Western-Inspired Fashion
Trends
By
Hannah Madsen, Editor-in-Chief, EQL
Western fashion isn’t just for cowgirls and
cattle-wranglers. Many of today’s hot fashion trends happen to be
western-inspired. EQL, an online destination for
fans of authentic equestrian apparel and lifestyle, has put together a list of
some clothing and accessories that have ties to the Wild Wild West.
Turquoise
Named one of the four pieces you should
definitely have this summer by WhoWhatWear,
turquoise is found in regions with little rain where water seeps through
natural rock and interacts with copper deposits, so it’s no surprise there’s
plenty of it in the West. Native Americans were the first to discover turquoise
and craft it into jewelry.
Fringe
Fringes are being seen on everything from
shoes to jackets, and Refinery29
is embracing it to the fullest, and urging everyone else to have some fun with
it, too. Native Americans in the West created garments with fringe to serve as
a type of gutter that repelled rainwater. Fringe was a border or edge of
hanging threads, cords, or strips, and was often found on garments made from
suede, leather, and buckskin.
Denim
There’s nothing like a good pair of jeans,
and we’re seeing more and more celebrities and tastemakers double up on his or
her denim, and GLAMOUR
approves. Denim dates back to the 1800s
when gold miners wanted clothes that were strong and did not tear. A man called
Leob Strauss partnered with a Nevada tailor to patent an idea for putting
rivets on stress points of workman’s waist high overalls, known now as jeans.
Western-inspired fashion is not leaving
anytime soon. In July 2015 Tom
Ford debuted a chic, Western-inspired fall 2015 ad campaign that includes
plenty of patchwork, denim, suede, fur, fringe and leather.
