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Ben Harper : "I
got really into Western shirts right around ’95. From
Western shirts to fancier Western shirts to Nudie suits
was just a three-step program. Being at the thrift store
at the right time when there was a Nudie piece at the right
price. Once you get on, you’re bit, and this whole
underworld of Nudie nostalgia opens up to you from Branson,
Missouri, to eBay to Jackson Hole, Wyoming. I just got ahold
of a gold lamé paisleys Nudie suit. Just like the
Elvis suit but with paisleys on it. It’s beyond stunning."
(L.A. City Beat, 2003).
Ben Harper : "The rodeo tailor Nudie Cohn in North
Hollywood defined rock 'n' roll style. He made Elvis' gold
lamé suit. Western moved from cowboy boots and shirts
to what became the Nudie Cohn style. Gram Parsons is like
the signpost for that style. Gram was waving the Nudie flag
longer and louder than anyone." (Los Angeles Times
Magazine, 2005). |
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Gram Parsons in his famous
white Nudie suit with a red cross on the back | The Flying
Burrito Brothers period (1968-74) | photos © Jim
McCrary |
Ben Harper wearing a
rhinestone-studded suit made by a disciple of Nudie Cohn,
Jaime Castaneda (of Jaime Custom Tailoring & Western
Wear) | photos © Michael Kelley / Los Angeles Times
Magazine (April 3, 2005). |
Ben Harper at home in Los
Angeles wearing a blue Nudie suit with two crosses on the
chest | photos © Steve Appleford / Los
Angeles City Beat (January 6-12, 2005) |
Ben Harper on stage at
Palaverde, Treviso, Italia - October 24, 2003
photo © www.azalea.it |
left -
Ben Harper © Diamonds On The Inside cd booklet, 2003
| rigth - a 70's country-rock band called The
New Riders of the Purple Sage posing in their Nudie suits.
© source : angelfire.com/ca3/nudierodeotailor |
Ben Harper wore
a blue Nudie suit for his concert at the Hollywood Bowl
- August 4th, 2003 | photo © Scott
Soens |
| photo © unknown
/ swer.net |
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Nudie Cohn (originally
named Nuta Kotlyarenko) was born December 15, 1902, in Kiev,
Ukraine. The "Rodeo Tailor" made his reputation
in Hollywood with, custom made to measure, short jacket
and pants suits of 100% wool gabardine, with orchid or western
theme embroideries, and rhinestone outlines. He designed
clothing for Roy Rogers, Johnny Cash, the Flying Burrito
Brothers, John Wayne, Steve McQueen, Elton John, Eric Clapton,
John Lennon... to name a few. He was also world-renowned
for the gold lamé suit he made for Elvis Presley.
Rhinestone : "A colorless artificial gem of paste or
glass, often with facets that sparkle in imitation of a
diamond. Word History : Although rhinestones are
inseparably associated with the costumes of country and
western singers and Las Vegas dancers, the word originally
had European associations. The Rhine in rhinestone is the
(French) Rhine River, and rhinestone is a translation into
English of the French phrase caillou du Rhin. Originally
a rhinestone was a kind of rock crystal that was found in
or near the Rhine. Other types of rock crystal, such as
Cornish diamond, were given similar fancy names. Because
rhinestones could be made to imitate diamonds, the name
rhinestone was applied to artificial gems made from paste,
glass, or gem quartz and as a result often carries a connotation
of showbiz glitz." — source : The
American Heritage
••• addresses •••
Former site of 'Nudie's Rodeo Tailors & Western Equipment'
Nudie passed away in 1984 and the shop closed in 1995
5015 Lankershim Boulevard
North Hollywood, CA 91601
'Jaime Custom Tailoring & Western Wear'
5623 Lankershim Boulevard
North Hollywood, CA 91601
Phone: (818) 505-8602
••• book •••
"Nudie the Rodeo Tailor: The Life and Times of the
Original Rhinestone Cowboy", written by Nudie's granddaughter
Jamie Lee Nudie and Mary Lynn Cabrall.
| www.nudiesrodeotailor.com
| amazon.com
••• links •••
Nudie Cohn (official website) | www.nudiesrodeotailor.com
Nudie Cohn | www.angelfire.com/ca3/nudierodeotailor
Made in Hollywood: A Tribute to Nudie | www.showstudio.com
Gram Parsons | www.gramparsons.com
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