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Lucchese Bootmaker is scheduled to bring its campus tour to the University of Texas at Austin on Friday, September 18, from 1 to 5 p.m., according to CultureMap Austin. The stop is one of nine on a fall tour focused on college sorority communities, with events planned at campuses both inside and outside Texas.
At UT Austin, the event will feature a Longhorns-specific version of Lucchese's Priscilla women's boot. CultureMap reports that this version pairs a brown ostrich-leather foot with a cream shaft. A deep beige version will be offered at all nine tour stops. The report identifies the Priscilla as Lucchese's top-selling women's style and describes it as a tall boot with pull straps and embroidery.
Tour context
The tour is also scheduled to stop at Texas Christian University in Fort Worth on September 18, Texas Tech in Lubbock on September 25, Southern Methodist University in Dallas on September 26, and Texas A&M University in College Station on October 2, CultureMap reports. Each Texas campus is assigned a school-associated design, while the beige version is shared across the tour.
Trademark and audience context
According to UT Austin's Internal Request Portal, requests for university-branded products must use an approved vendor from the university's current licensee list. The university's Trademark Licensing office also says university-affiliated groups need appropriate prior approval and must follow the guidelines for each protected logo or mark. The event's potential student audience is substantial: UT Austin's Facts & Figures page reports Fall 2025 enrollment of 55,000 students, including 44,314 undergraduates. UT News reported that Texas residents made up 80.5% of the student body, while 10.2% came from other U.S. states and the District of Columbia.
Existing UT partnership
The campus appearance builds on Lucchese's relationship with UT Athletics. Sports Illustrated reported that the university and the bootmaker announced a partnership in September 2022 naming Lucchese the official boot of Longhorn Athletics. The arrangement included game-day activations at Darrell K Royal–Texas Memorial Stadium, fan activities on Bevo Boulevard, and Lucchese branding at Moody Center, according to Sports Illustrated.
Lucchese introduced a separate Longhorns collection in 2025. CultureMap reports that the Priscilla colorway being offered during the campus tour is not part of that earlier collection.
