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Western & English Today
Features
12 LIFE IN THE FAST LANE
The seven years since Patrick Lane founded his boot company have rocketed
by at warp speed.
By Susan L. Ebert
16 THE YEAR OF THE COWBOY BOOT
Western footwear has made it to the Paris runway. And fashionistas are
taking note.
By Johnny D. Boggs
23 CREATIVE COLLABORATIONS
Three top names in Western fashion have partnered with Lane Boots to
create their own designer collections.
28 A STRAW FOR ALL SEASONS
Wider brims and wilder weaves are drawing a youthful customer who's not
bound by summer's end.
By Johnny D. Boggs
Departments
5 EDITOR'S NOTE
6 INDUSTRY NEWS
8 NEW PRODUCT ROUNDUP
32 HOT TICKET
SPRING 2016
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(ISSN 1522-7308), Vol. 20 Issue 2, April 2016. Western & English Today is published 4 times per year: January Source
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Cover photography and styling: Michael and Shelle Neese/Studio Seven
Productions, studiosevenproductions.com. Hair and make-up: Trisha Ramirez/
Revelry Salon. Model: Angelica Padilla. HAT: Charlie 1 Horse, charlie1horsehats.
com. SHIRT: Wrangler, wrangler.com. JEWELRY: Bilagaanas, bilagaanas.com.
JEANS: Miss Me, missme.com. BOOTS: Corral, corralboots.com.
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