As a Texas native, it was at all times a objective for nation singer Parker McCollum to carry out on the Houston Livestock Present and Rodeo, one of many state’s hottest yearly occasions that generated $597 million in complete financial exercise final 12 months.
McCollum managed to achieve that objective in 2022 when he made his debut on the rodeo in entrance of 73,000 folks, a feat he has repeated yearly since then.
So it’s no shock that McCollum and Lucchese Bootmaker, who’ve had a partnership since 2022, opted to disclose their newest assortment on Friday, forward of his night efficiency on the rodeo.
“I couldn’t consider a greater solution to announce this assortment in my hometown — whereas doing what I like and performing in entrance of 1000’s of followers,” he mentioned. “The Houston Rodeo has a particular place in my coronary heart.”
Lucchese x Parker McCollum: The Encore assortment, which shall be out there on June 13, is the second for the companions. It is going to function 4 males’s boots, together with the sold-out Night Patriot, the Hollywood Gold in two new colorways, in addition to the debut of The Limestone Child.
The Night Patriot boot from the Lucchese x Parker McCollum assortment.
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The Night Patriot, the gathering’s signature boot, is a tribute to the navy and veterans. It options navy suede caiman vamps and wheat goat quarters with 5 inlaid pink roses. The Hollywood Gold will now be provided in tobacco and purple or platinum and merlot. It’s named after a champion chopping horse and options ostrich vamps, goat quarters and roses stitched into the leather-based.
The brand new Limestone Child pays tribute to McCollum’s 2015 album of the identical title and is created from caiman vamps and goat quarters and likewise embody an inlay of roses.
The hats are provided in both black or white.
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Along with footwear, the collaboration options attire and equipment together with two Pima cotton T-shirts in black or white, one long-sleeve and one short-sleeve button-down shirt with pearl snaps, and two caps, one in black with grey script and the opposite in white with blue script. With each buy of the hat, a portion of the proceeds shall be donated to McCollum’s charity, The Ruger Fund, which helps quite a lot of charitable organizations.
“Parker is greater than only a collaborator — he’s a part of the Lucchese household,” mentioned Doug Kindy, president of Lucchese. “His deep appreciation for Western heritage and unwavering dedication to authenticity align seamlessly with our model. After the overwhelming success of the primary assortment, we’re honored to proceed this journey collectively creating boots that embody the craftsmanship, storytelling, and custom that each Parker and Lucchese worth.”
“One of the simplest ways I can describe my partnership with Lucchese over the previous few years is that it has really felt like dwelling, and house is the whole lot,” McCollum added. “It means the world to me and performs an enormous half not solely in my music, but additionally in who I’m as an entire. House is a spot the place you are feeling seen and understood, and it’s one thing Lucchese and I’ve actually related on.”
The Encore assortment shall be out there for buy at choose Lucchese retail places and on-line.
McCollum’s most up-to-date single is “What Kinda Man,” and follows his fourth consecutive number-one, “Burn it Down,” which was nominated for Track of the 12 months on the Nation Music Affiliation Awards final 12 months. The singer and his spouse, Hallie Ray Gentle, welcomed their first little one, Main Vancey Tyler McCollum, in August 2024.
