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Lots of cool western wear here.
https://www.historicalemporium.com/mens ... othing.php

Well, cool and lots of variety, but hardly authentic. Much of it is wrinkle free Permapress synthetic blend materials and the gunslinger leather is pure Hollywood. And dummy Colt and cartridges.....

https://www.historicalemporium.com/sto ... t_1061.php

Calamity Jane would hang her head in shame.....

John Davies
Spokane WA

Very sorry that I posted the link. My apologies.

My reason for posting the link is because some are interested in SASS and just might be interested in where to find something related to western wear that they might be interested in regardless if or not they are authentic. I was in SASS but I never did worry about what Calamity might think about what I was wearing.

Actually, the site was very interesting. I can understand they sell replica firearms and dummy rounds for those who like to make home movies or own the replicas, but sell the gear for those who own actual firearms as well.

Often people appreciate a look replicated, without the inconvience. Take those rebuilding antique cars who updatd wiring, improve engines, add air, ... Whats the term... Retro-mod?

You keep the feel and look of the old but add some much needed upgrades.
Cool with it.

I really liked the mad professor and a couple of the other mens getups. They wouldn't work for an old fat guy, but they were great.

The cotton duck canvas suspender pants are tough. Wear ‘em long hours in the saddle and have for years. Way more comfortable than jeans. I usually get mine from Wild West Mercantile. Not just drugstore cowboys wearing them I guess...

John E Davies wrote: ↑

Wed Oct 14, 2020 8:34 am

Well, cool and lots of variety, but hardly authentic. Much of it is wrinkle free Permapress synthetic blend materials and the gunslinger leather is pure Hollywood. And dummy Colt and cartridges.....

https://www.historicalemporium.com/sto ... t_1061.php

Calamity Jane would hang her head in shame.....

John Davies
Spokane WA

I didn’t check all but all the ones I checked were 100% cotton. If badger approves I approve.

RanchRoper wrote: ↑

Wed Oct 14, 2020 10:24 am

The cotton duck canvas suspender pants are tough. Wear ‘em long hours in the saddle and have for years. Way more comfortable than jeans. I usually get mine from Wild West Mercantile. Not just drugstore cowboys wearing them I guess...

If Badger approves I approve.

Most of their stuff is cotton. Shirts too. Some, not all, are period correct. Have to know your stuff when looking. River Junction Trading company is another good one.

It’s true though that these are not the places to buy period correct gun leather. Need to go to custom shops usually for that. The drop style buscadero holsters are Hollywood stuff.

Schaefer Outfitter is another western store supplying western ranch wear for those of us who actually work or play from a horse. Those who don't, may also find some of what they offer, interesting. Their outer wear is extremely tough.

I have a long Schaefer duster coat I have used for many years. Very tough. Good protection from the elements and easy to pack horseback.

Many of the Histrorical company's clothes, like skirts are 100% polyester. Some of the cool men's coats are wool/ synthetic blend with 100% polyester lining. It varies from item to item. If a buyer doesn't care, then it doesn't really matter at all.

I for one would much rather watch Matt Quigley or Gus McCrae slouch around in dirty, wrinkled period correct ciothing than watch Ben Cartwright in his pristine, wrinkle free PermaPress outfit. Interesting side note - the four Bonanza actors each wore different outfits, the same in each episode. The reason was so the producers could use oldert footage of them riding, fighting, etc, since they couldn't blue-screen stuff like that and they had a limited time and budget for reshooting scenes.

I also have a thing about dust in westerns. Very early John Ford movies were full of choking dust, the stage would pull up and everybody was enveloped in it. His later films used a water truck - you can see the tire tracks - and the horses and coaches arrived a little mud splattered but everybody still looked spotless.LOL, if I lived at a remote fort in the desert, surrounded by Apaches, the last thing I would be thinking about is watering the road into the fort gates....

John Davies
Spokane WA

That's what made the series Deadwood so cool. How many times do you see dramas that had road apples or dead animals in the street, the actors in realistically dirty or worn/torn clothing? Teeth brown, missing?

I loved that series

Yup, huge Deadwood fan.

Now I feel like I missed something good. I never seen Deadwood.

I struggled to watch Deadwood, The Movie because of it's script, written in iambic pentameter. I actually love watching Shakespeare's plays and many of the films made from them, but that poetic dialogue in Deadwood, peppered with colorful, vulgar terms and phrases was unsettling for me.

Is the TV series similar?

The 3 seasons of the show are a period correct visual feast, but the language is rough to say the least. Whether they actually spoke like that all the time back in those times I have my doubts. But I do really like the show. There is some quite humorous bits here and there amid the violence and profanity if you watch for it. It's not for everybody that's for sure. My wife won't watch it.

Sorry to take the topic off track. Back to the clothing, my winter coat is the same wool coat worn by Chet Rollins (Keith Carradine) in the recent Monte Walsh, both made by River Junction in Iowa. They used to sell Selleck's coat pattern from the movie but don't anymore. Some of these places sell some real good quality stuff. There's a place in Montana that makes beautiful buffalo coats if you have $2500 to spare....