/fa/ - Fashion

start with a hat, 3 and 1/2 inch brim MINIMUM, something with a cattleman crease like the boss of the plains hat from stetson

collared shirts next, something with mother of pearl buttons

>>17959611
+1 on the collared shirts, cowboys don't wear t-shirts. Even better if the shirts are western yoke.
Pair with some regular waist high blue jeans and a powerful belt buckle.

>>17959564
Can't cowboy larp, it's a whole culture in and of itself.

If you want to get into it tho
>dress normal (tee, sneakers, jeans)
>go to cowboy dance halls
>sit at the bar drinking cheap beer and observe
>learn to two-step (lots of bars offer free lessons)

Then go from there, it'll come natural, or not, in which case it wasn't meant to be.

Actually shopping for cowboy shit is easy: go to Boot Barn. Boom. Done. It's not like cowboy fashion changes in major ways, I could wear one of my dad's pearl snaps from the 80's and while it'd look a little vintage it wouldn't be out of place at all.

>>17959711
>a powerful belt buckle.
If you want a buckle don't get anything bigger than a business card. Buy a neat vintage one off eBay/Etsy. Don't buy a trophy buckle. Or just wear a normal leather belt.

>>17959564
get a denim jacket and beat the absolute shit out of it

>>17959769
i've had a selvege denim jacket for almost a year and theres like zero fade on it so far. did this nigga roll down hills to achieve this fade or what

who makes good western and denim shirts that doesnt cost a fortune?

>>17959838
Dude literally just wrangled cattle for a year

Do you think they dress like this in Columbus, OH? I think you want meth-core

Complete the ensemble by adopting or buying an Australian Shepherd.

>>17959564
Check out Tumbleweed Tommy. He’ll point you in the right direction.

https://youtu.be/fUX2z0hK63A?si=BF_9DA6yos9CKdBE

Comfy western thread?
I wonder if I could pull off something like this with less larp. Maybe without the holster, hat and bandana.

>>17959842
Unironically Wrangler

What do they wear at Ram Ranch /fa/?

>>17960487
yea probably, if you want to stand out less lose the bandana and hat, keep the gun if you can lol

>>17960487

Got really into this guy's Western art recently. He's got a pretty interesting Western style of dress for a Frenchman.

Is there a /fit/ requirement for western wear?
I ask because every person I’ve ever seen irl in western wear looked completely ridiculous on account of being overweight to obese or concentration camp thin.

>>17959564
>Midwest
>cowboy/western
u wot m8?

>>17961194
Everything looks better on you if you're fit and that includes westernwear, but to pull it off succesfylly I'd say you gotta look like you do manual labor, even if you don't:
Wide back
Broad shoulders
Big arms, moreso thick forearms
Strong hands, bonus points if there's at least a hint of calluses

>>17959564
What jacket brands do cowboys wear?

>>17961946
In reality: carhartt or dickies

>>17961194
Fatties and skeletors look ridiculous in anything, so yeah that applies to western wear as well.

>>17961946

>>17959564
AS someone actually from texas and has lived in the south this is what you need.

Cowboy boots, dont gotta be new you can thirft them

13mwz wranglers, these are basically raw denim and will fade

Some white t shirts

Denim top

After that start adding accessories or colors to the look, you wont really need a cowboy hat unless you're workin outside or going somewhere special.

If you're looking for brands just let me know

>>17961946
Filson

>>17961949
maybe warehouse cowboys

>>17960911
I fucking love mark maggiori's paintings. They are beautiful and done very well. I have generally been buying his prints for his last 3 drops. Not going to lie, they are pretty good investments because you can resell them to people for 2-3 times what you paid for them. I dont want to sell because i like to collect art, but its a good idea. Eventually I'd like to get a real painting from him, but i dont have 30-50k sitting around to spend on one. He is also just a cool artist in general and a perfect american immigrant. He actually wants to be culturally american and he loves the freedom of what america stands for.

>>17959564
>Good worn in pair of cowboy boots
>3 pairs of broken in jeans
>Leather belt
>Silver belt buckle (Nothing crazy big or expensive just a nice looking basic belt buckle)
>Cowboy hat generally one black and one white
>white t-shirt
>button down long sleeves (you can roll sleeves or not depending on the weather
>Turquois jewelry (such as a ring or a bracelet) (You can find these under $100)
Those are good starting points. Hope this helps. I like to dress western/outdoor gear because it is fashionable, durable, and great for outside work because i work in the winters in a steel plant and summers out on my buddy's ranch in MN.

