Lets do some looking at outfits

[Kent Shootwell]

The wife and I plus some friends at events.
The first is her new outfit she made and I with the vest she made, the hat is from a shop in Livingston Montana steamed and reshaped. The next is us with them folks from New Zealand that we fitted up as best we could. The wife in more of her duds she mostly makes and I have a new set of trousers by Wah. Last is  my gang in Medicene Bow ready to shoot up the town, gall-darn wild womenfolks!

[Deadeye Dick]

JH,
I notice the B-cowboy horse has a tie down. They are used a lot now days, esp. in action type riding.  Did the cowboys use tie downs in the late 1800's? Never paid much attention to it before. Just wondering.
Deadeye Dick

[James Hunt]

Deadeye: I suspect no self respecting cowboy ever used a tie-down. Despite riding a slick mother hubbard saddle these guy's could probably stick to anything a horse could bring their way. A horse who was throwing its head about to a cowboys annoyance most likely got the stiff end of the quirt or a coil of rope slapped across its head. Horses were not back yard pets to them, they were a working tool, and they had string to work with.

While a tie down works well in an arena, in rough country a horse needs its head to balance with - not to mention catching the tie down in brush or whatever. Quick turns and turn around while roping in open country do not bode well for a tie down. After several seasons of using a tie down in mounted shooting, I ceased. It certainly didn't improve my scores.

[Drayton Calhoun]

The first photo I'm wearing a pair of riding trousers I made from a pattern, the shirt I got from Gander Mountain about 25 years ago, the belt and holster are my 'working rig' that I wear when I'm out working on the property, the boots, well, not p.c. Mastersons, the hat I made from an old Tandy pattern.the pistol is a 61 navy with simulated ivory grips and Marlin Cowboy Special Limited Edition in .45

Second photo the shirt I made from a Buckaroo Bobbins pattern, the same hat, gunbelt and holster I made from a modified buscadero pattern,Navy Arms Bisley  , 94 Winchester Trapper in .357, the mocs I made from a pattern for 'plains style high-tops', the trousers are elk. Shirt, trousers and mocs are all left-overs from my buckskinning days.

[Colt Fanning]

RCJ,

What is the black luggage you are carrying opposite the carpet bag in the 1873 jail picture.  What was it used for
and what is it made of.

Regards
Colt

[1961MJS]

Hi

I currently live in Oklahoma where it's NICE and warm, it's September 26th and it was 95 Degrees F yesterday.  I'm looking at getting stuff together for CAS.  Is the Frontier Classics canvas vest and pants going to last a while?  I had seen a picture of a pair from one of their rivals and you could see through the fabric.  If I turn out to REALLY like CAS, I'll probably go to Wool next year.

I found what I'm after on Tonto Rim's site.

Thanks

Mike
Norman OK

[Delmonico]

I get a couple years out of the pants before I patch them and keep wearing them where I don't have to look as good.  That is wearing them all the time, I put more wear on a pair in a month than most will in a year, think Carhartt and how well they wear.  Their lighter ones I get a little over a year, those are the striped ones.  To be honest with you either will last longer than these modern, half worn out pre-washed jeans that everyone thinks they need.

[1961MJS]

Thanks Del

I'll order soon.

Mike
Norman OK

[Skeeter Lewis]

These are 19th century pants from the pattern by Laughing Moon. They have cross pockets, button fly, welt pockets at the rear and a back-strap.

[WaddWatsonEllis]

Hi,

This was taken on Easter Saturday of 2012 for our Old Sacramento Living History Easter Bonnet Promenade ... I am play an 1851 (or later)  townie decked out in all his finest .... with the hope of escorting 'Lady'. I have other pics where I am escorting, but do not wish to put the women on our page ...

[WaddWatsonEllis]

" Course the tie is about 20years too modern, but it was the only red tie that I have (I have since bought a red ready-made bow tie that is 'period').

[WaddWatsonEllis]

Hi,

I posted this in another thread, and thought better of it and posted here ... this is during Gold Rush Days in Old Sacramento, and I am reenacting as a miner-turned-apprentice-lather worker... I was using my old leather scraps to make IDs for kid's backpacks (I was very popular at that).

But the thing I wanted to show was that I had bought this work shirt pattern from October Country of the The Possibles Shop ... can't remember ... anyway, the local seamstress made me several shirts from the pattern, and this is one .... it is a square shirt that was 'easy to make' (this coming from a seamstress, so take with a grain of salt).

[Skeeter Lewis]

Perhaps this shows a sharper view.
Joann of Laughing Moon found a salesman's sample of nineteenth century trousers and this pattern is based on them. I'll try wool for the next pair.

[Slim-Jim Davis]

Well I know its Not much but this is the starters of my CAS, SASS, and NCOWS the hat is a soft felt tooper hat my shirt is some sort of cooten flanle with tow brest pockets and the suspenders are wah maker

[GunClick Rick]

Reminds me of that guy Jerimiah Johnson found buried up to his chin in the movie... Looks good to me

[Professor Marvel]

Reminds me of that guy Jerimiah Johnson found buried up to his chin in the movie... Looks good to me

Ah my dear Rick -
I have been engrossed in a movie, but never buried up to my chin in a movie ....

yhs
prof marvel

[GunClick Rick]

Said he was sittin on a fine horse~

[Good Troy]

Thought I'd try and revive this thread...

I've had the great honor to meet and shoot with a few folks in this thread..RC John, Del, SC Slim to name a few.  I've been inspired by their outfits.  

Here's some of mine...
The first is from my first year in SASS at the Last Stand at Thunder River.  The match was based on "The Magnificent Seven".  I dressed as a mexican peasant.  Excuse the soxes and modern sandles.  I didn't have time to make any sandals.

The second pic is from a Christmas Parde.  The lovely red-headed lady is my favorite wife.  My leather accoutrements were made by yours truly.  The pants aren't exactly PC....Dickies dungaries with belt loops, but I cover them with the gun belt...haven't figured out how to hide the cell phone pocket on the leg just yet!

The third and forth are from GAF Grand Muster 2016.  The vest in the flag pole pic is wool with a cordaroy back....wish it was shorter.

I enjoy the creative part of making the outfits.  All are a work in progress, and I'm working towards more authenticity.  

[Good Troy]

I guess there was a "DNR" order on this thread!

[Mogorilla]

Hey GT,
Meant to reply and life got in the way.   Love the pics.  Looking great.  I would love to see the paddles come out and this get shocked back to life.  So hopefully more will follow suit.  As it stands, I am a poor cowpoke, so I only have one outfit.  Must work on that.


CLEAR!