nudie cohn

I really only knew Gram Parsons from his music, until today -I was researching a new illustration subject (yes, finally)- I had no idea what he looked like. And I had never heard of Nudie Cohn, I come across so many things I don't know on a daily basis, I feel dumber and dumber. Nudie and his wife Helen are responsible for the outrageous outfits of Hank Williams, Roy Rogers, Elvis, Bobbejaan Schoepen(!), Porter Wagoner, and yes, Gram Parsons. His suit is embroidered with pills and marijuana leaves, and it is incredibly beautiful. Nudie and Helen started their career in New York in the 1930s, with a shop called Nudie's for the Ladies, selling underwear and outfits to showgirls and burlesque dancers. In the 1940s, after hitchhiking across the country several times, they settled in Los Angeles and began creating what would become the famous Nudie suits.

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Posted by eliane at April 25, 2008 10:56 PM