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A performer could be recognised across a room

Hank Snow’s locomotives, Porter Wagoner’s covered wagons and coordinated Turk costumes show how a workshop could translate a performer’s identity into clothes. These garments invite us to follow the conversation between wearer and maker, and the journeys that carried an outfit from performance to collection.

Manuel Cuevas

Dwight Yoakam’s Manuel-designed ensemble, presented by the Country Music Hall of Fame as worn for the 1987 Hillbilly Deluxe cover and the “Little Sister” video.

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