Interview with Boot Collector, Designer, and Leon Native, Rudy Hurtado

Rudy Hurtado, a Leon native, gives great insight into the hub of bootmaking in Mexico. Links Rudy’s Instagram rudyhurtadoglobalbranding Rudy’s email rhurtadoglobalbranding@gmail.com The Boot Snob Blog https://theshoesnobblog.com/castez-ermili-bespoke-boots-next-level-artwork/ Chapters 00:00 Introduction 00:43 Welcome 01:05 Rudy’s Background 02:11 Rudy and Boots 05:15 Boot Design 13:15 Boot Collecting 15:59 World’s Interest in Boots 20:26 Leon and Footwear 35:02 Visiting Leon and Surrounds 41:36 Cowboy Culture 43:39 Construction Variety 45:53 Growing Awareness of Leon 55:58 Summary Who Am I? I am a Management Consultant in real life but in my Bootlosophy channel, I make videos about boots and all things boot related. This channel posts reviews of boots, unboxing of new boots, and follow-up reviews, and in doing so, may explore the philosophy of the brands and makers as well as the collectors! In this channel, I will give information found in my research about the brand, the construction, and the materials, but I will express my personal opinions about how I feel about the boots reviewed. Full Disclosure If any video is sponsored, I will declare it clearly in the video and in the description. Even if a video is sponsored, I will review the product openly and honestly giving you my personal opinion, warts and all, of the product. The following links (and any links I place above) to products I regularly use may be affiliate links - buying from any affiliate links will n