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Friday, May 27, 2011 at 10:06PM Tweet E-bay, Vintage Find, women's cowboy boots in Products, Vintage Finds, Women's Boots Saturday, May 21, 2011 at 2:52PM Tweet By Valerie Lawrence
Gorgeous worn with your favorite pair of jeans, this classic two tone appliqué jacket made by “La Mexicana” is an unusual design with white on the front and red on back. A rare find, it is adorned with hand embroidery and appliqués of sombreros, cacti, clouds and hills. Another great find at Etsy.
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Size: Medium
Bust: 36
Shoulder: 16 inches
Arms: 23 inches
Length: 26 inches
During the 1940s and 50s, Mexico was an exotic getaway for American tourists who came home with ponchos, sombraros, painted skirts and especially the “tourist jacket.”
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Thursday, May 19, 2011 at 10:18PM Tweet By Valerie Lawrence
Found at Etsy:
Black Lace with Velvet Trim
Excellent Condition
Size Small
Bust 34 in.
Waist 24 – 25 in.
Hip 34 in.
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Classic Swimsuits, Etsy, Vintage Find in Swimsuits, Vintage Finds Monday, May 16, 2011 at 10:10PM Tweet By Bennett Owen
He’s the real thing, the unvarnished, sweat-stained truth behind the mystique…the consummate stockman. Let’s zoom in on the tell-tale signs…
The hat…well used and crumpled around the edges. Pan down to the forearms.
There are only a few ways to develop muscle mass like that. One is to swing a baseball bat for a living…another is by working with your hands…digging irrigation ditches…building fence and repairing it…pitching hay…splitting wood…milking cows…and throwing back a shot of bourbon on rare occasions. Further down, the requisite Levis…no Wranglers or Lees allowed at this outfit.
Now, close in on that foot, firmly buried in that calf’s neck, as he brands its midsection…
Am I seeing things or is the smoke getting into my eyes? Or should I say, eyelets. Eyelets and laces. Something’s seriously wrong with this picture! Well, actually not.
For about the first 12 years of my life I was convinced that the pointy-toe boots were for Sundays and special occasions, a kind of fashion nod to go with the Bolo tie and the Stetson right out of the hat box. Dances. Rodeo. Thanksgiving. Christmas.
No sir, when it came time to work, the work boots came on and at the FS, that meant one brand only: Hand made White’s Boots. They were…and are…made for one thing. Work. To take a lickin', provide protection and a good measure of comfort. This is the Farmer-Rancher.
The spec list for this model boot is long and the price tag is not for the faint of heart. But how often can you buy a product almost assured of outlasting you?
And the White’s Boots story is about as close to the American dream as you can get, embodying the values of hard work and a commitment to uncompromising value.
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Founded as a product for loggers in Antebellum Virginia, the White family saw its fortunes in the west and eventually planted roots in Spokane, Washington, where their boots became a favorite of lumberjacks throughout the Northwest. White’s reputation grew as did its product line. But the ironclad commitment to quality remains…every boot that leaves the factory is handmade from heel to tongue, to the hallmark Rooster comb at the base of the laces. With a little wear, they curl up nicely…take a look at Robert Redford’s pair…
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They have boots for ranchers, loggers, smoke jumpers and for biking (holy cow, those are scary!)
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Like most companies, White’s now markets its brand too, with hats and shirts and belt buckles and all kinds of paraphernalia. There’s even White’s Coffee. But the core business is handmade work boots…was, is, always will be.
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Now even though I’m not a rancher I’ve always had a hankering to follow in my Uncles…well…footsteps, so to speak. So one late summer day a few years back I went into town and purchased my very own pair of White’s Boots, a credit card cringing affair by any standards.
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The shop owner told me that the best way to break them in (outside of actually working in them, perhaps) was to put them on and soak them through so they’d form to my foot. So, in the afternoon, after a game of catch with my son, I put on my new boots and stepped into Billings Creek for a soak.
And that is the exact moment my Uncle Robert chose to stop by and catch me, shirtless, with nothing on but cut offs and a pair of White’s Boots reaching almost up to my knee caps…standing in the middle of a creek. He flashed his trademark million dollar smile as I sheepishly tried to explain what I was doing but he’d just as well have taken a white hot iron and branded ‘city slicker’ on my forehead. Those boots are still in my basement. They’ve never done a lick of work. But they sure fit good.
Nancy, get me outta this….
Vintage Find of the Week: Hathorn Whites Riding Packer Men’s Work Boots Size 10 EE
US $525.00
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At the Beaverhead County Fair, ca. 1940
Spokane Washington, White’s Boots in My-West.com, Products, White's Boots Saturday, March 19, 2011 at 9:19AM Tweet by Jim Poulton
I must confess to a bias. We’re talking about my big brother. Among all kinds of other things he’s done in his life, he’s a spur-maker. He makes them by hand in a little metal working shop he’s built on his ranch in southern Utah. You’re probably asking: Spur-making? By hand? They still do that? And the answer is Yes they still do that, but ‘they’ is only a few guys in the world. It’s a dying art. And my brother decided several years ago that he was going to help preserve it.
And take a look at these spurs...
They’re all handmade, hand-inlaid and hand-engraved. Bob forges and cuts the metal, welds the nickel silver to the neck, shank and bands, then maps out the design and inlays or engraves it.
It’s a long process, as you can imagine, but how many people do you know who can say they own handmade spurs this beautiful?
BP Spurs are rare, since Bob doesn't make very many in a year. Check Worthpoint.com for any current inventory.
Here’s what Worthpoint has to say about them:
These spurs are entirely handmade and built for years of use. Bob Poulton, the maker, works out of his little shop at his place in Wayne County, in the heart of the open range cattle country of south central Utah. Wayne County is home of the Outlaw Trail, Robber's Roost, and the Wild Bunch. Guaranteed against complaint or defect.
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