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Western & English Today
EARLY SPRING 2014
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Features
22 IT'S A LOVE EVERLASTING FOR WESTERN BOOTS
Western boots reign supreme in both the core market and in mainstream
fashion — with no signs of waning appeal.
Johnny D. Boggs
32 START KIDDING AROUND
Boots for the small fry are big-time business.
Johnny D. Boggs
36 HATS OFF TO THE SHIRT
A classy Western shirt speaks volumes about a man before he utters a single
word; ditto for the ladies, too.
Corinne Joy Brown
Departments
14 MANUFACTURER PROFILE: TOM BALDING
Tom Balding Bits & Spurs is crafting a legacy, bit by bit.
Susan L. Ebert
18 EQUITECH: GROOMING TOOLS
Riders can groom with zoom using these state-of-the-art tools.
Alana Harrison
40 HOT TICKET: MONTANA SILVERSMITHS
Retailers can grow prof ts with Montana Silversmiths' expanded licensed
products of erings.
Susan L. Ebert
Regulars
6 PUBLISHER'S FORUM
8 INDUSTRY NEWS
12 NEW PRODUCT ROUNDUP
COVER PHOTOGRAPHY AND STYLING: Studio Seven Productions,
studiosevenproductions.com, (505) 268-4582/shelneese@msn.com.
ON HIM: Jeans by Cowboy Up, boots by Black Jack Boots,
spurs by Tom Balding Bits & Spurs.
ON HER: Ring by Douglas Magnus, shirt and skirt by Tasha Polizzi,
boots by Lane Boots.
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