The History Of Black Cowboy Fashion
Source: Lorado / Getty While the release of Beyonce’s niche-busting album of the year “Cowboy Carter” drummed up fanfare around Black cowboy fashion, the culture around wide-brimmed hats, denim, pointed-toe leather boots, and ass-less chaps runs as deep as this country’s history. Black cowboys were crucial in building 19th-century wealth for white Texan southerners. In the early 1800s, Texas was still Mexican-ruled territory, but white Americans migrated West, seeking […]
