How the West was worn / Holly George-Warren and Michelle Freedman ; introduction by James H. Nottage ; foreword by Marty Stuart.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

George-Warren, Holly.

Contributor:

Gotham Book Mart Collection (University of Pennsylvania)

Freedman, Michelle.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Costume--West (U.S.)--History--20th century.

Costume.

History.

Penn Provenance:

Gotham Book Mart (former owner) (Gotham Book Mart Collection copy)

Physical Description:

239 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 31 cm

Place of Publication:

New York : Harry N. Abrams ; Los Angeles : In association with Autry Museum of Western Heritage, 2001.

Summary:

Forget bucking broncos -- some of the wildest sights in the West can be found right inside a cowpoke's closet. From fringed chaps and embroidered jeans to silver-spurred boots and ten-gallon Stetsons, Western wear is a uniquely American look that has romanced the entire world. Journalist Holly George-Warren and designer Michelle Freedman, aided by curator James H. Nottage, round up the different styles of this enduring trend in How the West Was Worn, an authoritative yet entertaining look at "glitterbillies, " long riders, rodeo girls, and rhinestone cowboys.

Accompanying an exhibition at the Autry Museum of Western Heritage, this colorful tribute features archival photos of celebrities as well as collectibles like vintage album covers, mail-order catalogues, and sewing patterns. The lively, fact-filled text, including a foreword by country-music star and Western-wear collector Marty Stuart, makes this book a barrel of fun for fashion devotees and country music fans alike.

Contents:

Foreword: The Sparkle Factor / Marty Stuart 8

Introduction: Fashioning the West: The Pre-Twentieth-Century Origins of Western Wear / James H. Nottage 10

Chapter 1 Celluloid Style: Cowboy Fashions in the Reel West 40

Chapter 2 The Early Masters of Western Wear: Turk and Rodeo Ben 56

Chapter 3 Clothes Horses: The Singing-Cowboy Style of Gene Autry and Roy Rogers 72

Chapter 4 Nudie: Creator of the Rhinestone Cowboy 86

Chapter 5 From Vaudeville to Nashville: Country & Western Costuming 102

Chapter 6 Western Wear Beyond the West: Rodeo Attire, Dude-Ranch Duds, and Fiesta Dress 122

Chapter 7 Range in the Home: Postwar America Goes Western 144

Chapter 8 Go West, Young Man: Cowboy Clothes Meet Rock & Roll and the Spaghetti Western 156

Chapter 9 Manuel: Modern-Day Master Tailor 170

Chapter 10 Enter the Urban Cowboy: Texas Low Style Meets Western High Fashion 182

Chapter 11 Hillbilly Cats, Long Ryders, and the Return of the Rhinestone Cowboy: Contemporary Artists and Western Wear 192

Chapter 12 Ready-to-Western Wear: Cowboy Style Takes a Global Gallop 202

Chapter 13 The Last Round-Up: The Old Becomes New in the Twenty-first Century / Holly George-Warren, Michelle Freedman, James H. Nottage 216.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 230-233) and index.

Local Notes:

Gotham Book Mart Collection copy has dustjacket retained.

ISBN:

0810906155

0810921375

OCLC:

46422311