Fashion Trends: Doing Yellowstone right

FASHION TRENDS

Doing Yellowstone right

Yellowstone, the smash hit TV series, has reignited our love for Western inspired fashion. JESSICA MORTON has some tips on getting the look right.

The cowboy aesthetic has an honest, natural feel to it, and surprisingly, it's an easy and economical style to replicate. The clothes are comfortable, affordable, easycare, and now more popular than ever thanks to Yellowstone’s Dutton family and friends. And even better, there are enough ways to customise the look to make the trend uniquely your own.

Whether you’re rounding up cattle, or spending a day shopping in the city, a great pair of boots, jeans, or a cute dress and a bit of swagger will help you fully embrace the Duttonverse’s grass roots work ethic and relaxed style. But to successfully pull this fashion statement together, there are a few items that are essential.

Boots

Classic cowgirl boots are trending everywhere this year, and a good pair is an investment for life. This is an item that never really goes out of fashion, and you can dress them up or down depending on your mood.

If your budget stretches to just one pair, go for good quality and a functional style by a well-known brand that can easily make the transition from street to saddle, or be put to good use for that ranch holiday you’re planning.

The most comfortable boots are those with a stockman heel, but the traditional stacked heel looks a bit classier for a night out, or a day at the rodeo. Cowgirl boots come in a range of heights, with booties topping the list as the most versatile and casual way to add Western flair to your outfit, and tall boots offering a larger than life interpretation.

Floral Dresses

We love the throw-it-on-and-go simplicity of a pretty dress matched with cowboy boots. Fans of easy layering will love this style, which works best with printed frocks and country gingham numbers. Yellowstone’s Beth Dutton typically wore baggy sweaters, oversized cardigans, or Aztec print ponchos over her dresses. While it takes confidence to rock cowboy boots with a dress, don’t let that discourage you. The boots’ rugged masculinity

TOP: The Kimes Ranch green cap worn by Mia (Eden Brolin) in Yellowstone. ABOVE: A Miss Me floral dress paired with high shaft western boots.

tempers the sweetness of the look, so pairing the two makes perfect sense.

Yoked shirts

Americana-inspired shirts offer a timeless Western look on and off the saddle, and all Yellowstone’s characters wear them. These shirts have been around since the start of the 19th century and were initially designed to combine features from Mexican vaquero shirts with rugged military workwear left over from the civil war. The original shirts had press studs instead of buttons, which didn’t tear off as easily working around cattle and horses. Intended to offer better support around the shoulders, the neck and shoulder yokes remain a design staple. They also became a way of distinguishing the best riders at rodeo contests.

With a longer cut, Western shirts are designed to be tucked in. The real deal features piped shoulder yokes and sleeves, and two front pockets. Incredibly versatile and easily dressed up or down, wear them with a great pair of jeans when riding, or at night tuck your shirt into a cute denim skirt and style with booties and a nice leather bag for instant evening glam.

ABOVE LEFT: Stetson long sleeve denim shirt with embroidered yoke and cuffs. ABOVE RIGHT: Powder River Outfitters’ brushed canvas snap front rancher jacket. RIGHT: Macie Bean’s vintage inspired Rose Garden cowgirl boots. FAR RIGHT: Wrangler Women’s Ultimate Riding Jean.

Western workwear

Bring the Yellowstone look into your wardrobe with the trendy, down-toearth workwear worn throughout the show. If you’ve admired John Dutton’s jacket, it’s classic Carhartt, the brand of choice for buckaroos and cowpokes for over a century. Known for its relaxed fit and shape, the beauty of workwearinspired fashion lies in its longevity and functionality. Team your jacket with a denim shirt or warm plaid flannel, and you’re well on your way to an eyecatching Western look.

Bootcut jeans

Designed in the 1940s for cowboys to ride and work in, jeans were made for durability and performance. Cut from rugged denim that doesn’t lose its shape, jeans have become a wardrobe staple, and thanks to detailing like embroidered pockets, hand sanding and flat seams, they’re also a timeless fashion statement.

