Style & Design
March 28, 2024
The Cowgirl-ification of Bella Hadid
The supermodel and California horse girl has gone rodeo, and at the same time, rodeo’s gone high fashion.
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Style & Design
March 12, 2024
How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love Dressing Like a Cowgirl
Before Beth Dutton and Beyoncé, “rodeo wear” was just a style I had been taught all my life to avoid.
Style & Design
November 17, 2023
Why Rich Guys Love Dressing Like Cartoon Cowboys
Money can buy anything, but it can’t make you look like any less of a dork.
Style & Design
October 31, 2023
How Actor Eric Nelsen Brings Cowboy Culture Home From Taylor Sheridan’s Sets
The ‘1883’ actor, who lives in Fort Worth, picked up some tips on the 6666 Ranch.
Style & Design
January 26, 2023
Three Updated Pearl-Snap Shirts for the Modern Cowboy
With slimmer fits, moisture-wicking materials, and subtle shades, these styles are made for the wide-open plains . . . of Instagram.
Texas Icons
January 17, 2023
The Age-old Levi’s vs. Wrangler Debate Has Finally Been Settled
And everybody won.
Texas Icons
January 17, 2023
Is Henry Camargo the Last of the Great Texas Bootmakers?
Perhaps not. But right now it feels to the South Texas craftsman like his profession is dying.
Texas Icons
January 17, 2023
We Just Don’t Know How to Quit Cowboy Hats
Even people who have never put their boot in a stirrup keep finding new reasons to don these stylish toppers.
Style & Design
December 14, 2022
Fashion’s Gone Country. How Can a Texan Stand Out?
Now that cowboy boots have flown the ranch and headed to the runway, it’s time for us to embrace the belt buckle.
Texas Country Reporter
July 8, 2022
Jimmy Pierce Can Tell a Lot About You From Your Hat
The Hutto-based hatmaker uses decades-old equipment to meticulously customize every hat.
Style & Design
June 28, 2022
Is This the Largest Western Wear Shop in the World? An Investigation
Justin Discount Boots has never been challenged on its self-given, prestigious title—until now.
Texas Country Reporter
May 31, 2022
An Inside Look at Lee Miller’s Legendary Boot Shop in Austin
The bookmaker apprenticed under the famous Charlie Dunn and is now training a new generation of talented craftspeople.
The Texanist
May 17, 2022
The Texanist: Will Fancy Italian Cowboy Boots Hurt My Texan Bona Fides?
An Austinite living in Washington, D.C., worries about the consequences of sporting pricey designer footwear.
Style & Design
October 26, 2021
Just Add Turquoise: How Round Top Inspired “Texas Boho” Style
Combine Dolly Parton with Stevie Nicks, and you get the idea.
Style & Design
October 5, 2021
It’s Hot Out There, Y’all: The Best of ACL Fest Fashion
Fringe, cowboy hats, boots—and more fringe—dominate the style choices of this year’s ACL Fest attendees.
Style & Design
October 14, 2019
Lizzo-Themed Cowboy Hats and Custom Chaps: The Best Westernwear Looks at ACL
Fringe, rhinestones, and boots were in full display at the Austin music festival.
The Texanist
January 21, 2019
The Texanist: What Do I Wear to a “Western Chic” Party?
A Connecticut Yankee new to San Antonio’s social circuit is vexed by an invitation’s dress code.
Travel & Outdoors
January 20, 2013
Fort Worth Stockyards
Fort Worth Stockyards.
Style & Design
January 20, 2013
True Fit
Comfort, style, and identity are a few of the reasons why Texans will be forever in blue jeans.
Style & Design
December 1, 2012
Pearl-Snap Shirts
For when you need a beautiful shirt that can be removed quickly.
Style & Design
September 30, 2012
The Belt Buckle
Six variations on the choicest form of jewelry for a cowgirl. Or boy.
Style & Design
April 1, 1996
Buckle Up
The rodeo belt buckle is prized by cowboys and collectors alike. By the look of these handcrafted samples, it’s easy to see why.
Style & Design
April 1, 1996
The Buckle Stops Here
“I always liked Western buckles,” says Robert Brandes, “and then one day it dawned on me to ask, ‘Hey—who makes these things?’” The Austin collector-investor set out to learn more about the silversmiths and engravers who made their mark on cowboy adornment in the form of weighty, elaborately decorated rodeo-style
Style & Design
August 31, 1992
Waxing Nostalgic
Fashion designers are betting the ranch on new Western shirts with styles inspired by Hollywood, not history.
Style & Design
April 30, 1985
Texas Primer: The Western Shirt
Today’s cowboy can thank Hollywood designers for the shirt on his back.
Style & Design
May 31, 1984
Texas Primer: The Resistol Hat
Whether it’s made of straw or ermine, this is the cowboy hat.
Style & Design
May 31, 1983
Texas Primer: The Name Belt
Wearing one won’t make you a real live cowboy, but it sure will brand you as a modern Texan.
Style & Design
December 1, 1976
Out of the Closet
Texas fashion is not exactly a rags-to-riches story.