Where do you buy those fancy cowboy shirts?

eryque · May 14th, 2004, 10:01 AM

I'm jonesin' to get me one of those old-style western shirts like Baard wears. I want over-the top fancy, piping, embroidery, something like that. Where do you get them?

Mik · May 14th, 2004, 10:06 AM

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Originally Posted by eryque

I'm jonesin' to get me one of those old-style western shirts like Baard wears. I want over-the top fancy, piping, embroidery, something like that. Where do you get them?

Right here in Livermore, CA USA. At a western clothing and tack store. There's still a strong riding and cowboy scene in my 'burb. We have a rodeo stadium.

NY? well... :?

Mik

jordanl · May 14th, 2004, 10:09 AM

check out sheplers, western wearhouse, etc.

http://www.cowboys.com/westernwear.htm

dhdfoster · May 14th, 2004, 10:11 AM

Daddyos.com has a few. They aren't the coolest I've seen, but they are a steal in comparison to a vintage one. If this is what you mean:

Bender · May 14th, 2004, 10:16 AM

http://www.scullyleather.com/

TB72 · May 14th, 2004, 10:27 AM

Check out Dragonfly clothing. They have some of that type of thing (along with their rock star/biker/club shirts). They often show up on ebay at discount prices as well.

Later...

MandyMarie · May 14th, 2004, 12:08 PM

In my opinion Skully and Rockmount is making the best looking new ones. But H bar C is the only way to go if you like vintage clothes 8) :D

I do probably 89% of my shopping at Katy K's in Nashville. Be prepared to run up your Visa bill the first time but that second time she'll treat ya right and the longer you know her (she's a great lady and now a really good friend of ours - if you go once there's no doubt you'll be back!) the more she tries to help ya out. Great clothes, great selection, great stories (there's always fun stuff in the back - be it a few of Porter Wagoner's old suits to Bill or Webb's boots, it changes regular and it's always mucho cool). Plus you're supporting one of the coolest shops in the U. S. of A. and that's a great feeling all in it's own.

Jakedog · May 14th, 2004, 12:37 PM

We find all of ours at Goodwill/Salvation Army. Boots too. You have to go ALL THE TIME or you will never find anything, you almost have to be standing there when they put the stuff out, but it's worth it. I generally pay $1-$3 for shirts, and $8-$10 for a decent pair of boots. I recently found a really nice pair of Justins for my wife, still had the price tags on them. $2.

Jake

Anonymous · May 14th, 2004, 12:50 PM

Anyone ever see this movie?

The Western wear is a central theme and running gag. Highly recommended, a very, very funny sleeper. Check your video store, and it shows up on cable fairly often, too. A real hoot. (And no, I <u>didn't</u> say "root"...) ;-) CS

cowboytwang · May 14th, 2004, 04:42 PM

Every now and then you can still find some the old H Bar C or the old California Ranch Wear in vintage stores or even on ebay. For the past few years you could even get NOS H-Bar-C stuff on ebay.
If you want new stuff Rockmount Ranch Wear is making some great vintage looking shirts from some of their old patterns and they are the longest production shirt design in America(they have been making the same shirts since WWII).
Papa Jack from Rockmout was the first to use snaps on western shirts back in the forties and he is still doing it. I think he just turned 103 this past March and still shows up for work every day at the factory in Denver.

I have a few old H-Bar-C shirts that are to small for me anymore if anyone wears a small let me know.

Baard · May 15th, 2004, 06:56 AM

Aaaah those were the days, when the whole band could get a matching set of shirts, in h-bar-c. Now we have to do with lesser stuff. The great thing about h-bar c was the workmanship, and the thickness and quality of the fabric.No cotton there, 100 % thick syntetic. And you could wash it in a bucket of water, shake the water off, hang it up and it would be dry in an hour or two, and look like you just ironed it. They don´t make them like that any more, or do they...? They probably would cost more than 100 bucks today. Actually we paid 120 bucks here , years ago.

Baard

JohnnyAtomic · May 15th, 2004, 10:37 AM

i second the rockmount western wear. that's what i'm going with next. i have a cool panhandle slim (Crossroads western in NLR, AR) and a cool alamosa (on the clearance rack in Cavender's in Texarkana $20).
here's my panhandle slim (the panhandle may be slim, but i'm not).

just a few days ago, i found this place called direct shop online. they have these shirts called Buffalo Country Western Wear. i haven't ordered from these people, and i haven't seen these in person. but i'm tempted to buy one just because of the price.

that one is $24. here's their website.
http://www.directshoponline.com/defa...85088c30b21780

eryque · May 15th, 2004, 11:38 AM

thanks for all the links, guys! i'll probably go with DSO just because they're cheap. i'm going for more of a punk-rock-country-trash look than a genuine cowboy look, so it doesn't matter much if it ain't top quality. and for twenty bucks, i could buy two!

