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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
Bighorn Scenic Byway Wyoming Embrace your inner cowboy with a drive along the Bighorn Scenic Byway, which takes you over the crest of the Big Horn Mountains and to spots like the city of Sheridan, where New West meets Old West in the historic downtown.
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).
Now, the ranch is proactively using drones equipped with speakers and bright lights as stand-in cowhands, WSJ reported.
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Rachel Raposas,
People.com,
5 Aug. 2025
Things are also taking a turn for the worse in Texas, where Runs His Horse successfully tracks down the ranch cowhands that interrupted Pete and Teonna’s tryst.
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
But given their wild ways, these buggy buckaroos might be worth the trip.
Of course, the country star accessorized with her signature cowgirl hat.
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Catherine Santino,
People.com,
19 Aug. 2025
Visually, the queen of this rodeo is Dianne Graebner’s costume design, from day in and day out downscale dress for home and office wear to an unexpected range of intentionally tacky ancient Egyptian garb and, appropriately, enough sequinning to make the concert sequence cowgirl togs sparkle.
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