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In the historic river town of Weston, Missouri, Fancy Smith isn’t exactly living in the land of cactus. But this transplanted Texan is passionate about the West and about bringing rustic style and design to her adopted home in the Midwest. Folks well beyond the center of the country follow Fancy through CactusCreekDaily.com, where she blogs about current trends, merchandise, stores, events, and people living, loving, and making the Western lifestyle. With Fancy as your guide, you meet the artists, architects, designers, and merchants who make exploring the Western lifestyle such an adventure. We caught up with Fancy at her vintage outpost in Weston to find out her top picks for maintaining her personal style.
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1. BOOTS My Texas roots keep me in my boots. The vintage sort are best — broken in and full of character.
2. JEANS When you live in a small town, things are casual, and jeans are acceptable just about anywhere.
3. LAYERS Four seasons means the weather can change in an instant, so I'm usually layered in a tank top, T-shirt, vintage pearl snap, and a cozy Navajo-style sweater.
4. HAT Always a hat just in case the wind gets too wild. Sometimes a cowboy hat, sometimes a ball cap, or even a stocking cap for cold days.
5. JEWELRY I love it all and can never decide what to wear, so I usually pile on three or four necklaces at a time.
6. BANDANNA Usually there are a few bandannas in my bag for wiping up after my boys, wrapping around my neck in place of a scarf, or tying back my hair.
7. JUNKIN' BAG Always in my car is my “junkin’ bag,” a tooled leather backpack with a coin purse and a little cash, a tape measure, gloves, and hand sterilizer — ’cause you never know when you might find a good sale and a big treasure.
8. CAMERA AND LAPTOP I never leave home without either one. I spend a lot of time updating my blog, CactusCreekDaily.com, so a camera and laptop are two essentials.
9. BLANKETS Serapes, buffalo plaid, Indian blankets — I’ve always got blankets piled in the car for spontaneous picnics, to wrap around treasures found on the side of the road, or for getting cozy at a Friday night football game.
10. iPHONE From red-dirt country to classics like Johnny Cash, we have music playing 24/7 in our home, at the store, or via my iPhone in my back pocket. Right now, favorites include the Casey Donahew Band, the Bleu Edmondson Band, and, of course, Cross Canadian Ragweed and Cory Morrow, who we love!
Read more about Fancy Smith and her hometown of Weston in the April 2010 issue of Cowboys & Indians.
Check out http://cactuscreekdaily.com.
