Call the horseback fashion police

Since fashionistas are busy talking about things like Charlize Theron's shoulder today, I figured I’d turn attention to another sort of fabric faux pax. I was leafing through the most recent Rod’s “True Western Lifestyle” catalog recently -- I swear, it was sitting on someone’s table and I was bored -- and was struck by how every page contained some sort of gaudy horse-themed item. Most were women’s clothing, such as the ones I snapped above, but there were also horse-themed quilts and toilet paper holders and just about everything else.

I can’t imagine true western lifestyle people really wear this crap. And hey, I didn’t see any in “Brokeback Mountain.” So, I called Rod’s today to find out.

Me: I’m in Massachusetts and haven’t spent much time out West, so I was just curious: Based on looking at your catalog, it seems like everyone out there wears horse-themed clothing all the time. Is that true?

Friendly Office Lady: Well, we aren’t out west. We’re in Columbus, Ohio. So, I guess that’s west of you.

Me: Ok. But do people out west in horse country wear this stuff?

FOL: Yeah, it kind of depends. I think a lot of them are people that would like to sometimes pretend that they’re horse-themed type people.

Those posers!

Posted by Jason Feifer at March 6, 2006 01:39 PM