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Step 3Hillbilly Clothing.
"Clothes make the man", or so they say. You may pick up tell-tale signs of hillbillies by the way they dress. Here are a few things to look for.
1. Bib Overalls: Usually worn with a T-shirt, or a flannel shirt
(in the winter). Often worn with a blazer and tie to funerals,
weddings and church meetings.
2. Boots: Cowboy, stockman, wellies, engineer, etc. Don't judge
a man until you've walked in (and scraped cow crap off) his
boots. (Ladies wear hunting boots, but otherwise often go
barefoot.)
3. Hat: Cowboy or baseball
4. Jeans: Never designer, always well worn, occasionally with
gunshot holes. Don't forget the Skoal-ring! -thematthatter
5. T-shirts: White, black and grey. The young whipper snappers
are likely to wear Lynyrd Skynyrd, Guns and Roses, Metallica,
Marshall Tucker Band, Hank Jr., or Kid Rock T-shirts. Yes, they
even wear them ocassionally, to weddings, funerals, and church
meetings (Skunkpunk and Skunkbait Jr.!).
1. Bib Overalls: Usually worn with a T-shirt, or a flannel shirt
(in the winter). Often worn with a blazer and tie to funerals,
weddings and church meetings.
2. Boots: Cowboy, stockman, wellies, engineer, etc. Don't judge
a man until you've walked in (and scraped cow crap off) his
boots. (Ladies wear hunting boots, but otherwise often go
barefoot.)
3. Hat: Cowboy or baseball
4. Jeans: Never designer, always well worn, occasionally with
gunshot holes. Don't forget the Skoal-ring! -thematthatter
5. T-shirts: White, black and grey. The young whipper snappers
are likely to wear Lynyrd Skynyrd, Guns and Roses, Metallica,
Marshall Tucker Band, Hank Jr., or Kid Rock T-shirts. Yes, they
even wear them ocassionally, to weddings, funerals, and church
meetings (Skunkpunk and Skunkbait Jr.!).
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A lot of hillbillies (not all) care greatly about the functionality of their clothes, even if style is not a real consideration. I always roll my pants up, and a lot of good hillbilly mothers are great seamstresses. Personally, I always at least patch my old clothes so that I can wear em a little longer. I certainly can't afford to buy new breeches every season!
When I was a kid, a mother would beat a kid half to death for INTENTIONALLY allowing their clothes to be damaged.
I don't quilt, but I do some sewing/recycling. I made my own leather jacket out of a denim jacket (from a dumpster), a flannel shirt (from a dumpster), and leather scraps from old couches and off-cuts from an upholstery business. It actually turned out pretty good.
I also made a "manly" pillow cover out of old jeans, for use while camping/hunting.
I was th' source of most of th' toys my brothers & sisters had , I made dolls and dresses fer my littlest sister and rubber band guns and several types of "carts" out of bicycle and lawnmower parts fer me and my brothers !
My "entertainment" contribution fer my younger sister ( number 2 child) was "sparrin' partner" ! Let me tell you , that girl developed a MEAN left jab !!
She was a bullys nightmare in high school !
In the early 70's, my mother and I lived for a time, in a 500 sq ft. cabin with no phone, electricity, or indoor bath. Another summer, even though we were living in Memphis, we lived (almost) exclusively on wild blackberries and carrots. We had no phone or TV, and slept on old army cots.
My grandparents were quite comfortable and stable, but Mom was proud. She never would'a let me starve, but she was never looking for a handout either.
Things were really hard for a few years, but I wouldn't trade that experience for anything.
My grandmother taught us kids wild craftin' and I tell you we did have a very varied diet and never went hungry ( you can tell how poor a hillbilly is by how much egg he puts in th' poke sallit )
I never once considered my self hard done by , I did not know I was poor folks till I joined th' Navy and seen how other folks got on !