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Also, Ariat is one of the few brands that does some manufacturing in Asia. The quality is fine; it's an affordable boot brand anyway. It's just nice for boots to be made in North America ...

Ariat is unusual among footwear companies. The boot brand, based in Union City, Calif., was founded in 1993 by two women - Beth Cross and Pam Parker - and continues to be female-led, with Cross ...

And the fact that customers are willing to pay for a used pair of boots speaks volumes as well, he added. "It's validating to ...