Many years ago, when I was a teenager, I had a special bolo tie that was unique and caused a lot of admiring reviews. I was told that it was made from an incredibly attractive and iridescent piece of sea shell off the coast of New York. Now, a few years later, out of curiosity, I decided to take a look at the origins of the Western bolo tie. It turns out that not one version of this cowboy tie was part of the American West.
Perhaps the most common version revolves around the history of the southwest of the late 1940s, especially 1949, historically not so long ago. A group of friends were riding in the Bradshaw Mountains near Wickenburg, Arizona. The wind was strong, gusty and gusty, blowing into the hat of one of the band members named Victor Cedarstaff. When he put on his hat again, he took off his hat tape with a precious silver buckle and wrapped it around his neck, as he needed both hands to keep the horse under control. When he received a lot of compliments about his new clothes, as I did with the New zealand bolo tie, he went home and started working creatively. Mr. Cedarstaff was originally a silversmith. He replaced the headband of the hat with a braided leather lace; tied the silver balls to the ends of the cords, which gave weight and style, then added a suitable turquoise buckle to her silver buckle. The tie decoration was so unique that it later patented it. Most attribute the name to the Western badger to its resemblance to the bolo, which Argentine gauchos use to catch game and cattle.
Another version says that Indian artists in reserve created a version of the “sliding tie” in the 1920s. Since then, jewelry for ties, such as tie pins, silver or gold dots, as well as clasps or sliders made of silver or turquoise are associated. various local tribes such as Hopi, Navajo and zuni.
Whatever the real story, the bolo tie is now the main element of the South-West clothing. In fact, two states, Arizona in 1971 and New Mexico in 2007, took a tie bolo and recognized it as the state’s official tie. According to Wikipedia, in the same 2007, the Texas Legislature called the tie a texas tie. I live in Texas, and state legislatures often wear Western bolo ties any day. You’ll probably see a lot of cowboy tie variations if you’re attending rodeos or square dances. In fact, many women these days also wear bolo ties.
However, bolo-tie is not limited to the South-West or even the United States. Countries around the world, including England, Japan, Korea, China, Australia and, as my story shows, New zealand imported this western tie. If you haven’t tried it yet, you might want to think about it. They are simple, stylish and extremely attractive and are a good start to the conversation.
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