>>17962054
Yea I managed to order a couple prints on his last drop in December. This one and another. I wanted to get The Seeker but it was just more than I could spend at the time with Christmas presents being bought around then.

>>17962604
This one was like $900 for the canvas version, too much for me. But it's a great painting.

>>17959564
You can’t leap. You have to be born into it. The real ones can tell the difference.

>>17960911
TAKATABOOM BAÏ BAÏ

>>17962606

Got one a few years ago. I got a frame that cost more than the print lol

>>17962604
>>17962606
those clouds are something else

>>17962043
drop brands/tips for boots pls

>>17963153
Lucchese
Tecovas
Alberta boot Co
Boulet
on the lower end you could go with:
Justin boots
Tony Lama
Ariat
I have some Tony Lama Tegu lizard skins similar to these

>>17963164
>Lucchese
>Tecovas

Terrible QC for what you pay for and kinda don't hold up well. Looks good though.

Tony Lama, Justin and Ariat are great options. Just try not to get the ariats with the synthetic materials.

Other brands i recommend.

Anderson Bean
Chisos (Personal Favorite)
HorsePower Boots (Personal Daily's)
Hyer Boots
JK Western
Dan Post
Black Jack Boots
OI

>>17962045
> what jackets do cowboys wear?
> filson
Lmfao
I was a ranch hand. Ranch hands make poverty wages, literally. They can’t afford filson. You wear shit that you don’t care about getting muddy, ripped, covered in hay, blood. It’s jeans and a hoodie with a Carharrt vest maybe until winter. I literally wore the same Carharrt rain defender hoodie and Carharrt duck vest every single day.

>>17964299
He asked for a cowboy not a ranch hand broke boy, also you worked for a shit ranch probably

>>17959838
with raw denim fading you have to wear that thing daily and barely wash it

>>17960911
He lives 10 minutes away from me

>>17959564
Just buy a ten gallon and thrift some boots, but every one will be able to tell your all hat, no cattle. Assuming your not just a neet and are active, I'd suggest you take the time to learn the reasoning behind each article of clothing and you'll be able to take liberties and make cowboy fashion your own. Cowboy/Western fashion is primarily meant to be functional.
>Body
Look like you've actually worked with your hands. Don't even bother continuing if you look like you've only ever worked retail, fast food or white collar jobs.
>Working outside all day in the beating sun?
Long brimmed hat, long sleeves, neckerchief to keep collar clean. Wear light colors and breathable materials - cotton, linen, wool, and silk.
>Pants?
Denim, it's durable and still looks good when dirty. If you know you might be wading/swimming in water, they'd wear lighter materials. If your actually riding on a horse for long periods of time, you'll probably spring for pants with extra padding along the inner thighs and seat. Wear suspenders or a durable full grain belt to keep your pants up.
>Footwear?
Everyone already knows cowboy boots are shaped the way they are to fit into stirrups easily. If you're not attending some formal event or riding on horse, stick to any other durable work boot like red wings.
>Accessories?
Buckles, bolos, jewelry, and etc. Only wear flashy pieces if you're dressing up for an event. Otherwise, you'll look retarded.

>>17959852
That's dedication to fades

>>17965527
There's some Thai dude that shows up on my ig feed that looks like he just rolled around on a gravel road all year in his denim. It looks ridiculous. I'll try and find it.

>>17964409
>He asked for a cowboy not a ranch hand
Wtf do you think a cowboy is exactly?

>>17965573
>>17965527
his pants look the same as this as well
https://www.instagram.com/chanaphatb/?hl=en&img_index=1

>>17965582
Damm, that looks like it takes years

>>17959842
>>17960817
This or Blue Ranchwear, which you can get pretty cheap on sale at Boot Barn right now.

>>17963153
I got a pair of R. Watsons a few months back and really like them, best boots I've found for the money.
Ariat is my favorite for entry-level boots though, my first western boots (as an adult anyway) were a pair of their Heritage Ropers that I bought about 4 years ago and I wore them every day for a couple of years and then demoted them to being work/bad weather boots, they're beat to hell now but still functional and comfy.

>>17959838
iirc the big fade happens when you finally wash it for the first time

>>17959564
The real question is how can I as a euro dress cowboyish without looking like a larper or cosplayer

>>17965806
embrace the LARP or draw inspiration from your own local how herding cultures.

