You can do the cowboy look well. Ditch the long leather coat, the hat and the toothpick. Wear flannel button-ups and cowboy boots of a standard color with jeans of a standard color.
Donât copy phrases from movies, but speak slowly and politely. Donât do a strong accent, but itâs ok to do a mild accent. Instead of tipping a hat, give a significant, thoughtful head nod as a greeting.
Check out Sam from TrueBlood as a good example.
Not just flannel because that shit gets hot in the summer. There are pearl snap western cut shirts that you can wear in the summer that wonât kill you. Theyâre much thinner.
Otherwise, pretty good advice here. And Sam wore those western shirts in addition to flannel.
If you want what real current day cowboys wear.
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Boots (no over the top clasps, spurs, and stuff. Go for something like this: https://www.justinboots.com/)
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Light blue jeans pants
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white t shirt, can substitute a linen or seersucker button down if preferred. Plain or checkered pattern if doing button down.
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western hat
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belt with big buckle (optional)
Source of my authority on this matter: Lived in Texas since I was like 10 or smth
In most places, hats and coats are considered outerwear. You suggest someone wear a hat, and theyâll wear it everywhere.
I suggested ditching the hat (and coat) because people who dress for a theme, like OP, often let the theme override indoor/outdoor considerations.
Maybe in Texas they wear the hats indoors. But in most places, you go inside, you take your hat off immediately (and hang it up until you go back out).
Eh, kids will be kids. I remember when I was in the 6th grade there was a kid named Steven who only ever wore camo to school. Of course we all made fun of him. đ kids (and their adult versions) can be mean. I hope Steven turned out fine.
Wat. In my 6th grade if someone had worn camo all the time they wouldâve been king of the class.
In my 6th grade, wearing camo was so common it was utterly unremarkable. Only time someone got joked with was when a kid named Hunter wore a camo jacket with camo pants outside of deer season.
a kid with a infatuation? O no the horror. Itâs fucking fine. If people want to laugh about it later in good spirits, awesome. If itâs not in good spirits, then congratulations you have identified a asshole. Someone not worth giving two shits about.
Also deadwood. That show is fucking awesome and I am not particularly fanatic about western or cowboy culture.
Deadwood was a show about Rome, rethemed to the old west because HBO already had ROME going on
Deadwood was about cops in a lawless place, not Rome. It was originally pitched as taking place in Rome, and the show ROME forced them to change the setting.
The saloons were originally collegium, idk what you are trying to correct here.
Deadwood had a retheme to the west but it wasnât really a western or a cowboy show.
The real tragedy is that he didnât stick to it. People who stop being willing to stand out make the world a more boring place.
Best thing to do is to own it, accept it and laugh with them at how cringe it was.