DoubleTake: February 1990
DoubleTake is a fun monthly feature looking back at the pages of 1990 Vogue and reminiscing about Double D Ranch’s™ fledgling start up year.
Vogue, February 1990
Editor: Anna Wintour
Newsstand Price: $3
Cover Model: Cindy Crawford
Note: Four of the Big Six Supermodels of the 90s were featured in this issue. To find out how much you know about supermodels, take the quiz at the end of today’s post.
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Cindy changed the perception of the ‘sexy American girl’ from classic blue eyed blond to a more sultry brunette with brains, charm, and professionalism to spare. – Michael Kors
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Christy Turlington looking very Jackie O-ish and still working twenty years later
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Unknown model sporting long jackets for ladies who lunch
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Unknowns with fashion still loitering from the 80’s
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Linda Evangelista: my personal favorite of the Supermodels
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Early classic Guess? ad with Claudia Schiffer, – notice the mommy jeans.
Guess’ name became really much more known around the world because [of] Claudia – Paul Marciano
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Classic Donna Karan ad: Still beautiful twenty years later.
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ads with fashion still loitering from the 80’s
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More leftover 80’s fashion – if the polka dots, plaids, stripes and florals don’t get ya – how about the white hose leftover from the Lady Di days of the early 80’s?
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OK, if you had to wear one, which would it be?
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big hair and Joan Jett hair
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Mommy vans in Vogue!
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And finally a list of activities for the first full month of business (if you want to call it that) of Double D Ranch™ twenty years ago:
- futile attempt at sourcing Indian trade blankets
- doing our day job and measuring for drapes
- futile attempt at sourcing silver concho buttons
- doing our day job and calculating square feet of wallpaper
- somewhat successful trip to a San Antonio pattern maker who helped get us pointed in the right direction
- doing our day job and scheduling carpet installations
- secured a temporary booth space at the Dallas Apparel Mart
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SUPERMODEL QUIZ:
Do you know the difference between a ‘Supermodel” and a “Super Hero”?
Take Double D Ranch’s supermodel trivia quiz to test your knowledge.
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We’d love to hear back from you with your comments and scores.
Super Bowl Party for the Gals
Fancy Smith over at Cactus Creek Daily has posted details on Missouri Bluff’s Super Bowl party for this Sunday. Sounds like a real chick event:
leave your sweetie behind in his man cave and head straight to Missouri Bluffs to hang with the girls!
The Weston Brewing Company and Boulevard Brewery are furnishing cold brewskies and Missouri Bluffs will be providing the savories along with 50% off of SALE prices – that includes Double D Ranch™.
Edibles, Elixirs and Double D Ranch at 50% off –
PAR-TY!
Design History 101: American Rodeo
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American Rodeo Tee
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Happy B-Day Miss P
Today is Presley’s 10th birthday. She loves fashion and horses – can you tell?
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Happy Birthday, Miss P – We love you!
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Going Viral: Boing Boing & Jezebel
Well, does two link-backs and a hand full of re-Tweets constitute going viral?
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I think not, but it sure is interesting to watch. Here is what is happening on last week’s post,
“DoubleTake: Vogue January 1990′:
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Boing Boing a zine turned group blog picked it up. If you remember a couple of months ago, Boing Boing exposed Ralph Lauren’s excessive hip carved Photoshopped ad with
“Dude, her head’s bigger than her pelvis,”
and all the fashion world logged on to see the ensuing catfight between Ralph’s suits and BB.
So anyway, here is what Boing Boing had to say about our DoubleTake on Vogue from twenty years ago:
The devil may wear Prada, but she evidently wanted you to wear pastel acrylics and then set fire to your hair.
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Editors of Boing Boing
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Ok, that’s exciting, so then it gets picked up by Jezebel: Celebrity, Sex, Fashion for Women and they took a whack at the tights featured on one of the models and commented,
Longer jackets over exercise clothes are the new, most important fashion item of the moment. — Karl Lagerfeld, to Vogue, in 1990. [DoubleTalk, via BoingBoing]
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No, it’s not “viral”, but is nice to make a new connection.
Thanks Boing Boing and Jezebel!
Let ‘er Buck, Baby!
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WHOO-WE – Ride’em, Cowgirl!
It is the start of the rodeo season here in Texas, my friends, and we are all over it.