>>17965813
I think a 'modernised' version like picrel could work

>>17965806
The Swiss-German TV series "Der Bestatter" has a detective character who wears a toned down, European-ized cowboy larp all the time, could be a decent source of inspo. (Also a great show that's available subtitled and worth watching.) He wears brown leather lace-up boots instead of cowboy boots, and button-up shirts instead of pearl snaps, and everything is cut more European-style, but it's still recognizably Western.

>>17965582
What does he do? Roll in mud all day?

>>17965582
Which brand is this?

>>17965949
Pinion I think

>>17965974
Is that a Thai brand? Fairly cheap for raw selvedge

>>17965981
yea Thai or Indonesian, I can't remember

>>17959564
Borrow a copy of Dennis Hopper's "The Last Movie" and study his wardrobe.

>>17959564
hang out with mexican dudes

>>17959564
I'm watching Brokeback Mountain because of this thread
Why didn't anyone warn me that they literally fuck each other in the ass
I thought they'd keep it platonic

>>17962043
Do my boots meet your approval texas anon? Goodyear welt, full height cowboy heel, 13 inch shaft, reinforced vamp. Feel very sturdy on the feet but noisy as hell to walk around in.

>>17967080
Hell yeah those are gorgeous

Is it normal for cowboy boots to be extremely uncomfortable, like being walking on raised bamboo flutes by Chinese prison guards? Ofc they’re not going to be like sneakers blah blah but I tried on some second hand ones and they were ridiculously uncomfortable to wear. I assume I’d get used to them but is that what “dress” cowboy boots like or are they all like that?

>>17965851
Dadcore

>>17967684
Get some insoles

>>17967684
Insoles / break in period. Some cowboy boots need to shape to your foot before they feel comfy.

>>17960911
Technically good but Soulless. inferior to American landscape realism. His art would look better with more greens and blues and horizons that fade off into infinity, but I guess you can’t display your technical prowess if you make good art.

>>17964409
Damn, you are retarded. You think cowboys or ranch hands are wearing Filson? These people are mainly illegal Nexicans wearing whatever shit they found at Wal-Mart and have been for decades.

>>17965576
Technically, they’re different. Ranch hands used to be the same as cowboys. Nowadays, ranch hands are sometimes cowboys but not always. Ranch hands tend ranches like a farmer tends a farm. Cowboys move cattle from one area to another. Ranch hands are usually under the employ of the ranch and live on the ranch, while cowboys are more like independent contractors. Sometimes ranch hands are also cowboys. Cowboys are typically not also ranch hands.

>>17967944
pretty sky > pretty landscape
A landscape is only as pretty as the sky allows it to be. Even the most dour urban scenrey can look fantastic under the right sky. Also clouds are fucking rad, Mark Marky Maggy gets this down to a T.

Australian perspective:
Cinch/wrangler jeans, any brand workshirt, circle L hat.
Pretty much what ringers (Australian cowboys) wear here.
You won't be able to pull it off if you aren't involved in the work or the areas where the work happens though, and work comes first, fashion second. You'll either fall into the style naturally working in the industry or you won't get it at all.

>>17960176
Looks like shady car salesman/mafia henchman

Inherited two pairs of boots from a deceased relative a while back who was without a doubt the most crazy cowboy ass motherfucker I’ve ever known. These ones were what he wore daily and have a metal tap in the heel, paid a local shoe repair guy to clean them up real nice

Whatcha think? >>17962043

>>17969201
>>17962043
And the more traditional cowboy boots

>>17962043
Also, I inherited this third pair I forgot to bring home but I don’t understand the weird ass heel on these, any idea what they’re for?

>>17968013
> doesn’t get western art

>>17969434
explain

>>17969088
sames true here, you can spot the larpers a mile away.

pants tucked into the boot is a dead give away.
(with the exception of ariats on construction sites, for some reason. Everyone tucks, and everyone is wearing ariats)

>>17969836
>for some reason. Everyone tucks, and everyone is wearing ariats

They get them for free

>>17969088
Yes, I am Australian.
Yes, I live in a city.
Yes, I dress like a cowboy.
Yes, I get pussy because of it.
No, I have never been to the bush.
No, I have never done manual labour.
Do you have a problem with that? Does that make you seethe?