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Recent Examples of vaqueroThe American cowboy, so much a part of the iconography and outlaw ethos of country music, is based on the Mexican vaquero.—Craig Marks, New York Times, 27 May 2024 His style is an artistic amalgam of motifs from Alaska to Patagonia, inspired by the work of tailors like Nathan Turk and Nudie Cohn, of course, and the Mexican vaqueros before them.—thehustle.co, 3 Feb. 2024 What began as a utilitarian necessity for anyone getting around by horse, the earliest cowboy boots took inspiration from the footwear worn by Spanish vaqueros in the 17th century.—Naomi Rougeau, Robb Report, 3 Oct. 2023 One of the oldest houses in the town for example, now towers over a new Starbucks, while cowboy boot-wearing fashionistas from Mexico City (about a four-hour drive away) hang out in the parish square next to actual vaqueros celebrating their daughters’ quinceañeras at the church.—Tim Chan, The Hollywood Reporter, 3 Sep. 2019 See All Example Sentences for vaquero
The Blackhawks were torn on whether to take the cowboy defenseman or the flashy forward with the second overall pick in the 2024 draft, and ultimately settled on Levshunov.
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Mark Lazerus,
New York Times,
12 Oct. 2025
Indeed, shortly after the 2016 historical drama Hidden Figures — in which Costner played neither a cowboy nor a water-faring mutant but a NASA scientist — the actor landed that rarest of opportunities in Hollywood, a shot at redemption.
With its European architecture, rich textile history and cultural touchstones like the gaucho, there is plenty of inspiration for designers to pull from.
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Brett F. Braley-Palko,
Forbes.com,
31 Mar. 2025
This is a look from my 2002 graduation collection (above center), which was inspired by traditional gaucho clothing (above left).
There are muddy buckaroo boots worn by some lucky child, and the tiny boots of Major Lynn White (1838-1915), then the world’s smallest man.
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Sandra Dallas,
Denver Post,
3 Sep. 2025
The group disqualifies him, however, after researchers discover his buckaroo abilities are limited to wearing expensive Stetson hats and tripping on his lasso.
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Gustavo ArellanoColumnist,
Los Angeles Times,
28 Dec. 2022
Read on for my honest reviews of some of the newest Tecovas styles, and to shop your own pair of boots or accessories for the upcoming seasons (especially since there's no sign of the cowgirl aesthetic going out of style).
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Victoria Montalti,
Refinery29,
7 Oct. 2025
Moroney has actually been one of the leading lights of country for the last two or three years in the critical community as well as in, like, the SoCal cowgirl cosplay community.
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