Rhinestone Cowgirl Journal

Why Nashville Is the Center of Custom Rhinestone Hat Production — Curated Sense Journal
Why Nashville Is the Center of Custom Rhinestone Hat Production
Three reasons Nashville (and specifically the Goodlettsville-Madison-Hendersonville arc north of downtown) became the rhinestone-hat capital: history, labor, and music-merch infrastructure. Here's the geography. Read more...
A Short History of the Rhinestone: From Czech Glass to SEC Tailgates — Curated Sense Journal
A Short History of the Rhinestone: From Czech Glass to SEC Tailgates
Rhinestones started as a 1730s Czech-glass alternative to diamonds. Three centuries later, they're hand-set on Texas Longhorns cowgirl hats. Here's the supply chain. Read more...
How Game-Day Fashion Became Its Own Wardrobe Category — Curated Sense Journal
How Game-Day Fashion Became Its Own Wardrobe Category
Wearing your team's colors used to mean a $20 t-shirt and face paint. Now there's a $200 rhinestone hat. Here's how the SEC tailgate became a fashion show, and why... Read more...