Rockmount shirt (The Columbine)
What’s your coolest piece of clothing? A designer something? Or maybe it’s an accessory. Maybe you don’t have anything cool. If you’re ready to add seriously cool, that will never go out of fashion – then read on.
Eric Clapton has several of them, Robert Duvall has one. Hugh Grant, Bruce Springsteen, Tom Hanks, Bob Dylan, Tom Selleck, Robert Redford, Meg Ryan, Matthew McConaughey, Aidan Quinn, Nicholas Cage, Kiefer Sutherland, Woody Harrelson, Jay Leno, Don Henley, Green Day, Toby Keith, Alan Jackson, Vince Gill and Amy Grant, just to name a few have them — and they bought them while visiting Denver. “They” are Rockmount shirts – beautiful western shirts with fabulous snap buttons that don’t wear out.
“Papa Jack” Weil - founder of Rockmount Ranch Wear, designed the Rockmount shirt to be more form fitting so not to get caught in anything while riding the range. I bought my first Rockmount shirt – a bargain at twenty-five bucks and can’t wait to wear it. They average around $60. Although, the shirt worn by Jake Gyllenhaal in Brokeback Mountain went for a $110,000 at a fundraiser.
No, I didn’t buy it because all those celebs have them – ok, well maybe I did. But also — because it is a really great looking shirt – and many of them remind me of the shirts my dad wore.
Shirt worn by Jake Gyllenhaal in Brokeback Mountain went for a $110,000 at a fundraiser
Papa Jack Weil - Founder of Rockmount Ranch Wear - Courtesy Rockmount Ranch Wear
Papa Jack and Mayor Hickenlooper - Courtesy Denver Post
Hugh Grant wearing a Rockmount shirt
Special shirt made for Eric Clapton and band for touring
Heidi - who sold us two Cowboy hats and my first Rockmount shirt
My husband Peter who turned me on to Rockmount Ranch Wear
“Papa Jack” Weil – founder of Rockmount, worked at the store until he was 107 — the oldest working CEO in the country. He died in August 2008.
Next time you’re in LoDo — go check out Rockmount Ranch Wear, 1626 Wazee — ask for Heidi. Then you too can dress cool and have something in common with Eric Clapton.
http://www.rockmount.com/celebrities
3 responses so far ↓
Marsha // Apr 5th 2010 at 5:25 am
My Dad would have loved this shirt! I think he would have chosen the Columbine- he was Co. through and through…
Sean Anglum // Apr 23rd 2010 at 4:21 pm
Cindy, funny you should be writing about Rockmount shirts. I just returned from the Country Music Hall of Fame in Nashville, where they exclusively sell Rockmount shirts. Who knew?! And the HoF really orders the elaborate ones….lots of filigree! Takes me back to my days as a musician when we all wore Rockmounts on stage. My favorite blue one no longer fits my “mature” figure, tho (sadness)….but looks killer on my 21-year-old son!
caubrey // Apr 23rd 2010 at 9:45 pm
I saw some Rockmounts that would look pretty nice on you Sean!! I could browse this store all day long. Between the shirts, boots, hats and celeb pics — a girl could kill four or five hours. Sounds like you were on a fun getaway — we would love to go to the HoF! You have probably heard Joe’s news by now. If not, you should give him a call — I know he would be excited to tell you. Thanks for the comment.
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