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Country singer Crystal Gayle is twirling around on her cowboy boot–clad feet when the two young sisters spot her. She’s a flurry of sparkles and kicked-up dust at the Houston Rodeo, and the starry-eyed sisters can’t look away. “That’s when it imprinted on us,” said Sarah Caruth, who owns Fraulein Boot Company with her sister, Margaret Walker. “We thought, ‘Oh my gosh, what is this Western wonderment?’ ”Legacy cowboy boot companies such as Tony Lama and Justin Boots have always catered to both men and women, but women-owned boot companies such as Fraulein are prioritizing unapologetically feminine styles. With daring bright colors and girly patterns, a rising class of female boot designers is shaping soles for the cowgirls of the future. The elder stateswoman of the group…
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