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Nudie suit

Nudie suit

A Nudie Suit is a brand name of rhinestone decorated cowboy attire worn most notably by numerous popular country music artists from the 1940s until inventor Nudie Cohn's death in the 1980s.

Numerous musicians wore the suits such as Roy Rogers, Hank Williams, Webb Pierce, Buck Owens, Elvis Presley, Porter Wagoner, Gram Parsons, Keith Richards, Elton John, and Marty Stuart, among others. While its popularity died down following Cohn's death in 1984, the style is still a popular item in the wardrobe of country music artists today, with musicians like Margo Price, Post Malone, Charley Crockett, and others consistently sporting them while performing.