Welcome back to Cowboy Day part 2. This one is most definitely not for children so let’s assume the little darlings are tucked up in bed, the cows have been lassoed, the horses fed and watered, the little doggies have been got along and the sun is well and truly over the yardarm. All this means that it’s time to crack open a bottle of Kentucky’s finest and whip up a cocktail…Howdy cowdy, it’s the Rhinestone Cowgirl!
One of the many joys of blogging…apart from drinking bourbon cocktails at 2 pm ‘cos it’s your “job” are the people you meet.
I’ve been lucky enough to meet some of my blogging chums in real life (Hey Jenny and Battenburg Belle, hope you are having a super Cowboy Day celebration); then there are some like the wonderful Greg who organises this cookalong and Yinzerella who runs Pieathalon who I may never meet IRL but who are much-adored pals.
Then there are the people that you “meet” while researching a topic who are just too amazing not to talk about! I had thought that Mrs Elizabeth Wilton who made the Beetle Pie might be my most favourite person ever. But then, while googling about for pictures of Dolly Parton and wondering if I should have made Dumplin’s for my Cowboy Day fare, I encountered the original Rhinestone Cowgirl….ladies and gentlemen, let’s give a rowdy Cowdy hoot and a holler for Bobbie Nudie!
Who? You might be asking right about now. Particularly, if, like me, you initially read her name as Boobie Nudie ( definitely now my new porn name)! Well, there’s quite the clue in the photograph above. The guy standing next to Elvis is Nudie Cohn. He made that Gold Lamé suit. He was also Bobbie Nudie’s husband.
These two began a company called Nudie Rodeo Tailors which has an absolute cavalcade of famous patrons. Elvis, Roy Rogers, Cher, Elton John, Robert Redford, The Beatles, John Wayne, Dolly Parton and countless others – all dressed by the Nudies!
And, as you can also see from the above, Bobbie Nudie remained a glamourous Rhinestone Cowgirl well into her later years!
Here are just a few cuts from the Nudie tailor’s back catalogue
For more celebrities in Nudie Suits you can click here.
Here’s a couple more of shots my girl Bobbie:
And, here’s the recipe for the Rhinestone Cowgirl. Why not make one up and then let’s sit a spell, because we’re about to get gossipy!
Rhinestone Cowgirl (Difford’s Guide)
The Nudie Tailors label is iconic just within itself Here it is:
And rumour has it that our girl Bobbie is the model for the naked cowgirl on the label!
Huh….maybe she was Boobie Nudie after all!
Sadly, Bobbie Nudie passed away in 2006 at 92 years,
Her obituary in the New York Times showed her at 92 in a floor-length beaded skirt, a bandanna around her neck, a rifle in her hand and her walker at the ready. In announcing her death, The Times called her “the purveyor of glitter.”
Truewestmagazine.com
What a fashion inspiration for all of us!! I love her so much!!!!! 😍😍😍
Thanks as ever to Greg for organising the Cowboy Day Cookalong and inviting me to celebrate with you! You are a true gem in a world of rhinestones!!
Happy Cowboy Day all, and if you do raise a glass today, please raise a toast to the wonderful Bobbie Nudie!
