Out west, in the Rockies, dressing for work is a change from the banking world. Gone are the stuffy shirts and light wool gabardine pants for a southern lifestyle, in comes jeans and cords and plaid shirts.
After my Texas baptism and six years there I still didn’t know Western Formal, had to learn it on the fly. My husband is large, very tall. I’ve been lucky that one or two purveyors carry his size pants and shirts.
As to shirts we usually spend $75 per shirt. We get, ok I get a bit peeved when the buttons fall off the shirt or break in half. We love their shirts but I’ve been in touch with the company twice about this and the company, one that makes big Texas-style hats, has not responded even though we’ve spent over $1,000 on dress shirts.
Resistol is also a great brand, as is George Strait. My husband wants his size, all cotton button shirts. No polyester, no snaps.
I’ve asked Stetson for 10 buttons, to replace the ones that have broken in half or fell off due to faulty stitching. I asked to pay for those buttons, and for mailing them to me. No answer.
Let me tell you, I want to have a cowgal hat someday, and right now Stetson is not the company I choose because they don’t stand by their product. Sorry to do this, folks, but I asked for very little, and by ignoring me you earned this. Dee
Cooking with Dee 