Saturday Song: Nudie Special

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This fall the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum opened a new spotlight exhibit dedicated to legendary fashion designer Nudie Cohn. The “Silver Threads and Golden Needles: Nudie’s Rodeo Tailors” exhibit will run through November 2012.

The exhibit traces Nudie’s journey across America from designing costumes for the likes of Gene Autry, Elton John, Gram Parsons, Elvis Presley, Roy Rogers and Hank Williams.

Born Nutya Kotlyrenko in Kiev, Ukraine, in 1902, Nudie immigrated to the United States when he was 11. He became ‘Nudie’ when immigration officials mistranslated his first name.  Nudie found his niche in the industry with the creation of a rhinestone-accented suit for Lefty Frizzell and began creating custom outfits for performers

Some of the artifacts featured in “Silver Threads and Golden Needles: Nudie’s Rodeo Tailors” include Rex Allen’s shiny green suit.

Freddie Hart wore Nudie clothing.

Marty Robbins too….

Last but not least was the Gold Lame Suit–yeah it gets capitalized on CP–worn by EP.