A vest by any other name

Let's be clear here, because this is just silly. A shrug is a type of extremely short open fronted jacket with long sleeves.

Cowgirl Kim's list of sins just keeps growing. They pawn off all sorts of non-western items as things as western and now they're pawning dorky ass vests off as "shrugs." Yes, I know that the term vest conjures up all sorts of ugly in many people's minds- the Christmas vest, the school teacher vest- all tragic (but at least humorously so) examples. But just like calling something western does not make it so, calling a vest a shrug doesn't make it one.

Not a shrug.

Also not a shrug.

I also wanted to take a moment to make note of the fact that Cowgirl Kim's website is one of the worst I've run across in ages. It's cluttered, hard to navigate, and OMG the GIF sparkles on the modified 1980's nail salon looking graphics make me want to shoot myself in the face. 

A little bit western.

I stumbled upon this duster by Renegade at CowgirlKim today. I'll admit that it does have some western to it, it really does.

But something about it as a whole makes the duster scream Hot Topic 2000/Tripp trench coat to me. It's not too far off from this Tripp one available through violentdelights.

Overkill.

I know why this model is wearing a cowboy hat, and it's not to make this outfit western. The hat is the one the designer (Marrika Nakk available at CowgirlKim) put slips of paper with design elements on them into and plucked them out to create this outfit.

I was going to list all the crap this outfit has going on but I got exhausted somewhere between the ruffles and tiers on the skirt and the strange construction of the sleeves. It started to literally hurt my eyes, so you're on your own figuring it out.

Mondays make me cross.

Presenting, available from CowgirlKim, some acid wash/crystal yoga pants/top.

First, I'll let their words do the screaming:

MY LAST TRIP TO MARKET I WAS DETERMINED TO FIND SOMETHING MY CLIENTS COULD WEAR EVERY DAY BUT STILL STAND OUT IN THE HERD!  AND THEN MY EYES CAUGHT THESE EDGY FOLD OVER YOGA PANTS AND MINERAL DYED TOPS!  THEY LOOKED SO COMFORTABLE BUT STILL HAD THE EDGY BLING THAT'S COWGIRL KIM!  SO HERE THEY ARE LADIES!  EACH ITEM IS SOLD SEPARATELY SO YOU CAN MIX AND MATCH AND PICK THE SIZE THAT WORKS BEST FOR YOU!

BLINGY BIKER CROSS TEE!  $89

You can go work out in these, then head out for your day without having to change! Check out t shirts to compliment this look in another listing!

I haven't done a ton of Yoga, but I've done enough to be confident that having ten pounds of bling on your outfit while doing so wouldn't be very comfortable. This outfit would suck for yoga. 

It's also a tragic thing to suggest that people wear this outfit every day. This outfit might be appropriate for running to Walmart to pick up a new can of Axe deodorant for your man but it would be inappropriate to wear it most other places. I guess if you were going to a county fair in 2004, looking to pick up some hot carnies, it might be a good pick for that too.

Obviously, there's nothing western, nothing cowgirl, about this garbage. Add in its $90 a piece price tag and you have a near perfect picture of douchebaggery. And if you need just a little bit more, of course CowgirlKim has you covered with tons of other items to make you cross.