When I first went to work for John Cuneo and Hawthorn in 1976 we wintered in California. John, never being one to "scrimp" on costuming "back in the day" had two costumes made for me at by Nudies. They had the exact same label in them as the picture above. The famous label is in all Nudie costumes. If I know John, he probably still has the costumes in a locker someplace. The boot's in this photo, taken in 1976 with the lion Solomon, were made for me in 1975 by the great American wild animal trainer, Pat Anthony when we were together on a show in Mexico City. Memories, what kind of price do you put on them?
Tuesday, July 20, 2010
Hawthorn's Nudie costume
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Wade G. Burck
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2 comments:
Wow Wade,
You look like Will Robinson from the classic tv show Lost in Space in that costume. The "blue eagle" costume from the photo with ole Tricky Dick Nixon gets my vote as the classiest. Did you ever have any say in your costume designs, or was it " here kid wear this"?
Vincent/San Diego
Vincent,
Because it was something you had to wear and be comfortable in, you were normally given the choice.
Wade
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