, we urge you to stop into Allens. Because in our opinion, nothin’ says love like a pair of cowboy boots. Think about it. Flowers die. Candy [...]

When you start talking about the top Austin BBQ joints, feelings can run high. There’s a whale of a lot of fine Austin BBQ. Besides, barbecue is a very personal thing. Perfect for one person might be too spicy for another. One person’s dry may be another’s succulent. It’s a little like taste in cowboy [...]

As the new year nears, it’s a good time to think about who you are and who you want to be. It’s an opportunity to evaluate and make some adjustments. So what do you think, men—is it perchance time to update your cowboy boots? Your cowboy boots speak volumes about your attitude, your style, your [...]

When you think cowboy boots, you probably think brown or black, right? Lots of them are—nothing wrong with that. But cowboy boots come in a rainbow of colors, and in our humble opinion, red is tops. Just look at the Big Red Boot above our South Congress boots store! If you’ve shied away from colorful [...]

Are Old Gringo boots taking over the world? Seems like out here in our little patch of urban culture, we see them everywhere. Maybe because they grab attention in a way that lots of boots don’t. Old Gringo boots marry traditional cowboy boot styling with high-end design to produce footwear that’s anything but stodgy. Some [...]

As yearly ACL ambassadors, we’ve got it down to an art on how to dress for the occasion at the Austin City Limits Music Festival. You must be prepared for the dust, the photogs, the unexpected natural disasters (any survivors of the mud bath of 2009 out there?), the sun, and the heat! Of course [...]