MandyMarie · May 15th, 2004, 01:41 PM

HOLY MOLY!

Johnny, thanks so much for posting that link - I've got the same royal flush shirt but it's a vintage H Bar C... and I paid somewhere around $150 for it! I love gab... but I also love being able to buy more than one shirt a year lol! That link is awesome!

And you've lost so much weight since that photo was taken it isn't even funny - you look great on that video clip of you playing the Esquire, you should be proud of yourself, congrats my friend! I love that picture though - sparkle guitars and fancy western wear...doesn't get much better 8)

JohnnyAtomic · May 15th, 2004, 02:18 PM

i like this one too. love me some railroad track stitching, and big cuffs.

http://www.everythingwestern.com/m/M...Retro_8036.htm

Baard · May 15th, 2004, 03:00 PM

When I´d gotten used to the old H-Bar-C shirts, the were worn out...it took some yers, but then they´d start ti get gringy around the sleeves... :(

Everytime I try some of the new, thinner stuff, I´m thinkin "Pyjamas" not stage clothing

At least I want the shirt to be sharp looking.

The new shirts aren´t really doing much for me...But you gotta keep smilingI felt like real bad when the pic was taken, not because of the shirt, but because of the sound on the stage.

Baard

Don Miller · May 15th, 2004, 03:29 PM

I got this one from Western Warehouse...Johnny posted the "Panhandle Slim " link for them

Cavenders http://www.cavenders.com/dept.asp?dept%5Fid=1003

has some nice stuff...the same shirts are carried locally by a store called Corral West.

It aint H Bar C but it does the trick...

There is, by the way, an outfit producing H Bar C shirts...I cant locate the link right now...

These look nice too...http://www.lostworldsinc.com/VintageCowboyShirt.htm

The rule is that if you wear one of these shirts you must do at least one Cosmic Cowboy tune in your set...

JohnnyAtomic · May 15th, 2004, 04:32 PM

i'm wanting this scully one as well. they have a jacket that looks just like it too.

this is my favorite rockmount, and probably my next purchase.

Bender · May 16th, 2004, 12:41 PM

Some of the less expensive shirts might be polyester- they can get a little hot onstage.

I bought a Scully Gunfighter for a New Years gig. It has a ton of embroidery on the yoke. Well, after the gig the I noticed some of the embroidery had pulled loose right underneath where the guitar strap was. I was able to get it fixed, but I won't be wearing it when I play again. So if you're looking for a stage shirt you might want to find something without embroidery around the shoulders.

eryque · June 10th, 2004, 11:06 AM

Just got my shirt in the mail from DSO. Looks like pretty durned good quality for $22. It says it's 100% cotton, but it sure feels synthetic.

I really wanted a black one with white panels, but I would have needed to spend a big chunk of change, or get one with really stupid embroidery, so I went with my second choice.

The panels are navy blue, but they'll look black on stage :)

0le FUZZY · June 10th, 2004, 01:09 PM

The same fancy shirt daze!!

Used ta be it was sew great. The "Stillwater Savage Band" all dressed up fer the show and good ta go.

We all had the same and wood decide which ones tew wear on a given nite. Sometimes we wood show up with the rong one HEE! HEE!

I miss the early 70s sumthin fearce but-----------

May 14th, 2004, 10:01 AM	#1 (permalink)
eryque Poster Extraordinaire Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: albany, ny [not chicago] Posts: 6,977 44 Photos	Where do you buy those fancy cowboy shirts? I'm jonesin' to get me one of those old-style western shirts like Baard wears. I want over-the top fancy, piping, embroidery, something like that. Where do you get them?

May 14th, 2004, 10:16 AM	#5 (permalink)
Bender Tele-Meister Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Tustin, CA Posts: 236	These guys http://www.scullyleather.com/ __________________ I'm rustin' in Tustin.

May 14th, 2004, 10:27 AM	#6 (permalink)
TB72 Tele-Meister Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Ottawa Canada Posts: 475	Dragonfly Check out Dragonfly clothing. They have some of that type of thing (along with their rock star/biker/club shirts). They often show up on ebay at discount prices as well. Later... __________________ Why is easy-listening music so hard to listen to?

