European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - March 3, 1991, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Is % Page 24there�?Ts Money to be made in. Or a a. A a. A a a a. I old Cowboy briefs Dave Barry. Knight Ridder newspaper our in be pleased to learn that i have thought up yet another Way to revive 1  nations sagging Economy by b making myself Rich. To understand my concept you need to be aware of an important fashion trend sweeping the entire nation defined As Quot Pirts of it new York and san Francisco under the trend sophisticated Urban persons seeking Leisure Wear Are purchasing used beat up worn. Ripped Raggedy Cowboy garments that were previously owned by actual cowboys. People Are  for damaged Cowboy jeans than for new ones. I found out about this trend through the alertness of Reader Suzanne Hough who sent me an article from the fort Worth Star Telegram in a a Texas. The article states that used Cowboy jeans a a Are Selling briskly at $50 a pair in san Francisco and $65 a pair in new York. The ones with holes Are considered most desirable. Here Are two quotes about this trend from the article. V ,.from the owner of a new York City store that Sells the jeans Quot it gives a bit of Romance a from an actual Cowboy Quot it sounds pretty  course it is exactly this shortsighted Lack of fashion sense on the part of cowboys that keeps them stuck in dead end jobs where they must become involved with actual cows. Meanwhile you fashion visionaries such As or. Ralph Quot Hombre Quot Lauren a people who truly unders Jund the spirit of the West a have made so much Money in  Selling designer lines of pretend cow boy Lothing that they can afford to build Large tasteful pretend ranch estates with color coordinated Sagebrush. But now we have gone As a nation beyond pretend Cowboy fashions and into formerly real Cowboy fashions i called several stores and they told me the demand for used jeans is very Strong. A a a / a a. A. A a. A Quot people want holes in the Knees Crotch and buns a a said Murray Sulkow a Philadelphia native who now owns the wild wild West store in san Francisco. Quot what a very popular is two tears right at the Bottom of the buns.�?�. To locate the source of Cowboy jeans i called Montana a Large cow intensive state located near Canada. I spoke with Judy Macfarlane who owns a company called Montana broke located outside a Small town called really Manhattan. She buys used jeans from cowboys and Sells them to stores such As wild wild West. Y a i will riot accept any jeans unless they re from a Bona fide cattle rancher Rodeo rider or sheriffs posse Man a she told me. She said each pair of Montana broke jeans comes with a Label Quot tracking guide Quot which shows the purchaser How to figure out which specific Cowboy activities caused the various holes stains arid worn spots on the jeans. In a sure this provides hours of enjoyment for Urban professionals who after a hard Day of wrangling sales reports can mosey Back to their condominiums Rustle up a mess of sushi and spend an old fashioned Westem style evening a a analysing their Jean damage. A ooh look Jennifer this Brown Mark on the knee occurred when the Cowboy branded a calf or fell into a cow Pic a Quot of Brad that makes me want to Roll Back the Oriental Jug and initiate a hoedown a this trend is not limited to jeans. The store owners i talked to said there is also a Strong demand for used Cowboy jackets shirts boots and. Hats. This leads me to my moneymaking idea which is going to seem so obvious when i Tell you that you re going to smack yourself in the forehead for not thinking of it first. My idea is to Sells amps Sharon Kilday used Cowboy underwear by mail. Done to laugh. This is the logical next step and in a going to be out front on it. My Brand will be called buckaroo briefs. Each Brief will come with an authentic piece of old looking paper with a diagram explaining How the briefs came to look the Way they do. A a this particular stain occurred when the Cowboy got chased by a  the Only problem i see looking ahead is that with the increasing big City demand for authentic Western garments of All kinds and the relatively Small number of actual Rural westerners we re going to reach a Point fairly soon where the entire population of the state of Montana is running around naked.  in be thought of a Way to solve this problem via another moneymaking concept Karnely  professionals used business attire to cowboys. Why not cowboys in suits carrying their lassos in briefcases. It might catch on. You could probably even charge them More for the suits with really exciting histories Quot this rip occurred when Thad Rushing to an important budget meeting caught his sleeve on a fax May  Sharp idea huh i done to see How it can. Miss. The Only possible flaw is that cowboys Are not nearly stupid enough to pay for someone cd see a used and damaged clothing. I doubt that even the cows Are. 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