Nudie
Blue velvet suit
C13 · 2 photographs
An illustrated history of Western wear
A West you
could wear.
Embroidered roses. Sharp yokes. Rhinestones that catch the stage lights. Follow the clothes into the shops, workrooms and lives that made them.
Look at the whole suit →
Begin with a garment
Look at the work.
A whole outfit makes an entrance. A pocket, a flower or a line of stitching tells you how it was made.
Choose your own Western wardrobe
From drawing
to dress.
Fringe, appliqué and rhinestones. Compare the numbered designs, read the shop’s descriptions and see the choices a customer could order.
Explore 48 designs ↗Behind the clothes
The makers. The companies. The wearers.
Philadelphia meets the West
A tailor’s
point of view.
Ben’s catalogue moved between embroidered show clothes, riding outfits and tailored suits. The same shop could dress a performer and give a customer a choice of pocket, cuff and yoke.
Read Rodeo Ben’s story →Open the wardrobe
