Uh, suit yourself, but I’m pretty sure that whole cowboy ‘look’ has some pretty practical reasons behind it, bud ( with regards to functionality, available materials at the time, and price point). It couldn’t have been just for fashion.
Actually, quite a bit of the classic original cowboy get-up was fashion driven. The old trail drivers could be as fashion conscious as anyone. The high boot heels weren’t very functional. They certainly didn’t help dig in when pulling on the end of a rope. Try it sometime. They come out from under you. Besides, a real cowboy shied from any work that couldn’t be done from horseback. The heels were just the fashion. You could by a good pair in places like Olathe, and they give you that great walk. Yes, they liked the way that tight cowboy butt moved in high heel boots. Even the tops of boots were fashion. The “buckeroo” top, with its deep side plunges was a northern cowboy thing, as were furry chaps for the cold. A good many of the old trail drivers rejected fashion and just wore shoes.
The pistol was largely affectation, too. Often only borrowed from the photographer. Style said you had to at least own one, but no competent trail boss would tolerate anyone shooting around cattle, and a pistol was easy to lose at full gallop. One already not too popular hand was left hanging from a convenient cottonwood after shooting during a stampede and sending the herd over a cliff. And hat styles were definitely stylish, although also functional. Texan’s wore big hats to keep the sun off. Northern cowboys wore smaller brims in the higher wind.
I once saw a cowboy ride up, tie his horse to the hitching rail, walk behind the horse, lift its tail, and kiss the horse square on the butt. “What the he!! are you doing?” I asked. “I have chapped lips,” he said. “Does that cure them?” I asked. “Nope,” he said, “but it sure keeps me from lickin’ ’em.”
Templo S.U.D. almost 6 years ago
the only way I feel like a cowboy is wearing my bolo tie (while in my Sunday best)
Leroy almost 6 years ago
♫ I see by your outfit that you are a dowdy… ♫
LupisLight almost 6 years ago
Uh, suit yourself, but I’m pretty sure that whole cowboy ‘look’ has some pretty practical reasons behind it, bud ( with regards to functionality, available materials at the time, and price point). It couldn’t have been just for fashion.
whahoppened almost 6 years ago
Right, not bowlegged.
wiatr almost 6 years ago
Then what’s the point? If you don’t like the look, go hang around a golf course.
chris_weaver almost 6 years ago
Actually, he’s a space cowboy(betcha weren’t ready for that!).
dadoctah almost 6 years ago
You can tell he’s a cowboy. He’s got chapped hips.
pcolli almost 6 years ago
A shouldn’t the guy on the horse be wearing a bowler hat (derby) instead of a stetson?
MeGoNow Premium Member almost 6 years ago
Actually, quite a bit of the classic original cowboy get-up was fashion driven. The old trail drivers could be as fashion conscious as anyone. The high boot heels weren’t very functional. They certainly didn’t help dig in when pulling on the end of a rope. Try it sometime. They come out from under you. Besides, a real cowboy shied from any work that couldn’t be done from horseback. The heels were just the fashion. You could by a good pair in places like Olathe, and they give you that great walk. Yes, they liked the way that tight cowboy butt moved in high heel boots. Even the tops of boots were fashion. The “buckeroo” top, with its deep side plunges was a northern cowboy thing, as were furry chaps for the cold. A good many of the old trail drivers rejected fashion and just wore shoes.
The pistol was largely affectation, too. Often only borrowed from the photographer. Style said you had to at least own one, but no competent trail boss would tolerate anyone shooting around cattle, and a pistol was easy to lose at full gallop. One already not too popular hand was left hanging from a convenient cottonwood after shooting during a stampede and sending the herd over a cliff. And hat styles were definitely stylish, although also functional. Texan’s wore big hats to keep the sun off. Northern cowboys wore smaller brims in the higher wind.
edreajr almost 6 years ago
If he lives in the city and has stomach trouble, would he be an “burpin” cowboy?
Otto Knowbetter almost 6 years ago
I once saw a cowboy ride up, tie his horse to the hitching rail, walk behind the horse, lift its tail, and kiss the horse square on the butt. “What the he!! are you doing?” I asked. “I have chapped lips,” he said. “Does that cure them?” I asked. “Nope,” he said, “but it sure keeps me from lickin’ ’em.”