Practically every modern person has a concept of what a cowboy style is. So imagine a dress in cowboy style can any woman, even one that is not at all interested in fashion. But not everyone knows when this style appeared and what is the history of its development. Today, cowboy style or as it is also called, the style of "western", is a trend in the art of fashion, which includes various genres.
History of cowboy style
The era of cowboys began in the US in the second half of the nineteenth century. Approximately since 1865 in the country there was a necessity to drive in pens large flocks of wild bulls, which freely grazed in expanses of the Wild West. This difficult work was done by shepherds, who were called cowboys. In 1930 in the US, the image of cowboys began to be glorified. It can be found in movies, commercials, music videos and many other art trends of the time.
Cowboy style clothing
The most common cowboy style was in clothes. The name of this style says that clothes should be comfortable in any weather, practical and reliable. The main attributes of the cowboy were - a hat, boots, lasso, jeans, shirt and vest. For women - dresses collected on the belt, with a long skirt and long sleeves. In addition to the lasso, all these items continue to be the basis of the modern cowboy style of clothing, despite the fact that their functional purpose has already changed. The main features of the cowboy style of clothing:
- color spectrum. The main colors of the cowboy style are black, brown, white and beige. Trousers can be dark blue or dark green in color. The best solution for trousers is jeans. Shirts - plain or in a cage. The most popular dressing in a cowboy style is a small flower;
- shoes in cowboy style. In the time of cowboys, the only comfortable footwear were considered boots, due to their multifunctionality. The modern cowboy style of clothes allows half boots, boots and even shoes. The main requirement for boots, shoes and boots in the cowboy style is that they must be completely made of genuine leather;
- hat. Without a hat, any female outfit in cowboy style looks unfinished. Today, the bending of the fields and their width are not so important, the main thing is that the hat should fit you;
- accessories. In the cowboy style, it is important that the boots, belt and hat are made in the same color scheme. In this case, the boots should be the darkest in color. Supplement the image can be a leather bag in a cowboy style, suitable in color to the rest of the outfit.
In the modern cowboy style, there are no clear rules. Long dresses can be replaced with short skirts, strict shirts - translucent blouses. Adding a note of romance to the cowboy style of clothing, each woman can create a unique image that is suitable for any event.
A party in the cowboy style
Conducting parties, weddings and other events in the cowboy style is popular both in the US,
Such events should be accompanied by appropriate music. Cowboy style of music - this is the style of "country" and soundtracks for cowboy movies. Classics in this style is recognized by Nathan Howard Thorpe, who in 1908 released the record "Songs of the cowboys". Also, Ken Maynard is a popular performer of cowboy style music.