Neo Nomad // Transition 2018 Season // Double D Ranch

Neo Nomad, Trans-Season 2018

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Neo Nomad It is human nature to desire to see, experience, learn, do. It makes our horizons a little broader, and the distance between us a little smaller.

And, inevitably, it changes us. There are smells we can’t un-smell. Tastes we can’t un-taste. Sights we can’t un-see. A little piece of everywhere we go weaves itself into our fabric.

This is the inspiration behind our fall and winter collections.

Colors of deep, dusty sunsets.

Embellishments that tell a story.

Flowy fabrics that make you feel free to roam. Our trans-season drop channels the Neo Nomad, the traveler-trader who collects the pieces that move her as she journeys, and yet introduces elements of where she’s been to each new place she goes. It’s a fluid exchange of influence and design. It’s how East makes it to the West, and back again.

It’s a modern-day Silk Road.

cover: Stories of the Buffalo Robe Top this page: Frontier Trapper Hat, Pharaoh’s Eagle Jacket, Silk Road Workshirt, Adventure - Find Your 3 Wild Tee, Double D Ranch Jewelry

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Double D Ranch Jewelry complimented with one-of-a-kind Vintage Jewelry

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Frontier Trapper Hat, Pharaoh’s Eagle Jacket, Silk Road Workshirt, Adventure - Find Your Wild Tee, Double D Ranch Jewelry

Silk Road Field Jacket, Travel Diaries Tee, Sierra Madre Boot, Double D Ranch Jewelry

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Stories of the Buffalo Robe Top, Jimmy Jean, Double D Ranch Jewelry

Double D Ranch Collection of inlay stone Palmyra Bangles

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Stories of the Buffalo Robe Kimono, Spirit Quest Boots, Double D Ranch Jewelry

“I’ve never been one to stay still. I was born a nomad, and I still am a nomad, and always will be.”

- Waris Dirie

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both pages: Shield & Drum Jacket, Spirit Quest Boots, Double D Ranch Jewelry

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Silk Road Cape, Loredo Concho Belt, Double D Ranch Jewelry complimented with one-of-a-kind Vintage Jewelry

Silk Road Cape, Loredo Concho Belt, Shield & Drum Skirt, Gobi Desert Ankle Boots, Double D Ranch Jewelry

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opposite page: Sierra Madre Boots

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Highland Hiker Jacket, Adventure - Find Your Wild Tee, Silk Road Pant, Gobi Desert Ankle Boots, Double D Ranch Jewelry

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Double D Ranch Love Necklace Collection: Rain Maker, Euphrates, Runs With Dogs

Frontier Trapper Hat, Pharaoh’s Eagle Jacket, Silk Road Workshirt, Adventure - Find Your Wild Tee, Double D Ranch Jewelry

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opposite page: Travel Diaries Tee, Double D Ranch Jewelry

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Vintage Navajo Nugget and Tab Necklaces, One-of-a-Kind

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“Wherever you go becomes a part of you somehow.”

- Anita Desai

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Spice Trade Poncho, Shield & Drum Skirt, Double D Ranch Jewelry

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Lighten Your Load The natural nomad is less concerned with what she takes with her than what she is bound to find. Encumber yourself with as little as possible.

Minimize your makeup.

Greet the fresh day with a fresh face.

Rub in a tinted moisturizer (with SPF!), dust a neutral matte on your eyelids, and kiss your cheeks with a rusty rose.

Treat your hair to a vacation as well.

Leave your tools and products behind.

Untangle washed locks with a widetoothed comb and let your tresses airdry and fall how they may. If you’re headed for active adventures, bun it, braid it, or even bandana it, but for just a few days, don’t make it do anything it doesn’t naturally do.

Pack with purpose.

The tried-and-true method for slimming your suitcase is to make sure every piece is both useful and versatile.

A light field jacket. If your journey takes you anywhere with altitude, you can count on an overnight chill.

Tees and jeans. The mix-and-matchability of your favorite basics can turn a handful of garments into dozens of outfits.

Worn-in boots. Now is not the time to break in a new pair, but boots are durable, easy to slip on and off, and if you’ve got a good pair, they’re the most comfortable footwear you own.

A hat. If your adventure leads you outdoors, your hat has you covered.

Plus, it’s an excellent quick-fix if your hair isn’t adjusting well to its “vacation”.

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Shield & Drum Top, Double D Ranch Jewelry

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this page: Gobi Desert Ankle Boots opposite page: Transdanubia Vest, Rio Chiquito Blouse, Double D Ranch Jewelry

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this page: Trade Route Top opposite page: Bigberd Top, Sierra Madre Boots, Double D Ranch Jewelry

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Cowboy Jacket, Saddle Pack Skirt, Old Pawn Hat, Loredo Concho Belt, Double D Ranch Jewelry

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this page: Travelers & Traders Boots opposite page: Cowboy Jacket, Old Pawn Hat, Double D Ranch Jewelry

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Great Outdoors Top, Explorer Jegging, Old Pawn Hat, Coyote Moon Boots

Shalimar Gardens Jacket, Long Tall Sally Boots

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Studs and Stones Once overstated and only-forthe-edgy, metal embellishments have taken on a more ubiquitous everyday vibe.

