An alteration and innovation in riding boots gave birth to the cowboy boots in the 19th Century, says our Chief Curatorial Officer David Davis. And those boots have evolved to be must-have wear for the iconic cowboy hero. Find out more about the cowboy boots' origins and their modern manufacture at our exhibition "Cowboy Boots: From Roundups to Runways," presented by Lucchese Bootmaker," which opens Friday and runs through May 4. More info: https://nationalcowboymuseum.org/exhibitions/cowboy-boo