The new collection is based on the Yeehaw black aesthetic, which was inspired by a trip to Mexico and falling in love with the Charro culture.
This is a sequel to the AW17 Billism collection, as the designers found themselves mixing western Mexican style with their usual sartorial punk, heavy metal work and expanding on what was covered on billism.
The Wrangling cattle and the riding, training, and keeping of horses are practices that have been mastered by black Americans since the 1800s, but the impact that African American men and women have had on cowboy culture is not well known. During the Civil War, Texas slave owners left cattle wrangling up to the black slaves they purchased while the slave owners fought in battle.
After the war ended, many slaves had become expert cowhands, and roughly 25 percent of cowboys were black.
During the Civil War, Texas slave owners left cattle wrangling up to the black slaves they purchased while the slave owners fought in battle. After the war ended, many slaves had become expert cowhands, and roughly 25 percent of cowboys were black.
Mexican culture is so rich on handcraft techniques such as embroidery, tapestry, metal smith, weaving, prints, and naturally these elements have been incorporated into the new collection.
This collection illustrates the truth of Art comes first as artistic expressionism and cultural craftsmanship ethos, that artistic expressionism was presented on the garments by using the outside labelling.
Intention is to demonstrate the inclusivity of the brand as part of a global village, billism in the Congo to El Charro Negro in Mexico and stretching to other countries that share similar aesthetics.
Standout pieces from Art Comes First’s SS20 collection include a light tan suede Western-style jacket, which features all over graphics such as two guns, a Native American war bonnet, cowboys, playing cards, a Stetson hat and cowboy boots.
Other notable mentions include fringed brown jeans, a long-line take on a denim Western shirt — featuring collar, chest and cuff embroidery — and finally, the black and gold vest as well as going back to a new idea of sartorial western by going back to their core tailoring and wide brim hats made in England.
featuring collar, chest and cuff embroidery — and finally, the black and gold vest as well as going back to a new idea of sartorial western by going back to their core tailoring and wide brim hats made in England.
Art Comes First’s SS20 collection include a light tan suede Western-style jacket, which features all over graphics such as two guns, a Native American war bonnet, cowboys, playing cards.