I’m crazy about rodeos – especially the big ones because it’s always a fashion show…and I LOVE fashion shows! So to kick start the season, I’m going to feature some of Double D Ranch’s™ cool rodeo tees over the next few days. They are all from our current Culture Clash Collection. So git one on and …
- Let’er Buck, Baby!
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This little cutie is not in our catalog or website, but all the stores have them – just call your local Double D gal, she’ll git ya fixed right up.
The Let’er Buck Baby Rodeo Tee style # is T1664 for the long sleeve and T1665 for the cap sleeve.
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Bonnie McCarroll is shown being tossed from a bronc gone rogue, ca. 1915 at the Pendelton Round-up. Bonnie was inducted into the Cowgirl Hall of Fame in 2006.
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A Rainy Ride
I heard the dogs barking and going crazy yesterday morning, so I peeked out Audrey’s kitchen window to catch the Mesquite Trail-riders on their way to the San Antonio Livestock Show and Rodeo.
Boy, it sure did make me homesick for a trail-ride.
I’m going to go dig up our trail-ride pictures for you and post them next week in celebration of the start of Texas rodeo season. In the meantime, enjoy these riders from Adkins Texas as they make their way to San Antonio by way of Seguin.
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cold and rainy… wagon train a-commin’
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braving the elements and flying the colors
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The sign says it all except for: “come rain or shine!”
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couple of good lookin’ cowboys
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This lady and her three generations have been riding with the Mesquite riders for over thirty years.
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Every trail-ride has to have their “boom box”!
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Hey, I would want to make friendly with this guy… he knows how to travel!
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the “smart-cart” for the trail-rider set
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a little western “traffic control”
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and there’s one in every crowd!
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For more on the Mesquite Trail-riders and their overnight stay in Seguin, check out the local Seguin Gazette Enterprise’s story.
Guest Post: Maverick Style
MAVERICK STYLE: Inspired by the West
I want to thank Cheryl for giving me the opportunity to tell you all about my new website, Maverick Style. This venture has allowed me to combine my passions with my work, and I am excited to share it with you!
Looking back, I believe that my love for the West started when I was a child, spending my summers in Park City, Utah and Jackson, Wyoming. I am truly inspired by mountain scenery and all the incredible wildlife that comes along with it.
I also enjoy expressing my creativity… through fashion, home décor, dancing, and singing. I love to explore boutiques, galleries, and arts and crafts shows, looking for the most unique products and talented artists and designers. And, strangely enough, the products and stores that appeal to me the most tend to become popular with everyone else as well!
And that is what Maverick Style is all about…celebrating the Western lifestyle, as well as the most creative talent in that arena. Currently we feature Western inspired boutiques, products, art, music, and events. However, I plan on expanding the site to include museums, lodges, guest ranches, restaurants, and more!
I also write a blog showcasing the “Best in the West,” and have already featured my favorite pieces from Double D’s Fall 2009 and Spring 2010 clothing lines. I have been a fan of Double D Ranch since I first discovered them in 1996, and believe the distinctive styling and detail work of their fashions to be among the finest in the industry.
I would truly appreciate your support in developing this online resource and community. If you know of any fabulous stores, products, artists, musicians or events that have not yet been featured on Maverick Style, please let me know about them. Or, just send me your comments regarding the website. I look forward to hearing from you!
With Kind Regards,
Christin Miller
christin@maverickstyle.net
www.maverickstyle.net
Maverick Style
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If you haven’t heard, there is a new website out there starting to make rumblings. It’s called Maverick Style and it’s focusing on all the ‘best of the West’ including:
- art & photography
- events
- music
- fashion
- home furnishings
- jewelry
- gifts
- and fine purveyors of such
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Maverick Style is the long time dream of founder Christin Miller. Christin is bringing her background with Paramount Pictures and the Walt Disney Company and combining it with what she loves – all things western. She likes to call it:
Re-branding the West.
But, don’t take my word for it. Christin has graciously agreed to be our first guest post here on the Double Talk blog. Take a look-see tomorrow and let Christin tell you what she is up to. But whatever you do, definitely put Maverick Style on your radar.
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side note:
Double D Ranch™ was recently featured in Maverick Style. I love being included with the “best of the West”.
Thanks, Christin.
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Double Dating for February
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