May 14th, 2004, 12:08 PM	#7 (permalink)
MandyMarie Friend of Leo's Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Indianapolis, IN Age: 28 Posts: 2,466 65 Photos	In my opinion Skully and Rockmount is making the best looking new ones. But H bar C is the only way to go if you like vintage clothes 8) :D I do probably 89% of my shopping at Katy K's in Nashville. Be prepared to run up your Visa bill the first time but that second time she'll treat ya right and the longer you know her (she's a great lady and now a really good friend of ours - if you go once there's no doubt you'll be back!) the more she tries to help ya out. Great clothes, great selection, great stories (there's always fun stuff in the back - be it a few of Porter Wagoner's old suits to Bill or Webb's boots, it changes regular and it's always mucho cool). Plus you're supporting one of the coolest shops in the U. S. of A. and that's a great feeling all in it's own. __________________ our wacky little hillbilly band

May 14th, 2004, 12:37 PM	#8 (permalink)
Jakedog Friend of Leo's Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Cleveland,OH But my heart's still in TE Posts: 2,982	We find all of ours at Goodwill/Salvation Army. Boots too. You have to go ALL THE TIME or you will never find anything, you almost have to be standing there when they put the stuff out, but it's worth it. I generally pay $1-$3 for shirts, and $8-$10 for a decent pair of boots. I recently found a really nice pair of Justins for my wife, still had the price tags on them. $2. Jake __________________ "Them that don't know him won't like him, and them that do sometimes won't know how to take him..."

May 14th, 2004, 10:09 AM	#3 (permalink)
jordanl Tele-Holic Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Farmingdale, NY Posts: 554	check out sheplers, western wearhouse, etc. http://www.cowboys.com/westernwear.htm

May 14th, 2004, 10:11 AM	#4 (permalink)
dhdfoster Tele-Holic Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: San Francisco, CA Age: 40 Posts: 945	Daddyos.com has a few. They aren't the coolest I've seen, but they are a steal in comparison to a vintage one. If this is what you mean:

May 14th, 2004, 12:50 PM	#9 (permalink)
Anonymous Join Date: Mar 2003 Posts: 0	Speaking of fancy-schmancy cowboy duds... Anyone ever see this movie? The Western wear is a central theme and running gag. Highly recommended, a very, very funny sleeper. Check your video store, and it shows up on cable fairly often, too. A real hoot. (And no, I <u>didn't</u> say "root"...) ;-) CS

May 14th, 2004, 04:42 PM	#10 (permalink)
cowboytwang Tele-Afflicted Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: mojave desert Posts: 1,515 14 Photos	Every now and then you can still find some the old H Bar C or the old California Ranch Wear in vintage stores or even on ebay. For the past few years you could even get NOS H-Bar-C stuff on ebay. If you want new stuff Rockmount Ranch Wear is making some great vintage looking shirts from some of their old patterns and they are the longest production shirt design in America(they have been making the same shirts since WWII). Papa Jack from Rockmout was the first to use snaps on western shirts back in the forties and he is still doing it. I think he just turned 103 this past March and still shows up for work every day at the factory in Denver. I have a few old H-Bar-C shirts that are to small for me anymore if anyone wears a small let me know. __________________ Alvin http://www.myspace.com/alvinblaine http://www.oldbluesound.com/about.htm _________________________ Originality is just undetected Plagiarism!

May 15th, 2004, 06:56 AM	#11 (permalink)
Baard Tele-Holic Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Denmark Posts: 668	H bar C Aaaah those were the days, when the whole band could get a matching set of shirts, in h-bar-c. Now we have to do with lesser stuff. The great thing about h-bar c was the workmanship, and the thickness and quality of the fabric.No cotton there, 100 % thick syntetic. And you could wash it in a bucket of water, shake the water off, hang it up and it would be dry in an hour or two, and look like you just ironed it. They don´t make them like that any more, or do they...? They probably would cost more than 100 bucks today. Actually we paid 120 bucks here , years ago. Baard __________________ All truth passes through three stages. First, it is ridiculed. Second, it is violently opposed. Third, it is accepted as being self-evident.

May 15th, 2004, 10:37 AM	#12 (permalink)
JohnnyAtomic Tele-Afflicted Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Little Rock, AR Posts: 1,319	i second the rockmount western wear. that's what i'm going with next. i have a cool panhandle slim (Crossroads western in NLR, AR) and a cool alamosa (on the clearance rack in Cavender's in Texarkana $20). here's my panhandle slim (the panhandle may be slim, but i'm not). just a few days ago, i found this place called direct shop online. they have these shirts called Buffalo Country Western Wear. i haven't ordered from these people, and i haven't seen these in person. but i'm tempted to buy one just because of the price. that one is $24. here's their website. http://www.directshoponline.com/defa...85088c30b21780 __________________ flaming hamper of rock! www.myspace.com/johnnyatomicmusic

May 15th, 2004, 11:38 AM	#13 (permalink)
eryque Poster Extraordinaire Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: albany, ny [not chicago] Posts: 6,977 44 Photos	thanks for all the links, guys! i'll probably go with DSO just because they're cheap. i'm going for more of a punk-rock-country-trash look than a genuine cowboy look, so it doesn't matter much if it ain't top quality. and for twenty bucks, i could buy two!

