Topic: Neat article about the clothing

[Toadily]

http://stylescenes.latimes.com/fashion/2006/01/brokeback_cloth.html#more

[chameau]

Wow!  Thanks nice link, just got some (more) tears to my eyes.  PBS! 

[greenfrog]

That was a lovely article. Thanks for posting it.  :D

[TJ]

In that article was written

“Everything worn by cowboys and ranchers has a meaning and a cultural reference,” says Allen. “It would be very easy for an outsider unfamiliar with the code to make a mistake.

For instance, cowboys wear Wrangler jeans [they’re much tighter] and ranchers wear looser Levi’s.

Even the shape and heel height on a cowboy boot tells a tale. So does the height, color, brim and shape of a hat, which also varies from state to state. For instance, Jack’s broader Texas hat is different than the one Ennis wears in Wyoming. And all of this is unspoken but rigorously observed.”

But, in 1963, most guys who were country folks, cowboys, ranchers and farming type, and wore Levi's did not wear them loose. They wore the original Levi's 501s, which were low waisted, called a "Western Cut,"  and were also the shrink-to-fit kind.

You bought a pair which might be larger than pre-shrunk type jeans; but, while you had them on, you got them soaking wet and let them dry while you were wearing them. And they shrank as they dried.

Unlike today's 501s, in the 1950s, 1960s and even 1970s, the Levi's 501s were button-fly only and you wore the waist one and a half to two inches below where you would normally wear slacks.

Most of the pro-cowboys in the past 20+ years do wear Wranglers; but, they don't even buy them. Wrangler furnishes their wardrobes.

[*Froggy*]

Great article, thankx for posting 

x Froggy

[manila_rocks]

"but, while you had them on, you got them soaking wet and let them dry while you were wearing them. And they shrank as they dried"

Yummy.  I hope Jack always was required to do this by the strict task master who employed he and ennis on BBM..

[ranchgal]

In that article was written

“Everything worn by cowboys and ranchers has a meaning and a cultural reference,” says Allen. “It would be very easy for an outsider unfamiliar with the code to make a mistake.

For instance, cowboys wear Wrangler jeans [they’re much tighter] and ranchers wear looser Levi’s.

Even the shape and heel height on a cowboy boot tells a tale. So does the height, color, brim and shape of a hat, which also varies from state to state. For instance, Jack’s broader Texas hat is different than the one Ennis wears in Wyoming. And all of this is unspoken but rigorously observed.”

But, in 1963, most guys who were country folks, cowboys, ranchers and farming type, and wore Levi's did not wear them loose. They wore the original Levi's 501s, which were low waisted, called a "Western Cut,"  and were also the shrink-to-fit kind.

You bought a pair which might be larger than pre-shrunk type jeans; but, while you had them on, you got them soaking wet and let them dry while you were wearing them. And they shrank as they dried.

Unlike today's 501s, in the 1950s, 1960s and even 1970s, the Levi's 501s were button-fly only and you wore the waist one and a half to two inches below where you would normally wear slacks.

Most of the pro-cowboys in the past 20+ years do wear Wranglers; but, they don't even buy them. Wrangler furnishes their wardrobes.

Actually alot of 1950/60s up till NOW, cowboys and ranchers wear Wranglers or Lees---because of the way Levis used to seam their jeans---the inside of your leg would chap rubbing against the saddle leather when you were horseback alot.   And when there was no choice, cowboys wore levis---as soon as there was--a whole lot of them bought different!  Esp up in the Mont/Wy/Dak areas.   Most of the cowboys I knew were Wrangler guys--and they weren't rodeo cowboys either.    Farmers wore Levis, for durability and because they were very seldom in the saddle horseback.

[frenchcda]

http://stylescenes.latimes.com/fashion/2006/01/brokeback_cloth.html#more

Got me crying again, very very interesting

[Badarsila]

Beautiful article about J/H costumes design in BBM,...*sniffles*...

Now if u can excuse me, i'm gona sit in a quiet corner and cry,...*sobs*... :'(

[ellyjay]

Did you notice in the story, at the reunion, when Ennis notes 'Resistol tilted back', about Jack's hat.  This is what the web says about these hats :

As the official Western hat sponsor of the PRCA, Resistol Hats’ sponsorship dates back to 1959 and its sponsorship of the first National Finals Rodeo.

The famous hat company has long rewarded the efforts of first-year contestants through its title sponsorship of the Resistol Rookie of the Year program.  The awards are based on earnings of rookie PRCA members.  Rookies who win the most money in each of the seven PRCA events, the all-around category and Women’s Professional Rodeo Association barrel racing collect bonuses and a specially engraved trophy belt buckle at the conclusion of each season.  Each rookie also receives a certificate good for a Resistol Black Gold hat. 

 

Resistol provides a bonus and a hat for the Overall Rookie of the Year award, which is reserved for the rookie who earns the most total money during the year.  All Rookie of the Year awards are presented during the Wrangler NFR.  Since 1956, 27 PRCA Rookies of the Year have gone on to become PRCA world champions.  The Resistol Rookie of the Year trophy is on permanent display at the ProRodeo Hall of Fame and Museum of the American Cowboy in Colorado Springs, Colo., with the winners’ names engraved on a plaque below.

 

In addition to the Resistol Rookie of the Year program, Resistol also is a sponsor of the Wrangler NFR, the National Finals Steer Roping, all 12 Circuit Finals Rodeos and the DNCFR.

 

Resistol Hats is a division of Hatco, Inc., the largest manufacturer of headwear in the world.

I wonder if Jack got his like this, or if he had to buy his?