Western wear is a category of men's and
women's clothing which derives its unique
style from the clothes worn in the nineteenth century
American West.
Western wear ranges from accurate historical reproductions
of pioneer, mountain man, Civil War, cowboy and vaquero
clothing to the stylized garments popularized by singing
cowboys such as Gene Autry and Roy Rogers the 1940s and
'50s.
The most elaborate western wear is the custom work created
by rodeo tailors such as Nudie Cohen, which is characterized
by elaborate embroidery and rhinestone decoration. (See
also Nudie suit.) This type of western wear, popularized
by country music performers, is the origin of the phrase
Rhinestone Cowboy.
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