Or scorches it with a heat torch.
Or roughs it up with sandpaper.
Anything that she thinks will give the item a certain patina.
Kelly Reilly’s Beth Dutton and Cole Hauser’s Rip Wheeler inYellowstone. “The epitome of western—and what everyone is most attracted to—is that the culture takes us back to what it was like when things were simple,” says costume designer Johnetta Boone.
Because the shows characters simply wouldnt be wearing stuff straight from the store.
They would be wearing things theyd already owned for years.
The simplest and most authentic word for the latter?
Gil Birmingham as Thomas Rainwater, Mo Brings Plenty as Mo, and Luke Grimes’s Kayce Dutton inYellowstone. True cowboys, Johnetta Boone says, wear jeans way longer than the average American man or woman.
Western style is defined by hard work, she says.
Then there are the hats.
The final piece of the puzzle?
Kevin Costner’s John Dutton. “Western style is defined by hard work,” says Boone.
They should also have flap pockets to keep things from falling out.
Gil Birmingham as Thomas Rainwater, Mo Brings Plenty as Mo, and Luke Grimess Kayce Dutton inYellowstone.
True cowboys, Johnetta Boone says, wear jeans way longer than the average American man or woman.
Suits and formal wear arent much of a priority.
His suits wouldnt fit him perfectly, Boone says.
Its a working brand, she says of the latter.
Kevin Costners John Dutton.
Western style is defined by hard work, says Boone.
The difference is, because it is glamorized, its a bit unattainable for your working cowboy and cowgirl.
