Western Apparel

Basics of western apparel

Western apparel consists of a few basic elements. From top to bottom, it would be a hat, button down shirt, belt with large buckle, jeans, and finally, boots. As long as you remember these basic essentials of , you can dress the part of a cowboy anytime. In this section of western-wear.biz, we will briefly go over the fundamentals of the different articles of western apparel.

For the hat, a wide brimmed felt fur hat would be best, but if you live in colder climates, a nice leather hat would also be nice. For the shirt, plain stripes and checkers seem to be popular nowadays and you can never go wrong with hand made home woven shirts either. The belt is important and should flash some sort of concho ornaments all around. The buckle in western apparel can never get too big or too shiny. As for the jeans, Wrangler is the brand of choice for most cowboys with Cruel Girl Jeans coming in a close second for women. Baggy jeans aren't really appropriate with western apparel and so you should steer clear of them. The boots should be simple black or brown boots with smooth cow or bull hide leather.

As for actually wearing the stuff, here is a brief guide. It is a general observation that hats always look better when broken in and shirts should always be tucked in for men. For women, tying the ends at the bottom seems to be as popular as tucking in. Jeans should be worn over the boots and the ends of the jeans should almost catch the heel of your boots.

Western apparel is fun to wear and just plain looks great. For a great selection of western apparel, try Sheplers.com. They boast the Internet's largest selection of western apparel. Also, for more information on the basics of western apparel, please check out the other links listed at the bottom of this page.

So be sure to check out our pages about Western Stores, Western Belts, Western Belt Buckles, Western Hats, and Western Boots elsewhere on this site.