Nudie the Russian Cowboy
Nudie Cohen was born in Kiev, Russia in 1902. He was apparently the first man to put Rhinestones on clothing in the early 1930's. While traveling cross country he came upon a boarding house in Mankato,...
View ArticleGarage Cowboy Tailors
Nudie and Bobbie, came to California in the early 1940's and started making clothes out of their garage. Spade Cooley, Cliffie Stone, Lefty Frizzell, Tex Williams and his band, gave him a chance that...
View ArticleThe Gold Suit at Graceland
Here's a partial Nudie client list: Elvis Presley, Dale Evans & Roy Rogers, Elton John, Gene Autry, John Wayne, John Lennon, Steve McQueen, Ronald Reagan, Johnny Cash, Glenn Campbell, Eric Clapton,...
View ArticleThe suit that made him famous
In 1957, Nudie made a $10,000 gold lame' suit for Elvis Presley, this put him on the cowboy fashion map. Colonel Parker, Elvis' manager, became a very close friend of Nudies where they spent many...
View ArticleThe Nudie Logo
Helen 'Bobbie' Cohen was the inspiration for the original Nudie's logo (to see the nude logo go here), a naked cowgirl leaning against a fence, twirling a lasso whose coils spelled out the company...
View ArticleNudie Beginnings
Tex Williams got to know Nudie well and gave Nudie a horse and saddle for auction for $150. to get his first sewing machine. Nudie set up shop in his garage. Once again Tex Williams gave Nudie his...
View ArticleThe Nudie Book
Here's a great book of Nudie Cohn, if u can find it."Nudie blurred the boundaries of fashion and cast a far-reaching influence over the clothing worn in country music, rock music, movies, and...
View ArticleDiamond Dave's Nudie Suit
David Lee Roth looking fresh in his very own Nudie suit, circa 1990.
View ArticleThe Nudie Legend
Nudie accepting an American Country Music Award for "Man of the Year," 1968.
View ArticleNudie's Rolling Stone Cover 1969
Nudie Cohn on the cover of Rolling Stone, 1969. "Don't give me no plastic saddle, Hollywood. I want to feel that leather when I ride."
View ArticleJudy Lynn's green Nudie
Judy Lynn wore her vintage Nudie suit on the Australian cover of her single "Music."
View ArticleThe very popular Nudie Cohen
Nudie certainly makes a great entrance in his signature green suit.
View ArticleNudie Cohen and Hank Snow
Clarence Eugene Snow (May 9, 1914 – December 20, 1999), better known as Hank Snow, was a Hall of Fame country music singer and songwriter.Snow was born in Brooklyn, Nova Scotia, Canada. When he was 14,...
View ArticleA Young Nudie Cohen
Nutya and Julius Cohn, Russia, in 1912. Later in America, they would become Nudie and Cactus Cohn and the legend begins...
View ArticleRex's Nudie Suit
The one-of-a-kind Black Flash Suit was made exclusively for Rex Allen Sr. in approx 1962 by "Nudie's Rodeo Tailors" of North Hollywood, California. Rex Allen Sr. had a hit record "Son Don't Go Near The...
View ArticleRex Allen Senior - Gold Nudie Flash Shirt
This original one-of-a-kind shirt was made for Rex Allen Sr. in the mid to late 1950s. The shirt is wool gabardine with all hand guided embroidery and leather fridge. Rex Allen Sr. wore this outfit on...
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