May 15th, 2004, 01:41 PM	#14 (permalink)
MandyMarie Friend of Leo's Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Indianapolis, IN Age: 28 Posts: 2,466 65 Photos	HOLY MOLY! Johnny, thanks so much for posting that link - I've got the same royal flush shirt but it's a vintage H Bar C... and I paid somewhere around $150 for it! I love gab... but I also love being able to buy more than one shirt a year lol! That link is awesome! And you've lost so much weight since that photo was taken it isn't even funny - you look great on that video clip of you playing the Esquire, you should be proud of yourself, congrats my friend! I love that picture though - sparkle guitars and fancy western wear...doesn't get much better 8) __________________ our wacky little hillbilly band

May 15th, 2004, 02:18 PM	#15 (permalink)
JohnnyAtomic Tele-Afflicted Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Little Rock, AR Posts: 1,319	i like this one too. love me some railroad track stitching, and big cuffs. http://www.everythingwestern.com/m/M...Retro_8036.htm __________________ flaming hamper of rock! www.myspace.com/johnnyatomicmusic

May 15th, 2004, 03:00 PM	#16 (permalink)
Baard Tele-Holic Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Denmark Posts: 668	Trouble with new shirts When I´d gotten used to the old H-Bar-C shirts, the were worn out...it took some yers, but then they´d start ti get gringy around the sleeves... :( Everytime I try some of the new, thinner stuff, I´m thinkin "Pyjamas" not stage clothing At least I want the shirt to be sharp looking. The new shirts aren´t really doing much for me...But you gotta keep smilingI felt like real bad when the pic was taken, not because of the shirt, but because of the sound on the stage. Baard __________________ All truth passes through three stages. First, it is ridiculed. Second, it is violently opposed. Third, it is accepted as being self-evident.

May 15th, 2004, 03:29 PM	#17 (permalink)
Don Miller Tele-Holic Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Anchorage, Alaska Age: 57 Posts: 582 14 Photos	I got this one from Western Warehouse...Johnny posted the "Panhandle Slim " link for them Cavenders http://www.cavenders.com/dept.asp?dept%5Fid=1003 has some nice stuff...the same shirts are carried locally by a store called Corral West. It aint H Bar C but it does the trick... There is, by the way, an outfit producing H Bar C shirts...I cant locate the link right now... These look nice too...http://www.lostworldsinc.com/VintageCowboyShirt.htm The rule is that if you wear one of these shirts you must do at least one Cosmic Cowboy tune in your set...

May 15th, 2004, 04:32 PM	#18 (permalink)
JohnnyAtomic Tele-Afflicted Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Little Rock, AR Posts: 1,319	i'm wanting this scully one as well. they have a jacket that looks just like it too. this is my favorite rockmount, and probably my next purchase. __________________ flaming hamper of rock! www.myspace.com/johnnyatomicmusic

May 16th, 2004, 12:41 PM	#19 (permalink)
Bender Tele-Meister Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Tustin, CA Posts: 236	Some considerations... Some of the less expensive shirts might be polyester- they can get a little hot onstage. I bought a Scully Gunfighter for a New Years gig. It has a ton of embroidery on the yoke. Well, after the gig the I noticed some of the embroidery had pulled loose right underneath where the guitar strap was. I was able to get it fixed, but I won't be wearing it when I play again. So if you're looking for a stage shirt you might want to find something without embroidery around the shoulders. __________________ I'm rustin' in Tustin.

June 10th, 2004, 11:06 AM	#20 (permalink)
eryque Poster Extraordinaire Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: albany, ny [not chicago] Posts: 6,977 44 Photos	Just got my shirt in the mail from DSO. Looks like pretty durned good quality for $22. It says it's 100% cotton, but it sure feels synthetic. I really wanted a black one with white panels, but I would have needed to spend a big chunk of change, or get one with really stupid embroidery, so I went with my second choice. The panels are navy blue, but they'll look black on stage :)

June 10th, 2004, 01:09 PM	#21 (permalink)
0le FUZZY Doctor of Teleocity Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Kolly-forn-knee-ya Posts: 10,001 6 Photos	Boy dew I miss The same fancy shirt daze!! Used ta be it was sew great. The "Stillwater Savage Band" all dressed up fer the show and good ta go. We all had the same and wood decide which ones tew wear on a given nite. Sometimes we wood show up with the rong one HEE! HEE! I miss the early 70s sumthin fearce but-----------