Shop Talk!

Just Plain Crazy on the Plains

“Go West, Young Lady”
—Horace Greeley's Sister

Jennifer Watchous, boss lady of Just Plain Crazy Leather Goods, stands in the driver's seat of an old-time wooden wagon on the Kansas plains. Looking fabulous in a full-length purple duster, she gazes west as she holds the reins to two powerful, handsome Percherons that stand ready to magic-carpet-ride her away to a land of 21st-century frontier fashion. Just Plain Crazy leather creations tumble from the wagon's impending flight.

Whither goest this arresting vision?

Vegas, baby. Cowboy Christmas. More than half a million square feet showcasing over 400 exhibitors offering every unique iota one might need to embrace the ultimate modern – and traditional – western lifestyle. And you know that adds up to a heckuva lotta great leather goods.

Cowboy Christmas is “the only official gift show of the will be in the house.

You’re reading a preview, subscribe to read more.

More from Shop Talk

Shop Talk1 min read
Shop Talk!
Editor in Chief MISTY SHAW Editorial Director SAVANNAH KELLER Editor DENYS MANNINEN Designer MICHELLE NELSON Advertising Coordinator/Office Manager SAVANNAH KELLER Accounting SAVANNAH KELLER ■
Shop Talk5 min read
Malevolent Leather
The number of leatherwork artists and artisans whose stories I have stuck my nose into for Shop-Talk! is startin’ to sneak up on 100. Many of them have produced pieces that come with a moving backstory. But none have generated a bigger lump in my thr
Shop Talk6 min read
Jeanne Spears: Star Patch Farm
All stories have a catalyst that sets them in motion. Sometimes, you have to dig a little to find it. For Elkhart, Indiana chap maker, Jeanne Spears, it’s pretty cut and dried. “Everything in my life tracks back to an $18 pony,” remembers Jeanne. Jea

Related Books & Audiobooks