This is Part 2 of our series on the look Val Kilmer gave the character Doc Holliday in the legendary film Tombstone: After the Earps come to Tombstone, Val Kilmer’s [ … ]
Category: Fashion
The Style and Fashion of Doc Holliday in “Tombstone”
We are featuring a multi-part series dedicated to the style and fashion of Doc Holliday in Val Kilmer’s iconic portrayal of the gambler in the 1993 film Tombstone. It was [ … ]
A History of Old West Hats – Part Three
O.K., so you want to get yourself a cowboy hat. Here are some guidelines. Early cowboys spent as much as a month’s pay for their hat. Today it should not [ … ]
A History of Wild West Hats – Part Two
Strong winds tended to create problems for cowboys whether their hats were wide brimmed or narrow brimmed. Originally the brims of cowboy hats were soft so they would fold back [ … ]
A History of Western Hats – Part One
In the history of Western hats it is known that the earliest cowboys were young rejects from Europe who decided to keep traveling west after they reached New York, or [ … ]
Elie Saab Pre Fall 2018 – Gothic Western Wear
More and more within the fashion industry, designers have been embracing the appeal of gothic western fashion, merging two seemingly unlikely genres into an iconic and powerful fashion statement. As [ … ]
Doc Holliday Custom Hat – Bronco Sue Hats
Bronco Sue has been making hats for 21 years and has just won True West Magazine’s Best of The West Readers Choice award for Best Western Hat Maker 2017. They [ … ]
Victorian Old West Cowboy Boots
Next to his hat, a cowboy’s footwear has traditionally been the most important symbol of his identity. Here are some little known facts about Old West Cowboy Boots in the Victorian [ … ]
Ropin West – Western Luggage & Briefcases
In our previous two-part blog, we delved into the fascinating realm of gothic westernwear and provided guidance to both men and women as to how to create a [ … ]
Gunner Foxx – Last of the Mad Hatters
“Gunner Foxx is one of the last remaining few ‘true’ Traditional Hatters left in existence by use of the early 19th Century felting methods and Hat Making techniques, handed down in name [ … ]