I Love The Ruggedness Of Flannel Western Shirts

Being part of the ‘wild wild west’ was our dream when we were kids.  Whether it was due to movies we’d seen, or legends we had heard, being a cowboy on the western front seemed glamorous.Sadly, realization comes in the fact that being a cowboy would not be lucrative in the western front.  However, even though you can’t be a cowboy, you can still distinguish yourself as a rugged individual by wearing a unique flannel Western shirt! Western shirts are an easy way to make a statement that says, “I do not conform.”  Western flannel shirts are my favorite type of Western wear and they are part of the overall Western wear category of men’s and women’s clothing which derives its unique style from the clothes worn in the 19th-century American West.

The first original shirt to steer away from the typical boxy male shirt was the Western shirts.The more form fittedness of a western shirt for those who were on the slimmer side led to western shirts standing out more.Tighter the better — that was the thought back then to western wear maker.The cowboy shirt had many connotation and there were many ideas behind it. The cowboy shirt relefected the attributes of a rodeo rider such as the reckless, yet brave behavior of the riders. They were made with a sturdy blend of cotton and polyester to make cleaning these shirts a breeze after a wild ride.

In the western time, people took the qualities of cowboys and then made shirts from them as translations.  These shirts had unique patterns, shaped cuffs, bold yokes, tapered waists, and vibrant colors.They were the first to not have buttons, but insteaqd have snaps.At the time this was revolutionary, nowadays we are used to snaps on our shirts.  These shirts also included something called a bolo which is a braided leather lasso type necklace that loops underneath a shirt at the collar like a tie.By as decorative buckle this is formerly called a lariat and it is held place by it.

While the clothing was initially used to make a cowboy more comfortable and safe during their daily rides, over the years different styles and trends have been incorporated into the look of a mens sweater and flannel shirt.