TWENTY MINUTES SOUTH of the contemporary Western fashion juggernaut that is Santa Fe Plaza, an unassuming warehouse off Airport Road holds 4,200 square feet of some of the finest, coolest, and most…
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WALKING ONTO Tierra Wools’s rustic farmhouse porch is like entering an open-air art gallery. Handwoven Southwestern rugs hang from the eaves, their vibrant colors and patterns contrasting against wood…
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ROMERO’S SOMBREROS. The Ruidoso shop, specializing in custom hats and refurbishing, might as well be a museum. James Romero has spent decades gathering and rehabbing a massive collection of beaver…
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“I’VE DONE HATS for everybody from the Black Crowes to Beyoncé to Tim McGraw,” says Charlie Overbey, founder of Lone Hawk Hats, which has locations in Madrid and Los Angeles. “With country music being…
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I come from a ranching and rodeo family, so boots have been part of my life forever. We have over 400 pairs of boots. I think at least 250 of those are women’s. We have new and vintage Western wear…
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WENDY LANE HENRY was ready to try something different. By the 1990s, she’d realized her dream of opening a cowboy-boot store, Back at the Ranch, in Santa Fe. But the Western-wear fashion industry was…
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SOLANO’S BOOT & WESTERN WEAR. The family-owned shop in Ratón started as a boot-repair business in 1956, before expanding into a nationally recognized purveyor of authentic Western clothing, hats, and…
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IF YOU LIVE IN THE ALBUQUERQUE AREA, you know Dan’s Boots & Saddles—even if you’ve never shopped there. Located on a charming section of North Fourth Street, the Western wear and feed store’s retro…
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Illustrations by Chloe Zola. IN WESTERN WEAR, a cotton kerchief, flashy belt buckle, or squash-blossom necklace can customize and elevate a classic look. However, a fixation on tradition can leave…
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THE INDIGO MARKET wants to make you smile while you shop. The two-year-old Taos boutique specializes in eclectic locally made goods, including baby onesies, organic skin care products, sunglasses…
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