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Meet the Man Who Made Cowboys Love Rhinestones
« on: October 03, 2012, 02:09:56 PM »


Though it might seem like country-western stars sprang from the womb wearing golden boots and rhinestone suits, it wasn’t always so. In fact, we owe such flashy styles to a Ukrainian-born Jew named Nudie Cohn, who was the first to mix Nashville and Hollywood, making it hip to be ostentatious.

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At one time, we had 17 people working for us at the tailor shop, and a full retail store as well. You had pants makers, shirt makers, embroidery people, rhinestone studders, boot makers, and leathermen who made boots and saddles, and they were all working on Nudie designs under his label. I worked in the store right out of high school, so I was there for 20-something years. I used to ride in the Hollywood Christmas parade with him in all these crazy cars he made, starting with the 1950 Hudson and then the Pontiac Bonnevilles. They all had saddles in them with silver dollars, and that was my seat. I was the first born, the first-born grandchild with a silver dollar in her mouth.

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Re: Meet the Man Who Made Cowboys Love Rhinestones
« Reply #1 on: October 03, 2012, 05:50:34 PM »
Cool story. Thanks for sharing.
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Re: Meet the Man Who Made Cowboys Love Rhinestones
« Reply #2 on: October 08, 2012, 05:10:02 PM »
It's one of those tales that's so irregular you could hardly dream it up if it weren't real.
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