The high shaft of cowboy boots shows up under jeans that are too tight, so go for a cut that’s a little baggier around the lower leg, and since they are designed to ‘stack’ over the boot, the leg is usually longer than in other jeans styles.

Western trucker caps

A cowboy hat is an easy way to evoke a bit of the wild west in your wardrobe, but with the reemergence of trucker caps, once handed out to blue-collar workers as a promotional item, it’s no longer necessary to wear a ten-gallon hat to be on trend! Kimes Ranch Apparel already had a loyal following amongst Western lovers before Yellowstone, but thanks to a nifty bit of product placement, fashion aficionados the world over are now eagerly snapping up their iconic longhorn logo trucker caps.

So embrace the drama, love the look, and mount up for your own Yellowstone wild west adventure.

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Horses have three different types of joints: fibrous, cartilaginous, and synovial. Often joint problems are seen as an issue for older horses, but our focus should be on supporting joint health throughout a horse's life.

The first type of joint is the fibrous joint. These are immobile joints found between the bones in your horse’s skull and between the shafts of some long bones. They do not move and are therefore less likely to cause issues.

The second type is the cartilaginous joint. Examples of these are the joints in a horse's spine, pelvis and growth plates. They also have limited movement.

The third type is the synovial joint. These make up the majority of joints in a horse’s leg. There are six different kinds of synovial joints, and a total of 18 in your horse’s body. They have the most movement and are more likely to suffer from disease and injury.

But a joint is more than simply the union of two or more bones; the joint is also considered an organ.(1)

The synovial joint has a space in which the synovial fluid lies. This fluid bathes the joints and tendons, lubricates the joints, absorbs impact, and is like a joint ‘oil’. It also provides growth factors, oxygen, and nutrition for the joint. And don’t forget the synovial membrane, the lining along the inner surface of the joint capsule.

There are 205 bones in the horse’s skeleton. Twenty of these bones are in each foreleg and 20 in each hind limb.(2) These are connected through tendons, ligaments, and cartilage. Joints can become damaged through abnormal forces acting on normal cartilage, or normal forces acting on abnormal cartilage.(1)

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Diet and nutrition

Feeding and care for the joints is vital for horses.(3) It is essential that the base diet contains the right trace minerals, vitamins and fatty acids. Proper nutrition, from gestation and beyond, will ensure joints remain healthy for as long as possible.

Keeping your horse at an average ideal weight means there's less impact and demand on joints. If a horse is carrying extra weight, there will be increased stress on the joints.

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Ingredient Breakdown

MSM (Methylsulfonylmethane): There is a lot of research to support claims that MSM reduces joint pain and acts as an anti-inflammatory. It is a rich source of organic sulphur that aids in reduced muscle damage, reducing pain and stiffness, and in boosting immunity. It is vital for soft tissue growth, and is required in the synthesis of bones to connective tissue.

Glucosamine: Used by the body to make the chemicals that build tendons, ligaments, cartilage, and the fluid that surrounds joints. Its production of GAGs (glucosaminoglycans) in synovial fluid enhances lubrication.

Equihemp: Contains both omega-3 and omega-6 fatty acids with a 1:3 ratio. Fatty acids are essential for the normal functioning of cells.

Turmeric: Able to reduce inflammation and the associated pain substantially when added to your horse’s diet along with pepper. Rosehips: One of the very best sources of natural Iron and Vitamin C. Rosehips also contain biotin for optimum hoof health.

Yarrow: Counters tissue swelling and inflammation and encourages bone marrow health.

Meadowsweet: Traditionally used to reduce acids in the body including in the area around the joints. References

(1) Osteoarthritis (Degenerative Joint Disease): An Update. (2) Synovial Joints and How They Work – The Horse. (3) Feeding Horses for Joint Health – The Horse. (4) Plant Bioactives and Extracts as Feed Additives in Horse Nutrition, Journal of Equine Veterinary Science, Vol. 69, pp. 66-67.

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