Todd V. Wolfson

Best Local Luxury Item We Can Dream About

Helm Handmade Boots

By the time Helm boots get onto the feet of Austin shoppers, they’ve already traveled the world. While the boots are conceived in Austin by Progress Coffeemeister Joshua Bingaman, the boots are handmade in Istanbul with leather from Holland, Italy, Malaysia, and France. Although the boots are on the pricier side, the price tag's justified when you see the painstaking detail — these boots take five days to make. Catch a glance of these pieces of wearable art on ladies and gents such as Nick Cave, Lance Armstrong, Balmorhea, and Spoon.

Helm Boots
1200 E. 11th #101, 512/609-8150
www.helmboots.com