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Last Stop: Taos
We’ve taken you down to Matagorda County, up to Wyoming, and east to Music City, and now we’re headed to the Land of Enchantment, to a place that has a truly special place in our hearts and our history.
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Sparkles & Satin
We’ve always been all about embellishments -- we’ll stud and fringe and embroidery anything that doesn’t move -- but we’re not usually big on bling. Well, we pushed our own boundaries with the Nashville collection, bringing the shimmer with not only sparkles but satin.
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Gold Records & Grammys
As a recording artist, there are certain milestones to strive for that signify the pinnacle of success. One is earning a gold record; one is winning a Grammy. We never had those aspirations. And yet, we found ourselves at the Grammys anyway.
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For The Record
Our dear friend Carla Curry brought us actual gold records to use as props on our Nashville shoot. We gave them new labels and the album names are deep cuts and inside jokes. We’re giving a Ring of Fire Jacket to anyone who can guess where they came from.
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The Fire Went Wild
Just like you can’t do Backwoods Barbie without Dolly Parton, you can’t do Nashville without Johnny Cash. His legendary tune Ring of Fire sparked inspiration of a style element we could work with… but we had to do it carefully.
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Black Magic: Work Wonders in Your Wardrobe
Black is the quintessential complement-and-contrast color. It’s simultaneously grounding and emphatic; it brings a balance to its companion color while also adding emphasis. It’s unique in that way, and absolutely essential.
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The Edge of Music City
Around the time we were growing up, a shift was happening on the country music landscape. It was the era of an edgier, gritty sound, coming from the likes of legends like Johnny Cash, Hank Williams, and Jerry Lee Lewis. And the lesser known but equally as legendary First Lady of Rockabilly, Ms. Wanda Jackson.
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Tuning Your Wardrobe
The world is your stage. Every day is a performance. Your wardrobe is your instrument. And like any instrument, it needs to be tuned every now and then to stay at its best.
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Play Your Strong Suit
Somewhere along the way, pantsuits – specifically those for women – got a bad rap. They got a reputation for being frumpy, uptight, and even masculine. Ladies, it’s time we put the “power” back in power pantsuits!
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Set The Stage
Creating a catalog has a lot of moving parts, a lot of phases, and usually, a lot of challenges. One of those is setting the scene. For Nashville, we had to bring Tennessee to Texas. Time to call in the pros.
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As Luck Would Have It
We put a lot of our heart and our history into our 30th anniversary collections. From the nostalgic names of garments and colors to props that got personal, little snippets and symbols from our lives permeate the collections and catalogs. The Lucky Gal Jacket is emblazoned with one of those symbols.
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A Wearable Work of Art
Only someone as talented as Angela Swedberg, a true artist and visionary, could create a masterpiece like this when given nothing more than a lonely buckle and a sticky note that said, “needs belt”. Incredible.
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