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WESTERN COSTUMES
Now here’s one Category that I have SOME experience in.. as do most of
us I’m sure. As children my brother and I often donned our cowboy hats
and our guns n’ holsters and faced off to see who was the quickest at
the draw. He usually won, by the way, which might say something for why
I preferred being the "Indian" in our games of the Old West.
Below are a couple of OLD pictures, one of my brother and one of myself
and my brother. Weren't parent's creative in those days? My
mother made broomstick ponies, with a SOCK as head, that added to our
role-playing games to no end! Speaking for myself :
I RODE that broomstick horse while my imagination
soared!
  But enough about MY nostalgic
Childhood days again…Here we are going to talk about getting YOU,
and/or your family and maybe even friends, dressed up for
doing some Cowboying, Cowgirling, or just plain Wild Westing.
You can dress in a Gunslinger Costume or maybe in a buxom
Saloon Girl Costume. At Recollections , "for
women only" , ladies of all ages can enjoy dressing in the fun and
romance of the Old West or Victorian Days. She can be a Old
West School Teacher....or she can don a beautiful Gown for an evening
with the Cowboy of her dreams. Don’t forget the children....
Children can dress in a Western Period Childrens Costume to suit
his/her age….OR, and possibly more to the childs liking, they might
like to play the adult this time and HE will be dressed in a Town
Sheriff Costume or SHE might like to be outfitted in a grown-up Cowgirl
Costume .
Try the link here for some very cool Old West stuff . (much of which can be worn as "every day wear" too) ExtremeWesternWear.com: Old West Clothing for Men & Women This lil Cowgirl below has the right idea... She is bringing her ride along with her:  The Costume is brought to you by Shindigz..my favorite Party Store who, I am happy to say, is beginning to add COSTUMES to their list of great products! Western Costumes or Wear can be put together from many different sources of course. Some folks still ARE Cowboys…and some are simply more comfortable in traditional Cowboy Clothing so they wear their Jeans, Cowboy Boots, and Cowboy Hats on a daily basis. The reason I’m saying this is because IF you prefer putting together your OWN Old West Costumes.. The basics can be found at any regular Western Wear Clothing store. Check out Sheplers for ALL of your Western Wear needs...even if you are a Cowboy (or Cowgirl) every day!
If you'd like to get your Old West experience going with some very authentic Western Wear and Accessories. Try Clicking this Logo below to go to : Fagan's Run Western Outfitters
OR River Junction
Both of the above stores will provide you with a choice of MANY pieces of clothing, as well as any article that would be an accessory to what you are wearing. From Suspenders to hold up a gents trousers..to the old style Gold Pocket Watch hooked to his vest...To his Gunbelt and his Ten Gallon Hat. He'll find what he needs at one of these stores. Her? She has her choice of High or Low-Collared Dresses or Pants and even Chaps. She may carry a Dainty Satin Reticule( a small purse (I didn't know either until just now :-)) OR she may want to be one of the Sharpshooter and carry a rifle or a pair of six-shooters instead! It's all a matter of the choice that is the most fitting or FUN for you. Here's a picture of a family together for some photo fun Western Style. What great memories a photo like this one would provide.
The Old West, being the wild times that they were, often required one to have a firearm of some sort on hand...or on HIP as it were. For Costuming sake..there are TOY weatern guns that can be purchased at your local toy store. I must commend toy makers that they now put a red band of a sort around the end of the barrel of the toy weapon for easier identification by police, or whomever else may be concerned. For the SERIOUS Western Sharpshooters who attend and enter contests, they , of course are equipped with the REAL thing. For those of us who may be somewhere in-BETWEEN...who would like to have the real LOOK of the thing (for costume sake :-) but who have no plan whatsoever in using it in the traditional manner...There are Old West Replicas to be had...Here is one below:  Frontier 9mm Blank Revolver - Nickel Finish - $ 139.99 Retail Price: 174.99 You Save: $35.00  Western Style Holsters - Medium 32-36 Black - $ 64.99 Retail Price: 81.24 You Save: $16.25 Go to NetLink Enteprises, Inc.
to find MANY Old West Firearm replicas, Holster replicas and
MORE.
 If you are a cowgirl
who wants to put a few spurs to some good lookin Cowboy (and I mean
that in the most INNOCENT of ways :-) Try this sexy Cowgirl get-up...or
is it "Get-EEE-Up"?
And if you happen to be that good lookin Cowboy..well..you must be the Gunslinger below.  Once you are dressed
up
and outfitted in your Old West Costume , it is time to go see
what kind of dust you can kick up at the nearest Western EVENT. There
are MANY. There are Ghost Towns to visit and one can usually
participate in Activities there ESPECIALLY when you are in
Old West Costume. There are many Historical Re-Enactments throughout
the year, things like famous Shoot-Outs and even the Wagon Train that
travels the Oregon Trail, everyone in full Western Period Dress of
course. There are Competitions in Fast-Draw, Shooting, Riding and
Roping. There are Wild West Shows and Fairs. Then you have
your Chuck Wagon Supers, Square Dances, and
Rodeos.
 Or..Click on the Cowboy
below and he'll take you to a WESTERN Events
Locator.
 If you are looking to
throw your OWN Western Themed Party.. or BBQ..or Childrens Wild West
Party.. down on the old Homestead..Check out
Western Theme Parties
Western Costumes can be
found through these pages, and online shopping is the EASIEST way to
go….so come on ya’ll…Get your hat and boots on and let’s hit the dusty
trail. “Get along lil doggies. Yee
Haw!”
 Hey! Ifn' ya'll are
plannin a Rip-Roarin' , Two-Steppin, Western Style Bash.....How better
to top off the entertainment than with a colorful
Pinata! Click on one of the Pinatas below to go to
Pinatas.com where you will be able to purchase a Cowboy Hat Pinata or
other Pinatas
for any Occasion.
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