Mixing metals -- silver, brass, weathered bronze, and even copper – is a dazzling-but-subtle way to give the garment a dimensionality of design that widens its wearability.

Additionally, alternating sharper shapes, like square-pyramid studs, with more rounded ones, like dome studs or even eyelets, can add an element of softness that can turn a jacket or pair of boots from nighttime to all-the-time.

And of course, the quintessential cowgirl fashion favorite: put some turquoise on it! Silver and turquoise accents on leather jackets, denim, and all styles of boots have evolved into amiable and enviable garments suitable for everything from brunch to barhopping. (Check out page 69 for a gorgeous example of multi-medium embellishment.)

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Eagles Valley Jacket, Beat of the Tom Tom Boots, Double D Ranch Jewelry

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this page: Totem Basket Top, Travelers & Traders Boots, Double D Ranch Jewelry opposite page: Overland Odyssey Jacket, Kiva Lodge Top, Double D Ranch Jewelry

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Gobi Desert Tunic, Old Pawn Hat, Double D Ranch Jewelry

Adventure Awaits Top, Rayado Jegging, Double D Ranch Jewelry

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Seminole Canyon Tee, Double D Ranch Jewelry

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Pamir Totem Earrings, Tribal Journey Necklace, Nomad Necklace, Kimizi Cliffs Necklace, Hopi Love Bracelet, Rainbow Ranger Bracelet, Beat of the Tom Tom Boot

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opposite page: Kiva Lodge Top, Double D Ranch Jewelry

Pin Interest Whether they adorn your hat, your bag, or your trusty denim jacket, a knowing eye discerns them as wearable nostalgia, akin to merit badges of surviving long, dusty road trips through the Southwest. Our collection of silver and turquoise pins are handcrafted in the USA by Anglo and Navajo silversmiths exclusively for Double D Ranch.

All pins part of Double D Ranch Jewelry Collection 44

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opposite page: Adventure - Find Your Wild Tee, Jimmy Jean, Double D Ranch Jewelry

Pharaoh’s Eagle Vest, Adventure - Find Your Wild Tee, Jimmy Jean, Gobi Nomad Boots, Double D Ranch Jewelry

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Bigberd Top, Spirit Quest Boots, Double D Ranch Jewelry

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“I am not the same having seen the moon shine on the other side of the world.”

– Robert Louis Stevenson

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Keep Moving Forward Tee, Double D Ranch Jewelry

Sunset on the Mountain Poncho, Coyote Moon Boots, Double D Ranch Jewelry

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How to Pack a Hat With hat boxes not nearly as prevalent as they once were, airline travel for your favorite headwear can be a little confounding these days, but it can be done! We’ve had success with all three of the following methods.

In your suitcase: Build it a nest. Fill it with smaller items that you’re not concerned about wrinkling (undergarments, socks, pajamas, etc.), and structure your other clothes in a way that creates a bit of a “hole” in which you can nestle the crown and maintain its shape.

TIP: Pack it toward the upper half so less weight bears on it when your suitcase is upright.

In a carry-on: This isn’t always an option, but if your baggage situation allows for it, carrying your hat in a tote and storing it under the seat in front of you during your flight, is a good way to ensure that it arrives in the same shape.

TIP: Do not put it in the overhead bin, as it’s likely to get crushed.

On your head: Of course, you’ll have to take it off at security, but it’s probably the most sure-fire way to guarantee your hat gets where you’re going in tip-top shape!

Belinda Rodeo Dress, Thomasina Hat, Pamir Totem Earrings, Texas Jack Boots

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opposite page: Eisa Top, Carracas Belt, Double D Ranch Jewelry

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Pharaoh’s Eagle Top, Jimmy Jean, Cairo Earrings

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opposite page: Incense Top, Double D Ranch Jewelry

Bedouin Weaver Top, Sierra Madre Boots, Double D Ranch Jewelry

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Home Sweet Heimweh say: “haym-vey” Heimweh is your new favorite word you haven’t heard of yet. There is no English word that accurately sums up the sentiment, but it’s so universally relatable that once you learn it, there is no doubt you’ll be working it into your vernacular.

Heimweh is a German word often roughly translated to “nostalgia” or “homesickness”. It has been perhaps more accurately explained as “longing to travel to a place where you feel at home”, which is both beautiful, and in a way, painfully poetic, and it feels like the internal flame that fuels the journey of the nomad.

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Mulberry Leaves Dress, Long Tall Sally Boots, Old Pawn Hat

“The journey itself is my home.”

- Matsuo Bashō

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both pages: Travel Diaries Tee, Wanderluster Jacket, Travelers & Traders Boots, Double D Ranch Jewelry

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this page: Cherokee Rose Vest, Double D Ranch Jewelry opposite page: Buffalo Gap Workshirt, Vintage one-of-a-kind Jewelry

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Rio Chiquito Blouse, Boujad Frances Vest, Sierra Madre Boots, Double D Ranch Jewelry

“Once a year, go someplace you’ve never been before.”

- Dali Lama

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this page: Squash Blossom Necklace by Dennis Hogan opposite page: Westward Ho! Jacket, Double D Ranch Jewelry

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Good boots take you good places.

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Apache Kid Boots

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Saddle Pack Vest, Feliz Lace Dress, Long Tall Sally Boots, Broken Arrow Hat, Double D Ranch Jewelry

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