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Photos: The American Way Denim

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    BIG SKY

    This isn’t hipster denim by a country mile—git along, skinny jeans. Think Georgia O’Keeffe. Think circle skirts, higher waists, and Navajo jewelry.

    Model Amber Valletta wears a Rag & Bone cotton shirt, $275; Rag & Bone stores. Oscar de la Renta indigo skirt ($2,290) and belt; oscardelarenta.com. Marc Jacobs boots throughout. On actor Taylor Kinney: Levi’s Vintage Clothing jacket. Billy Reid Heirloom shirt. Lee 101 jeans. Hat from Early Halloween, NYC. Western bow tie from Melet Mercantile, NYC. Ralph Lauren boots.

    Fashion Editor: Alex White

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    HIGH PLAINS DRIFTER

    Full and floating below the knee, this Donna Karan New York linen dress ($1,695; Donna Karan New York stores) has plenty of Western swing. The archetypal American denim jacket—worn by rodeo queens, Marilyn Monroe, Robert Redford, et al—is by Gap ($80; gap.com).

    J.Crew linen shirt ($75; jcrew.com) worn underneath. Tom Ford cuff.

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    ALL HAT, NO CATTLE

    Women who’ve never so much as met a cow are now wearing collarbone-to-cuff denim in New York, Paris, and London. Michael Kors canary-yellow coat; Michael Kors stores.

    Rag & Bone shirt, $290; Rag & Bone stores. AG Adriano Goldschmied jeans, $255; agjeans.com. Stetson ten-gallon hat. Belt from Vicki Turbeville.

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    INDIGO GIRL

    Combining different rinses makes denim-on-denim—once atop everyone’s “Don’t” list—look young and unconventional. Proenza Schouler color-blocked jacket, $495; Proenza Schouler, NYC. Bracelet from Vicki Turbeville.

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    TRUE GRIT

    Denim’s new place in the sun follows other recent eighties revivals, from bandage dresses to neon-brights—but kicked-back,
    comfortable hay-country gear also feels irresistibly authentic and unpretentious at just the right moment.

    Anne Klein top, $89; anneklein.com. J Brand pants, $218; select Barneys New York stores. Ralph Lauren Vintage Collection belt. On Kinney: True Religion shirt. Stetson hat.

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    HONKY-TONK BLUES

    The jeans are an old-time straight-leg—higher rise, loose all the way down—worn with a cowgirl’s rolled cuff and a hefty belt with a silver buckle.

    Tommy Hilfiger shirt ($248) and wide-leg jeans ($298); Tommy Hilfiger, NYC. Belt from Vicki Turbeville. Pamela Love bangles. On Kinney: Rag & Bone shirt. Lucky Brand jeans.

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    DON

    Just because it’s Westernwear doesn’t mean it has to be a cliché. This totally unexpected Rodarte orange-and-black leather vest rings retro-rebel bells with its fringe, zip, and oversize proportions; Opening Ceremony, L.A.

    Banana Republic shirt, $70; bananarepublic.com. Ralph Lauren Collection belt. On Kinney: Lee 101 shirt.

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    COUNTRY STRONG

    With their deep cultural resonance, Western motifs convey a plainspoken message that needs no translation—the pattern on the Pendleton shawl on her lap, for example, represents the Nez Perce tradition of strength and bravery.

    7 for All Mankind jacket, $265; Saks Fifth Avenue, NYC. Pendleton shawl. On Kinney: Billy Reid shirt. 7 for All Mankind jeans.

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    STRAIGHT SHOOTER

    The original work-hard/play-hard Carhartt jacket ($85; carhartt.com) and a no-nonsense denim shirt: That’s how the West was won.

    Guess shirt, $79; guess.com.

    In this story: hair, Didier Malige; makeup, Mark Carrasquillo. Produced by Ricardo D. Martins for North Six. Prop styling, Colin Donahue.