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CONTENTS january Features & Departments 10 NEW PRODUCT ROUNDUP Our editors scoured the marketplace to give you a sneak peek at some of 2014's most delightful and innovative new products. Susan L. Ebert and Alana Harrison 30 INDUSTRY NEWS Justin signs new licensees, launches "Thank You" campaign. 38 CROSSOVER! Olympic dressage champion Anky Van Grunsven's reining performance at the 2010 WEG launched a crossover trend that continues to grow. Carol Gustafson 42 HONEST TO GOODNESS The family-run Adikdt brand is deeply rooted in the core values of honesty and integrity through three generations of the Chang family. Alana Harrison 48 10 REACH FER THE SKY, PARDNER! Western specialty stores have found a home on the range in airports: Does your brand have what it takes to become a successful airport concession? John H. Ostdick 54 QUINCEAÑERA FOR CORRAL Currently celebrating its 15th anniversary, Corral Boots continues to evolve as a force in high-fashion cowboy boots. Johnny D. Boggs Regulars 8 PUBLISHER'S FORUM Source Buyers' Guide 38 48 62 98 COMPANY DIRECTORY PRODUCT INDEX 152 155 TRADE SHOWS ADVERTISER INDEX TM COVER PHOTOGRAPHY AND STYLING: Studio Seven Productions, studiosevenproductions. com, (505) 268-4582/shelneese@msn.com, Albuquerque, N.M. Hair/makeup: Kata Baron, Pretty Committee Model: Jessica Stoddard WESTERN JESSICA: 4X Cheyenne hat by Charlie 1 Horse with hand-tooled cutouts/turquoise suede leather backing and silver nails decorating the underbrim of the hat with a matching band finished with an oval Charlie 1 Horse concho. Floral- embroidered blouse with multi-snap front and candy-cane piping by Scully. Distressed leather hand-laced snap-front vest by Cripple Creek. Turquoise and brown 3-inch alligator-tapered belt by Double J Saddlery. Fringed, hand-painted and studded deerskin gauntlet gloves by Patricia Wolf. Handmade sterling silver and 18k gold cross ring with turquoise center stone by Douglas Magnus. Jeans by Cowgirl Tuff. Thirteen-inch ladies' Lucchese classic cowboy triad boot with California hand-tooling in mahogany/black by Lucchese. Pozzi Pro saddle by Double J Saddlery. ENGLISH JESSICA: Reliance helmet by Troxel Performance Headgear. Finish line long-sleeved T-shirt with elegant equestrian artwork by Kerrits Performance Equestrian Apparel. Plaid vest with bit detail by Arista Equestrian. Sterling silver and diamond snaffle-bit ring by Kelly Herd Jewelry. Sueded alligator belt with engraved sterling silver buckle, keeper and tip by Chacon Belts & Buckles. Kombi breech, featuring multi-fabric/multi-function with slimming Dynamic Extreme stretch by Kerrits Performance Equestrian Apparel. Heritage contour competitive field boot with high Spanish cut and stitchwork on the swagger tab by Ariat. EquiRoyal Regency saddle from JT International. Western & English Today ™, (ISSN 1522-7308) Vol. 18 Issue 1, January 2014. Western & English Today is published 5 times per year: January Source (January), Early Spring (March), Late Spring (May), Summer (July), Fall (September) by American West Media L.L.C., 6688 N. Central Expressway, Suite 650, Dallas, Texas 75206. Periodicals Postage paid at Dallas, Texas, and additional entry points. Western & English Today is sent free of charge to qualified Western and English industry retailers. Subscription rate for all others is $30 per year. Postmaster: Send address changes to Western & English Today, 6688 N. Central Expressway, Suite 650, Dallas, Texas 75206. 4 Western & English Today